Workshop presentations

Talk title: EPA (opens in a new window)2014-2020 EPA Research Strategy

Link to presentation pdf: Alice Wemaere EPA ESManage Worksop

Dr Alice Wemaere

Environmental Protection Agency, 

McCumiskey House, Richview, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14

Talk title: Welcome & introduction to the ESManage Project 

Link to presentation pdf: Mary Kelly-Quinn ESManage Workshop

Dr Mary Kelly-Quinn

UCD School of Biology & Environmental Science,

Science Centre West, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Guest Speaker

Talk title: Challenges in linking freshwater biodiversity to ecosystem services

Link to presentation pdf: Not available

Dr (opens in a new window)Isabelle Durance

(opens in a new window)Organisms & Environment Division,

Director of the Water Research Institute,

Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

 Guest Speaker Biography

Following a degree in Natural Sciences and a Masters in Engineering (Ingenieur Agronome, Agrotech Paris), Isabelle worked in Research & Development in an industrial context (Danone Belgium). She then embarked on a PhD in Landscape Ecology working in Ukraine and France, and developed her research increasingly using freshwater ecosystems as a model during a 10 year lectureship in France (Rouen).

With the support of the Daphne Jackson charity, a charity established to help women back into science, Isabelle obtained 3 independent research fellowships after her career break, before being recently awarded a senior lectureship in Cardiff School of Biosciences.

Over the past 5 years in Cardiff, Isabelle has had the chance to contribute to academic and public life through involvement in:

• Working groups on biodiversity and ecosystem services, for example by joining the (opens in a new window)Ecosystem Service Partnership steering committee (ESP), contributing to two chapters of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment, and to the Future Earth working group on biodiversity monitoring.
• Peer reviewing processes for example as part of the NERC peer-review college, NERC and Horizon 2020 panels, and journal associate editorship of the (opens in a new window)International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management.
• Training and mentoring of early career researchers.

Currently Isabelle also leads 2 interdisciplinary initiatives, the (opens in a new window)Duress project and the Cardiff Water URI.

Talk title: Irish Freshwater Resources & info on breakout sessions

Link to presentation pdf: Hugh Feeley ESManage Workshop

Dr Hugh B. Feeley

UCD School of Biology & Environmental Science,

Science Centre West, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Guest speaker

Talk title: Valuing ecosystem services 

Link to presentation pdf: Mike Christie presentation

Prof. Mike Christie

(opens in a new window)Blue Island Consulting Ltd,

Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

Guest Speaker Biography

Blue Island Consulting Ltd was created by Prof Mike Christie in 2013 to provide consultancy services relating to a wide range of environmental and ecological economics research. Key clients include central government, quangos and other agencies, NGO, businesses and communities. Prof Christie works in collaboration with a range of University, Consultancy and Business Associates to deliver a bespoke solutions to environmental economic challenges. Prof Christie is akey member of the ESManage team. 

Talk title: Pressures on Irish freshwater resources: present and future 

Link to presentation pdf: ‌Martin_McGarrigle_ESManage_Workshop_Aug31_2015

Mr Martin McGarrigle

(opens in a new window)Limnos Consultancy,

Castlebar, Co Mayo