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Representatives from organisations across Mayo attend “Mayo Rising” event in ATU aimed at addressing sustainability challenges in local communities
Representatives from voluntary, public and private organisations across the west gathered in ATU Mayo on 6 June to focus on addressing sustainability challenges in local communities by mapping Mayo’s sustainability journey, identifying the challenges and empowering communities in taking next steps.
Representatives from voluntary, public and private organisations across the west gathered in ATU Mayo on 6 June to focus on addressing sustainability challenges in local communities by mapping Mayo’s sustainability journey, identifying the challenges and empowering communities in taking next steps.
The collaborative event in ATU Mayo (Castlebar) was attended by staff from ATU, Mayo County Council, CARO, Foróige, Leave no Trace and Mayo Community Initiatives and was supported by Sunflower Charitable Foundation through Community Foundation Ireland.
In the morning session, a panel of speakers shared their experience in leading various social, economic, cultural, and environmental initiatives. In the afternoon a World Cafe focused on actionable steps to accelerate Mayo’s sustainability journey.
Dr Deirdre Garvey, Head of Dept of Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences, ATU Mayo, says: “The event was designed by participants on the ATU Sustainability Leadership postgraduate programme and highlighted not just the challenges but the great work that is happening throughout Mayo in our communities in addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, conservation, light pollution, creating renewable energy, waste reduction and developing sustainable travel options, planting food forests, nature restoration programmes etc.”
“We were delighted to host 13 different speakers, sharing their work and providing an opportunity to connect with others. It was a really insightful day – with great engagement from all those who attended. We look forward to following up on all we have learned and our collective “next steps”.
