City Hall is all set to celebrate biodiversity

Biodiversity will be the focus of an upcoming event on Leeside at the weekend.

Organised by Cork City Council’s Biodiversity Officers, The event called A Celebration of Biodiversity Actions in Cork City is aimed at discussing future opportunities, bringing people together and recognising the current status of biodiversity in Ireland. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Dan Boyle said: “This event celebrates the biodiversity of our city and draws attention to the many actions being undertaken to support nature in Cork City. Biodiversity supports life on Earth through climate regulation, food provision, recycling of nutrients and recirculating and cleaning

processes.

“It is therefore essential that biodiversity is protected. Although there is a lot of work to do to address biodiversity loss, it is really important to acknowledge the great work being done by dedicated groups and individuals.”

Speakers will include representatives from Green Spaces for Health, Cork Nature Network, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Cork City Council Climate Action Team, UCC Zoology Department, WildWorks SECAD, local Cork city community groups, and Cork City Biodiversity Officers.

The event will finish with an engagement group exercise to highlight priority areas for future works. The conference, which is supported by the Heritage Council, National Parks and Wildlife Service and Cork City Council, takes place 14 September, from 9.15am at the Clayton Hotel, Lapp’s Quay, Cork. Tickets for the event are being made available on Eventbrite. To date, there has been very high demand.

Any registered individual that can no longer attend is asked to make their ticket available to others on Eventbrite.