Courage in Crisis - NCI for Mary Robinson Climate & Nature Conference

Natural Capital Ireland will be hosting a stand and panel at the almost-sold out 'Courage in Crisis' Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference 2025 on May 26th-27th in Ballina, Co Mayo (birthplace of the former President).

The conference, hosted by The Mary Robinson Centre & Investnet, is a transdisciplinary meeting point to connect around climate and nature concerns and actions, taking inspiration from the ongoing work already happening nationally and globally while acknowledging that there is so much more to do. The climate and biodiversity crises are interlinked and part of a wider polycrisis, so the theme Courage in Crisis recognises that we need bravery to face the harsh realities of our inactions and take more radical but necessary actions.

The event also addresses the crisis in our courage to think and act differently to unlearn/relearn behaviours in terms of both everyday life and wider policy and governance change, and have much-needed conversations about the crisis, emphasising connection to place, to nature, and to each other,

The NCI stand hosted by Executive Coordinator Deirde Lane will focus on the potanetial and developments in the natural capital approach and how it can bring together various sectors and stakeholders to demonstrate the value of nature, the cost of inaction and degradation of ecosystems and look at where current projects, policy and initiatives are paving the way for ecosystem accounting to prioritise and inform nature restoration. More details soon.

​Keynote speakers confirmed so far include:

• Mary Robinson, Former President, Member of The Elders, Project Dandelion

• ​Anja Murray, Policy Analyst, Broadcaster and Author

• Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, Associate Professor in the School of STEM Education, Innovation & Global Studies at DCU

• Dearbhla Richardson, Youth Climate Justice Activist

• Dr. Elaine McGoff,  Head of Advocacy with An Taisce

• Dr. Gerard McCarthy, Physical Oceanographer and Climate Scientist

• Prof. Hannah Daly, Prof. in Sustainable Energy at University College Cork

• Prof. John Barry, Prof. of Political Science, Queens University Belfast

• Prof. Navjot Bhullar, Psychological Scientist and Mental Health Researcher in the Health Research Institute at University of Canberra, Australia

• Tom Arnold, Chair of Ireland Africa Rural Development Committee

Public tickets for the conference are close to sold out but there may still be some availability for NGOs, local authorities and professional/corporate tickets. Come and talk to us!

Register via eventbrite https://ow.ly/m4nK50VInwB