Tel:02837515800 Fax:02837515801 Email:info@communityecochallenge.com
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Community Eco-Challenge, Southern Group Environmental Health Committee, Riverside
House, Armagh, BT61 9EG. Tel:02837515800 Fax:02837515801 Email:info@communityecochallenge.com |
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Ecological Footprint Conference & Exhibition 2008 – “A Step in the Right Direction for Local Government”, Armagh City Hotel, Thursday 16th October 2008 The aim of this conference is to demonstrate to local government that ecological footprinting can be used as an indicator of sustainable development and help inform policy decisions. This is an excellent opportunity to attend an event that will have representation from a broad spectrum of NI decision makers including NI Councils, Central Government and other agencies. Maximise your presence at the event by exhibiting and showcasing your products to this high profile audience. Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities are available, for more information and to register your place at the conference, please contact:- Anne Mason:- a.mason@sgehc.com or Lynn Morrow:- l.morrow@sgehc.com "If everyone lived like we do in Northern Ireland, we would need 3 planets worth of resources to survive” Have you ever considered how your lifestyle impacts the global environment? With growing awareness on environmental issues and in particular our ecological footprint on the environment, it is something more and more of us are interested in finding out. Our Fair Share We are currently taking far more than our fair share of the earth’s resources and it’s leaving our planet in a sorry state, depleting our natural resources, contributing to climate change and threatening species like the orang-utan and the polar bear with extinction. Ecological footprint The Ecological Footprint is an excellent indicator that allows people to visually see the impact their lifestyle has on the environment. SMALL STEPS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE!
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