Programme
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Day
Session description
Time slot
Talk / Session themes
Speaker (plenary) / Session Lead (parallel)
Ref
Day 1
Registration
08.00 – 09.10
R1
09.10 – 09.30
Welcome
Darragh O’Brien, TD
P1
09.30 – 09.50
Minister’s presentation
Malcolm Noonan, TD
P3
09.50 – 10.10
Minister’s presentation
Sen. Pippa Hackett
P4
10.10 – 10.30
UN CBD perspectives
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Exec. Secretary UN CBD
P5
10.30 – 10.50
EU perspectives
Stefan Leiner, EC DGEnv
P6
Break
10.50 – 11.30
B1
Plenary
11.30 – 11.50
National Biodiversity Perspectives
Andy Bleasdale, NPWS
P7
11.50 – 12.10
NPWS Strategic Review Report & Action Plan
Ciara Carberry, NPWS
P8
12.10 – 12.30
Overview of the NBAP process
Aoife Doyle / Orlaith Delargy, KPMG
P9
Lunch
12.30 – 13.30
L1
Parallel Sessions 1
13.30 – 15.00
Changing Oceans: Working together to protect and restore our marine and coastal environment
Richard Cronin, DHLGH
S1
Food, Forests and the Future 1: The role of forestry in driving nature recovery
Orla Fahy / Niall Ryan, DAFM
S3
Building Partnerships for People and Nature – The Shared Island Initiative
Lisa-Dee Collery (Dept. of Taoiseach)
S4
Break
15.00 – 15.30
B2
Parallel Sessions 2
15.30 – 17.00
Actions for Nature – NPWS partnerships and initiatives
Ciara Carberry, NPWS
S5
Food, Forests and the Future 2: The role of agriculture in driving nature recovery
Pamela Boyle / Niall Ryan (DAFM)
S6
Enhancing the Evidence base: Research and Data4Nature
Jane Stout (TCD) / Catherine Farrell
S7
Places for People and Planet: The role of Zoos, Gardens and Aquaria in supporting the NBAP
Andrew Mooney, Dublin Zoo
S8
Plenary
17.00 – 17.10
IPBES perspectives
Ana Hernandez, IPBES
P10
17.10 – 18.00
Panel discussion: The Biodiversity Emergency and the Media
Cara Augustenborg
P11
18.00 – 18.30
Networking and refreshments
B3
Excursion
18.30 – 20.30
Dublin Zoo field trip
E1
Day 2
Registration
08.00 – 09.00
R2
Plenary
08.30 – 09.20
NBAP Breakfast clinic
KPMG, Countryscape, NCI, NPWS
P12
Parallel Sessions 3
09.40 – 11.10
Financing Restoration: The role of blended finance in catalysing restoration and investment
Shane McGuinness, UCD
S9
Communities in Action: Villages, towns, farms and townlands
Tina Roche, The Community Foundation for Ireland
S10
Connecting National Priorities 1: Biodiversity, Culture and Social Well-being
Lorcan Scott, Heritage Council
S11
Connecting National Priorities 2: Climate Action and Biodiversity
Gerry Clabby, DECC
S12
Break
11.10 – 11.40
B4
Parallel sessions 4
11.40 – 13.10
Water from Mountains to Coasts: Promoting recovery in freshwater and water-dependent ecosystems
David Flynn, DHLGH
S13
Connecting National Priorities 3: Biodiversity and the Planning System
Enda Mullen, NPWS
S14
Education & Outreach – Inspiring Public Engagement
Lorcan Scott, Heritage Council
S15
Business for Biodiversity: Driving nature-positive business models
Lucy Gaffney, B4B (with BITCI and NBDC)
S16
Lunch
13.10 – 14.10
L2
Plenary
14.10 – 15.00
Panel discussion: Voices for Nature – the role of NGOs
Irish Environment Network
P13
15.00 – 15.45
National Biodiversity Forum: Wrap up, Feedback from sessions, NBF perspectives
Tasman Crowe, UCD / NBF
P14
15.45 – 16.00
Closing remarks
NPWS
P15
16.00 – 16.45
Networking and refreshments
B5
16.45
Departure
Detailed session plan
Wednesday 8th June 2022
Morning
Registration opens 08.00; Coffee, tea and refreshments will be served until 9.00am
Opening Plenary Session
09.10 – 09.30 Welcome address: Darragh O’Brien, TD
09.30 – 09.50 Malcolm Noonan, TD
09.50 – 10.10 Senator Pippa Hackett
10.10 – 10.30 Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
10.30 – 10.50 Stefan Leiner, Head of Biodiversity Unit, EC Directorate General for Environment
10.50 – 11.30 Break and networking
11.30 – 11.50 Andy Bleasdale, NPWS – National Biodiversity Perspectives
11.50 – 12.10 Ciara Carberry, NPWS - The 2021 Strategic Review of NPWS and Government Action Plan
12.10 – 12.30 Aoife Doyle & Orlaith Delargy, KPMG – Ireland’s 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan
12.30 – 13.30 Buffet lunch
Afternoon
Parallel Sessions Group 1
13.30 – 15.00
1. Changing Oceans: Working together to protect and restore our marine and coastal environment
Chair: Richard Cronin, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2. Food, Forests and the Future 1: The role of forestry in driving nature recovery
Chair: Orla Fahy, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Marine
3. Building Partnerships for People and Nature – The Shared Island Initiative
Chairs: Shirley Clerkin, Heritage Officer, Monaghan Co. Co.; Lisa-Dee Collery, Department of the Taoiseach’s Shared Island Initiative
15.00 – 15.30 Break and networking
Parallel Sessions Group 2
15.30 – 17.00
4. Actions for Nature – NPWS partnerships and initiatives
Chair: Ciara Carberry, NPWS
5. Food, Forests and the Future 2: The role of agriculture in driving nature recovery
Chair: Pamela Boyle, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
6. Enhancing the Evidence base : Research and Data4Nature
Chairs: Jane Stout (Trinity College Dublin) and Catherine Farrell
7. Places for People and Planet: The role of Zoos, Gardens and Aquaria in supporting the NBAP
Chair: Andrew Mooney, Dublin Zoo
Afternoon Plenary
17.00 – 17.10 Ana Maria Hernandez Salgar, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
17.10 – 18.00 Panel discussion: The Biodiversity Emergency and the Media
Chair: Cara Augustenborg, University College Dublin
18.00 – 18.30 Refreshments and networking
18.30 Field excursion to Dublin Zoo
Thursday 9th June 2022
Morning
Registration opens 08.00; Coffee, tea and refreshments will be served until 9.00am
Plenary
08.30 – 09.30 NBAP Breakfast clinic
Facilitated by KPMG, NPWS, Natural Capital Ireland and Countryscape
Parallel Sessions Group 3
09.40 – 11.10
8. Financing Restoration: The role of blended finance in catalysing restoration and investment
Chair: Shane McGuinness, University College Dublin
9. Communities in Action: Villages, towns, farms, townlands
Chair: Tina Roche, The Community Foundation for Ireland
10. Connecting National Priorities 1: Biodiversity, Culture and Social Well-being
Chair: Martina Moloney, The Heritage Council
11. Connecting National Priorities 2: Climate Action and Biodiversity
Chair: Gerry Clabby, Department of Environment and Climate Change
Break 11.10 – 11.40
Parallel Sessions Group 4
11.40 – 13.10
12. Water from Mountains to Coasts: Promoting recovery in freshwater and water-dependent ecosystems
Chair: Colin Byrne, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
13. Connecting National Priorities 3: Biodiversity and the Planning System
Chair: Enda Mullen, NPWS
14. Education & Outreach – Inspiring Public Engagement
Chair: Ella McSweeny
15. Business for Biodiversity: Driving nature-positive business models
Chair: Lucy Gaffney, Ireland’s Business for Biodiversity Platform
13.10 – 14.10 Buffet lunch
Closing Plenary
14.10 – 15.00 Panel discussion: Voices for Nature – the role of NGOs
Chair: Karen Ciesielski, Irish Environment Network
15.00 – 15.45 National Biodiversity Forum: Wrap up, Feedback from sessions, and NBF perspectives
Chair: Tasman Crowe, University College Dublin and Chair of the National Biodiversity Forum
15.45 – 16.00 Closing remarks from NPWS
16.00 – 16.45 Networking and refreshments
16.45 Departure