Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss
1st Meeting: 14th May 2022
11.20 a.m. Introduction by Chairperson, Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin [Speech]
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The Biodiversity Crisis
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11.30 a.m. Video presentation by Professor Robert Watson [Presentation] [Speech]
11.50 a.m. Roundtable discussion (private session)
12.25 p.m. Q & A with the Expert Advisory Group
12.45 p.m. Lunch
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Introducing Biodiversity in Ireland
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1.45 p.m. This is Ireland
1.50 p.m. Introduction to the Biodiversity exercise, Dr Micheál Ó Cinneide
Roundtable discussion (private session)
2.20 p.m. Ireland’s Land Biodiversity
Dr. Ferdia Marnell, NPWS [Presentation]
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Ireland’s Marine Biodiversity
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Prof. Tasman Crowe, UCD [Presentation]
2.50 p.m. What does Biodiversity do for us in Ireland?
Prof. Jane Stout, TCD [Presentation]
3.05 p.m. Q & A
3.20 p.m. Roundtable Discussion (private session)
3.50 p.m. ‘Look at Nature Around You’ Ella McSweeney, RTE [Presentation]
4 p.m. Conclusion by Chairperson
