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NIEL NEWS 89 Loopland Drive BELFAST BT6 9DW T: 028 9045 5770 F: 028 9094 2151 E: Info@Nienvironmentlink.Org W Volume 9 * Issue 8 * October 2008 NIEL NEWS 89 Loopland Drive BELFAST BT6 9DW T: 028 9045 5770 F: 028 9094 2151 E: [email protected] W: www.nienvironmentlink.org Inside this issue.... Director Sue Christie News from NIEL 2 [email protected] Task Force News 4 Policy Officer Seamus óg Gallagher News from the Links 5 [email protected] Assembly News 6 Policy Officer Sean Kelly Climate Change News 8 [email protected] Members’ News 10 Communications & Membership Officer News from EEF 12 Stéphanie Baine [email protected] Environmental News 13 Office Manager Sandra Kilpatrick Publications 16 [email protected] Recruitment 19 Administrative Officer Iona Meyer Consultations 20 [email protected] Environmental Events 23 Part-time Administrative Officer Karen Nicholson Training & Resources 26 [email protected] Funding 28 EEF Co-ordinator Andy Griggs Conferences 29 [email protected] Copyright Notice: Items may be reprinted freely with Submissions for NIEL News acknowledgement to NIEL or specified authors. We welcome your contributions for NIEL Disclaimer: News. If you’d like us to publicise your Some articles featured have been edited for length or news and events please send details to relevance. NIEL has placed no additions or changes of [email protected] or post. The emphasis upon the articles unless indicated. Articles are copy deadline is the 1st of every month. the views of NIEL or its members. Note: All items included in a previous edition have been highlighted in grey. News from NIEL NIEA and the The next in our annual series of meetings with NIEA, this conference will look at the evolving structures and functions of NIEA and provide input for their work programmes Environmental and plans for the coming year(s). It will provide the NGOs with an opportunity to discuss NGOs - the new arrangements, understand what it means for the environment and the NGOs Developing a and have a direct input into NIEA thinking. Short presentations on respective roles will be followed by workshops on topics including: Administrative Aspects and Changing Co-ordinated Structures; Environmental Crime and Conserving and Promoting the Heritage. Feedback Approach will be followed by lunch. A good turnout would be great, and it offers a great opportunity for you to make your thoughts known to those at the top of the NIEA. 30 October NICVA, Duncairn Gardens 10:00am – 1:30pm Better Those in charge of developing the NIEA better regulation agenda will explain what they’re planning to do to ensure that BETTER regulation does not equal NO regulation, how they Regulation – plan to maximise the effectiveness of the actions, discuss the risk based approach, clarify What Does It roles and look at the planning system and interactions therewith. Workshops will focus Really Mean? on Working with Business, Achieving Integration and Making the Polluter Pay (though still subject to change). 12 November 2008 NICVA, Duncairn Gardens, Belfast 10:00am – 1:30pm Policy Priorities Our Christmas meeting this year will look at our policy priorities in preparation for the publication Meeting and of our annual Way Ahead document. We will review Christmas Party progress on our priority recommendations from last year (depressing!) and look at what we wish 2 December to see over the coming year. Seamus will have 12.30pm - been preparing the document and will have a solid summary of this year’s progress and anticipated events for next, plus some suggestions for our Recommendations. The meeting 2.30pm will discuss these proposals and get additional ideas for incorporation into our document, NIEL Offices to be launched in late February. Please do try to come – very important for our policy development. However, it will be circulated so if you can’t come you will still have the opportunity to input. Followed by our annual Christmas Lunch! Communicating Iain Stewart, presenter of the recent BBC programmes on ‘climate wars’ will give a lecture Climate Change on the issues around communicating complex scientific issues, such as climate change, to the public. The talk will be followed by a panel discussion. In conjunction with the Royal – Prof Iain Irish Academy. Admission free, but by ticket only. Stewart Monday 19 January, 5:30pm Climate Change We are organising a major conference and lecture on climate change, with details still evolving. It will be in conjunction with the Geological Survey and other partners and we will – What We be involving major figures in research in a variety of aspects. Details still evolving – mark Know, What We your diaries for this important event. Need to Know Conference 20 January, W5 Changes to the Standing Committee Membership 1. Mr Fred Cobain is replacing Mr David McNarry on the Business Committee; NI Assembly 2. Mr Paul Maskey is replacing Mr John O’Dowd on the Audit Committee. Guide 2008 Statutory Committee Membership 1. Mr Billy Armstrong is replacing Mr Fred Cobain on the Committee for Social Development; 2. Mr David McNarry is replacing Mr Roy Beggs on the Committee for Finance and Personnel; 3. Mr David McClarty is replacing Mr Billy Armstrong on the Committee for the Environment. NIEL NEWS October 2008 2 News from NIEL Dates for the Date Event Venue Contact Diary 30th October NIEA & NIEL Meeting: NIEA and the NICVA Sue 10.00am – Environmental NGOs – Developing 1.30pm a Co-ordinated Approach 12th November NIEA & NIEL Meeting: Better NICVA Sue 10.00am – Regulation – What Does It Really 1.30pm Mean? 18th November Strategic, Information and NIEL Stéphanie 10.00am Membership Committee Meeting 2nd December Finance and Human Resource NIEL Sue 10.00am Committee Meeting 2nd December NIEL Executive Meeting NIEL Sue 11.00am 2nd December Policy Priorities Meeting and NIEL Sue 12.30pm Christmas Party 9th December EU & NI Seminar Stormont Sean 9.30am – 2.00pm 19th January Public Lecture – Communicating W5 Sue 5.30pm Climate Change – Prof Iain Stewart (No charge but ticket only) 20 January Climate Change – What We Know, W5 Sue 9.00am – What We Need to Know 5.00pm NIEL Meetings in September Historic Buildings Grants New historic buildings grants are now available at increased rates and for more categories 3 September of buildings. See page 29. The new scheme plus revisions to the system will hopefully encourage more people to buy and restore historic and vernacular buildings. Renewable Heat Strategy BERR is developing a new policy and supporting legislation on promoting renewable 8 September sources of heat energy; a consultation exercise took place in Belfast looking at a variety of sources and the support required to encourage different sectors – public, government, business – to make greater use of the available resources in NI. Christian Aid Climate Two of our MEPs, Barbre de Bruin and Jim Allister, joined a panel including David Ford, Change Conference Sue and reps of CA at this conference aimed at encouraging individual action and 13 September international responsibility. Mr Allister is a vociferous critic of the idea that humans are involved in causing climate change and the debate was lively. Ms de Bruin is a keen supporter of action on climate in the EU and is encouraging greater action at the NI level. Eco Schools Consultative This group met to discuss proposals by Ian Humphreys about how to develop the Eco Committee Schools programme more effectively in NI. A wide ranging group from government, 16 September education and the voluntary sector heard from practitioners about the benefits of the programme and Ian made a number of proposals for future developments which were heartily endorsed by all present. Minister Wilson’s The Minister held a reception in the Long Gallery for eNGOs and government officials. Reception for eNGOs This is always a most useful networking event. The Minister praised the NIEA for its work 17 September and supported the work done by NGOs in promoting and protecting the environment. Sustainable Ireland These awards continue to be well supported by government and the business Awards community. 12 categories had numerous entries and the work of the category winners 18 September was discussed and applauded. It demonstrates that business in NI is doing a huge amount on the environmental front and that many businesses see good environmental management as essential for good business. Michelin, which won two awards, now produces zero waste from its huge operations near Ballymena, a first for the company worldwide. NIEL NEWS October 2008 3 News from NIEL Communicating on The aim of the event was to provide an opportunity for comment and suggestions in Contaminated Land relation to the planned update of the SNIFFER booklet ‘Communicating Understanding of 18 September Contaminated Land Risk’. Discussions centred on the content, format and accessibility of the new booklet and possible areas for improvement. The core audience for the new booklet, which will include useful information and advice, is: regulators, consultants, developers, community leaders, contractors, local politicians, activists, solicitors and homeowners and financial lenders. Originally published in 1999, the aim is for the new booklet to be available for the end of 2008. Carbon Trust Taming the The Carbon Trust has launched new interactive training event to help businesses and Bigfoot their employees to reduce their carbon footprint. The training has a road-show feel: 18 September the five tasks to be tackled by the participants use a different format to highlight the importance of reducing our emissions and explain practical ways to achieve this. Heritage Council Visit The Heritage Council, which is supporting the NI Archaeology Forum with a substantial 24 September grant, met the Historic Monuments Council in Belfast to discuss issues of protecting the heritage and examples of good practice and how to promote this. ARENA Benchmarking This annual survey of business and local authority environmental performance was Survey Launch launched by the Minister in the Harbour Commissioners Office.
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