ECO-Dens

ECO-Dens are just around the corner!

Click below for more about the regional ECO-Dens and photos:

• Connaught
• Leinster
• Munster
• Ulster

 

By now most projects should be nearing completion with the submission deadline 24^th Feb fast approaching.

Just a reminder- All groups must submit:

• A fully completed submission form which can be downloaded here ….
• A personal/visual record of the work your group has achieved during development of the project
• Worksheets or evaluation sheets from the YEA manual
• A group photo.

All groups should have received a Judging and Submission Factsheet in the post by now if not a copy of this can be found here (pdf of judging and submission factsheet)

As phase one of the Young Environmentalist Awards draws to an end we can now start to look forward to phase two: the regional ECO-Dens.

At the regional ECO-dens shortlisted groups from phase one will be invited to pitch their projects to a panel of judges and convince the judges that their project is worthy of making it onto the final shortlist and being showcased at the Young Environmentalist Award Ceremony on May 8^th 2012. The following are the dates and locations of the regional ECO dens.

Region	Date	Location
Connaught	Friday March 16th	Claregalway Hotel, Claregalway, Galway
Ulster	Tuesday March 20th	Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, Oxford Island National Nature Reserve
Munster	Friday March 23rd	Lifetime Lab, Lee Road, Cork City
Leinster	Tuesday March 27th and Wednesday March 28th	ECO-UNESCO, The Greenhouse, 17 Saint Andrew St., Dublin 2

We look forward to receiving your projects and a big congratulations to all groups for finishing (or nearly finishing) the first major hurdle on the road to the Young Environmentalist Awards 2012.

Remember if you have any queries regarding your project or the regional ECO dens don’t hesitate to get in touch by email at yea@ecounesco.ie or by phone +353 1 6625491

Here’s some photos from the ECO-Dens in 2011: