Environmental Focus Group
The Environmental Focus Group (EFG) was established in May 2002 and consists of members from various voluntary organisations. The EFG's work to date has been the election of officers, the formulation of annual work plans, and the production of an Environmental Directory. This Directory involved extensive research and records over 600 contact details of groups and individuals involved in environmental issues in the Dublin area. The Environmental Directory was launched earlier this year and can be downloaded below. ie Lamh Services volunteered to plant eight one year old Sessile Oaks in Knocksink Woods to replace the paper used in producing the green directory.
Aims and objcetives
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To formulate an environmental policy in order to raise public awareness of sustainable lifestyles and the benefits of living in a healthy environment
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To work within the principles of empowerment, consultation and participation
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To concentrate on enhancing green areas and improve conservation within the city
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To actively encourage skills development and training for group members and project teams
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To promote networking between group members and outside organisations in order to develop, support and nurture new and existing projects
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To maintain an open door policy to any individual or group interested in becoming members
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To work in tandem with existing agencies in order to influence future environmental strategies
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To maintain a dynamic and sustainable working group in order to achieve the above aims and objectives
The Dublin City Guide to Community Gardening
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The Environmental Focus Group have just published The Dublin City Guide to Community Gardening. The Guide includes information on the practicalities of setting up a garden from finding a site to getting public liability insurance. There is a list of resources as well as contact details for community gardening groups already in existence, and often the best way to start a new garden is to visit one that’s already up and running. For a hard copy of The Dublin City Guide to Community Gardening, please contact the Dublin Community Forum. |
Dublin's Green Guide
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Download Dublin's Green Guide >> pdf | 4Mb |
Cllr Dermot Lacey officially launched Dublin’s Green Guide on Saturday, 24th November in Dublin City Council’s Civic Offices. The Environmental Focus Group of the Dublin Community Forum identified the need for a user-friendly guide, which would provide brief information, useful contact details and references to encourage and help those living in Dublin to take positive and practical actions to protect and conserve their environment in every day life. We hope this publication will both encourage and aid Dublin’s Citizens in doing this. The Guide is the result of the hard work of members of the Environmental Focus Group over the years. For a hard copy of Dublin’s Green Guide, please contact the Dublin Community Forum. |
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Dublin City Environmental Directory
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In response to this need, the Dublin Community Forum Environmental Focus Group commissioned new research into all the groups active in environmental protection in the Dublin City area. The research has resulted in the publication of the first Dublin City Environmental Directory, which provides details of 369 groups that are engaged in environmental activity in Dublin. The Environmental Focus Group has planted a sufficient number of trees to replace the paper used in producing this publication . It is hoped that the directory will prove to be an invaluable resource if you want to find out who is doing what, link up with partner groups, keep informed about environmental activities and make Dublin a Greener City - one of the fifteen priorities of the DCDB's City of Possibilities 2002-2012 - An Economic, Social and Cultural Strategy. |
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Contact Information:
Environmental Focus Group
c/o Forum Co-ordinator
Dublin Community Forum
Block 4, Floor 1
Civic Offices
Wood Quay
Dublin 8
Tel: 01 222 3259
Email: community.forum@dublincity.ie
