Biodiversity Week

Farming for Water Advisor with Nore Vision.Nore Vision – Nore River Catchment Trust exists so communities in the Nore catchment can collectively take actions that will help improve the quality of the river and its tributaries. Those actions have for the most part been identified by the communities themselves and focus on environment and heritage, land use and enterprise, and recreation and amenity.

Coilin O’Reilly - CEO of Carlow County Council. Coilín was part of the Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration which released its report recently to provide recommendations relating to the development and content of Ireland's Nature Restoration Plan (NRP) which is required under the EU Nature Restoration Law.

Farming for Nature Coordinator with The Burrenbeo Trust (a charity that was founded in 2008 to create greater appreciation for the Burren landscape. Through need and demand it has evolved to widen that remit to landscapes beyond the Burren). Brigid is the Coordinator for the Farming for Nature project since June 2018. Prior to this initiative, she was the manager of the Burrenbeo Trust for 9 years, biodiversity officer for Clare County Council and a project officer on numerous conservation projects abroad for the previous 10 years. Brigid comes from a suckler and tillage farm in Co. Cork. She will discuss the farming for nature programme

Pranjali Bhave – Impact Reach from The Burrenbeo Trust (a charity that was founded in 2008 to create greater appreciation for the Burren landscape. Through need and demand it has evolved to widen that remit to landscapes beyond the Burren). She is originally from India, and is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Galway, where her research focuses on the impact of Burrenbeo’s stewardship-based biodiversity initiatives. Prior to this, she managed Burrenbeo’s communications work, coordination of its conservation projects – The Hare’s Corner and The Burren Pine Project and facilitation of its monthly and annual events. With a background in life sciences and postgraduate qualifications in natural history communications, Pranjali has also previously worked as a media professional producing content for television, film, radio, and digital media on themes ranging from biodiversity, agriculture and social impact to health and history. She will discuss The Hare’s Corner and programmes in Carlow + Kilkenny

This episode celebrates Biodiversity with Bernadette Moloney and Shane Casey.