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2010 International Year of Biodiversity

2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. This has been declared by the Unitied Nations. The goal of this year is to stress the importance of biodiversity for our well-being; to reflect on the achievements to safeguard biodiversity so far and to redouble our efforts to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss.

The Iish response to the International Year of Biodiversity is being co-ordinated by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government through its Notice Nature Campaign.

The IPCC and other Irish non governmental organisations under the banner of the Irish Environmental Network (www.ien.ie) have developed an interesting programme of activities for International Year of Biodiversity. Some of these are events that began in 2009 to help kick start the year of biodiversity. But the bulk of activity is concentrated in 2010. It includes once off events to help celebrate biodiversity, training programmes to help Irish people take action for biodiversity throughout the year and projects specifically designed to start dialogue between stakeholders for steps to be taken in the post 2010 period to protect biodiversity and reduce the rate of its loss.

IPCC would like to thank the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the Notice Nature Campaign., the Irish Environmental Network, Kildare County Council and IPCC Friends of the Bog for supporting the IPCC's programme of activity and campaigns for 2010.

We also acknowledge and thank the members of the public, the local community, IPCC friends of the bog and volunteers who took part in the various events.

The IPCC Programme for the International Year of Biodiversity includes the following events and programmes.

Event or Programme		Details
Nature Box (to kick start International Year of Biodiversity by raising awareness and taking action)		This is a book written by IPCC's Dr Catherine O'Connell for children. It features 5 different habitats in Ireland including seashore, woods, meadows, bogs and rivers and the wildlife found in them. There are ideas on how to make your garden rich in biodiversity and lots of web sites to visit to learn more. 200 pictures illustrate the book which costs Euro 12.99 incl P&P from IPCC, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.
Measuring, Managing and Monitoring Irish Biodiversity 12th and 13th April 2010 Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore Rathangan, Co. Kildare Cost Euro 95 Due to popular demand this course is being re-run on the 14th and 15th July 2010. Click here to read more about this course. Takes 60 seconds to download the pdf	View the film of the course on IPCC's Facebook site using this link.	Delivery of a skills-based course providing training in the methods used in monitoring, measuring and managing Irish biodiversity.
Volunteer Days Tues 18th and Wed 19th May 2010 10.30am-4pm Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore Rathangan, Co. Kildare Bring wet gear, wellies and a packed lunch.	View a film about Sphagnum moss cultivation undertaken in 2010 on IPCC's Facebook site using this link.	Help IPCC restore Lodge Bog to peat forming condition as we set up new trials of Sphagnum moss cultivation on the bog. This work involves removing vegetation from 25m square plots, removing the top few centimetres of oxidized peat and innoculating the area with Sphagnum moss from a donor site. We are looking for help to dig the plots and to gather Sphagnum. Volunteers please email Richella Duggan here if you intend to come.
Monitoring Irish Butterflies Sunday 23rd May 2010 12noon-4pm Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore Rathangan, Co. Kildare FREE Admission	View a film about the life cycle of the Marsh Fritllary Butterfly on IPCC's Facebook site using this link.	Biodiversity Show including a feature talk on the Monitoring Irish Butterflies by Richella Duggan and a walk to Lullymore West bog reserve where the endangered Marsh Fritillary butterfly is breeding. Adults and children welcome. Bring picnic.
Ireland's Peatland Conservation Action Plan 2020 Sunday 25th July 2010 2-5pm Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore Rathangan, Co. Kildare FREE Admission	View a film about Beautiful Bogs on IPCC's Facebook site using this link.	International Bog Day including a feature talk on IPCC's Peatland Conservation Action Plan 2020 by Tadhg O Corcora and a walk to Lodge bog where participants will see some of the ongoing conservation work been undertaken by staff and volunteers of IPCC on the site. Adults and children welcome. Bring picnic.
Green Living and Lifestyle Open Day Sunday 26th September 2010 12noon-4pm Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore Rathangan, Co. Kildare FREE Admission		Green Living and Lifestyle Open Day led by Nuala Madigan and focusing on how we can divert waste, decrease our energy consumption, garden with wildlife in mind and use traditional cleaning remedies for around the home. Adults and children welcome. Bring picnic. Free green living guide for all visitors.
Peatlands 2020 Conservation Action Plan (to start dialogue between stakeholders on halting the loss of peatland biodiversity)	View a film about the effects of turf cutting on raised bogs of conservation importance on IPCC's Facebook site using this link.	IPCC's Conservation Officer Mr Tadhg O Corcora is co-ordinating the campaign to conserve Irish peatlands. This involves circulating IPCC's new Peatland Conservation Action Plan 2020 to all stakeholders, tackling issues of turf cutting on bogs and climate change. Read more about the Action Plan by following this link. The Plan is available at a cost of Euro 28 incl P&P from IPCC, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.

See Notice Nature www.noticenature.ie for further details about events organised for the International Year of Biodiversity.

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