NIEA Challenge Fund 2013
Wednesday 16th October 2013
Skainos, Newtownards Road, Belfast
9:00 – 2:00
PROGRAMME
8:00
Display Set-up (Challenge Fund Recipients)
9:00
Registration & coffee
9:30
Opening Address – Mark H Durkan, Minister for the Environment, Northern Ireland
10:00 The Challenge Fund 2013 – An overview! – Carol Kelly, NIEL
10:15 The Natural Environment – From bats to butterflies, hear about some of the conservation
work delivered to protect our native species
Micro Lepidoptera Identification – Catherine Bertrand, Butterfly Conservation NI
Bats Camera Action! – Karen Healy, Creggan Country Park
10:35 Break – Networking & opportunity to view project displays
11:10 The Historic Environment – hear how the Challenge Fund has enabled groups to deliver
work to promote the conservation and protection of the built heritage
Quality Streets, Retrofitting Traditional Terraces – Siobhan Brown, Hearth
Drumnaph & the Glenconkeyne Heritage Trail – Reamai Mathers, Carntogher Community
Association
11:30 The Partnership Approach – hear some of the exciting results delivered by local
communities interested in promoting the sustainable use of natural resources
Cloughmills Bio Park – Declan Donnelly, Ballymoney Borough Council
Colin Glen Community & Wildlife Garden – Mick McEvoy, Groundwork NI
11:50 Environmental Education – hear about some of the Challenge Fund projects to promote
positive environmental behaviour in schools and in the wider community
Eco-Schools NI on Climate Change – Dr Ian Humphreys, Tidy NI
St. Colm’s Biodiversity Trail – Claire Devlin, St Colm’s High School, Draperstown
12:20 Access & Awareness – hear about some of the innovative projects, both web and site
based to improve access and raise awareness of our natural heritage
Strangford Lough Mobile App – Caroline Nolan, Strangford Lough & Lecale Partnership
Lisnabreeny Access & Biodiversity – Craig Somerville, National Trust
12:40 The Challenge Fund through the Ecosystem Services lens – Stephen McCabe, NIEL
1:00
Closing comments & lunch