The Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) provide farm advice to 55,000 Irish farmer clients. They have 270 professional advisors including 11 forestry consultants with a network of 161 offices throughout Ireland. The ACA will hold a members roadshow to help the private agricultural advisory community prepare for the next Common Agricultural Policy reform that is underway at present. The CAP reform contains […]
Feeling overwhelmed about the looming threat of climate change? Tired about the inaction and indifference of political leaders? Join your neighbours, take local action against climate change. The Climate Press would like to invite you to a special, live online event with 3 very special guests: Professor Paul Chatterton (University of Leeds), Ergon Theatre Company […]
Ashleigh Environmental will premiere a short animated video of their latest project: Biowave™ - Transforming Dairy FOGs for Sustainable Renewable Energy. The project will demonstrate the scaled up application of microwave and renewable energy production for the Irish and global dairy industry. Find out more here. This project has been supported by the disruptive technology […]
Circular Bioeconomy 2020 is the result of CIRCULÉIRE – The National Platform for Circular Manufacturing's 2020 Thematic Working Group exploring the circular bioeconomy opportunities that can deliver significant CO2 and waste reductions in Ireland. During Irish Bioeconomy Week 2020, IMR and IBF will launch the findings to the CIRCULÉIRE Network. See www.circuleire.ie for more information.
Grassland and green shrubs cover 21% of the total surface area of the EU-28 and as such are a key element of the regions’ landscape and biodiversity. Today, grass as a resource remains underutilised. It is often left to decay after mowing and thus incurs costs and fails to capitalise on the potential benefits available […]
To mark Bioeconomy Week Ireland 2020, we’re pleased to invite you to the EPA’s Green Enterprise: Innovating for a Circular Economy* webinar where we will share the findings of the following three bioeconomy projects: SymbioBeer Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) facilitated an Industrial Symbiosis innovation demonstration pilot between St Mel’s Brewery and Panelto Food called SymbioBeer. Waste bread was utilised […]
As part of Bio-Economy Week Ireland 2020, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, invites you to attend a webinar on Friday 23 October to launch its bio-refinery report, ‘Scoping a seaweed bio-refinery concept for Ireland’. The event is being chaired by David Millard (BIM) and speakers include co-authors of the report Sarah Hotchkiss and […]
A workshop on “Sustainable Seaweed” opened by Máire Ní Einniú. The event opens with a brief overview of EU, NPA funded seaweed project called SW-Grow, followed by an two hour interactive workshop from Dave Garforth of RS Standards on the sustainable harvesting of seaweed and certification. Register here.
Discuss the future of sustainable farming! During this two hour event we will hear from a diverse panel of speakers including farmers, researchers, industry and policy about how farming can be both sustainable and economical. Each of our speakers will give a short 3-5 talk and this will be followed by a lively discussion with […]
Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine will give an overview on Irish policy developments and implementation in the bioeconomy area. In addition the author of an European Commission study will presents the results of this study on scenarios on how demand and supply for biobased chemicals and materials could grow to 2030, […]
Join us for a Lunchtime Preview of the National Bioeconomy Summit. This short lunchtime talk will give a preview to everyone on what to expect at the National Bioeconomy Summit from 18-21 October. Our Panelists for this event: Mary Coughlan, Mary Coughlan Consultancy Filippo Giancarlo Martinelli, Irish Bioeconomy Foundation Percy Foster, National Bioeconomy Summit Founder
This year we are launching our interactive exhibit: The Bioeconomy Map! Explore the map to understand more about the bioeconomy. What is it? And how can it help us address our environmental challenges while still expanding jobs, products and services for all of Ireland? The map takes you from you home to your neighbourhood, the […]
