Irish Biodiversity: Countdown to 2010

15 October 2007, Dublin

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Opening Address
John Gormley TD (Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government)

Keynote Address
Ciaran O'Keeffe (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

Mammal Lectures
An Assessment of the Current Distribution of Pine Marten (Martes martes) in the
Republic of Ireland (2005-06) - Declan O'Mahony
Bat Monitoring Programmes - Tina Aughney (Bat Conservation Ireland)
The Irish Squirrel Survey 2007 - Michael Carey

Alien Species Lectures
Information available on alien plants in Ireland - Sylvia Reynolds

Freshwater Lectures
Zebra Mussels in Ireland: Setting a Test for Management - Dan Minchin
Status and distribution of Rare and Threatened Fish in Ireland - Fran Igoe
Water Beetles of Ireland Initiative - Eugenie Regan
Land and Freshwater Molluscs - Biodiversity Trends - Evelyn Moorkens

Bird Lectures
Research informing the designation of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for Red-billed
choughs (Pyrhoccorax pyrhoccorax) in the Republic of Ireland - Mike Trewby
Research on Hen Harriers in Ireland - Barry O'Donohue
Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland: Impact & Update - Steve Newton

Marine Lectures
Irish Whale and Dolphin Sightings and Offshore Survey Work - Faith Wilson
The Current Status of Irish Seal Populations - Oliver O'Cadhla

Botanical Lectures
Forging Nature's Signature: Subverting Ireland's Biodiversity - Declan Doogue
Soil Data in Ireland: Status and Prospects - Reamonn Fealy

Keynote Address
Richard Weyl (Environment and Heritage Service, Northern Ireland)

Keynote Address
Liam Lysaght (National Biodiversity Data Centre)