Learning Call on Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss | KNOCA

Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss is the fifth national assembly commissioned by the government since the first Convention on the Constitution over a decade ago. No other government in the world has made such extensive use of citizens’ assemblies. It is also the first time a national government has commissioned an assembly to consider how the state can respond to the challenge of biodiversity loss. Another first is the Children and Young People’s Assembly that ran alongside and fed into the process. 
 
This learning call considered the experience of running the assembly and its impact to date. The final report contains 73 high-level recommendations and 86 sectoral specific actions and priorities and includes a proposal to change the Constitution to ensure people have a right to a clean, healthy, and safe environment and specific protections for nature. This month, the joint committee of parliament that is considering the assembly’s report will make its recommendations to the government. 
 Read KNOCA’s summary of Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss: knoca.eu/irelands-citizens-as...
Check the Official Assembly website: citizensassembly.ie/citizens-...
See also the Children and Young People’s Assembly website: cyp-biodiversity.ie/
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome and introductions - Graham Smith
04:27 Motivation and design of the assembly - Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain
24:10 Governance and commissioning - Art O’Leary
41:35 Innovative add-on: Katie Reid
56:56 Q&A with audience - Full panel
01:25:22 Closing remarks and future KNOCA events and activities - Graham Smith
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