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Land Use Webinars - Making the most of our land

Land is the basis for human life on the planet. Society relies on farmers and land managers to provide food, feed, fuel and fibre to sustain human life but increasingly, there is pressure to manage and use land to simultaneously deliver public goods. Land use is a complex interdisciplinary science that encompasses the biophysical environment, ecological, economic, and social systems that mediate management and decision making processes.

Join Teagasc researchers on five webinars where they will give an overview of current research that explores this complex research topic.

Webinar 7: Demands on our Land

Wednesday 18th November, 9.30am 

Land use in Ireland – the complex and evolving drivers and demands that shape land use. The panellists on this webinar gave an insight into the state of land use in Ireland including the socio-economic perspective and the emerging demands on land.

Panellists

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Webinar 8 - Making the most of our land

Wednesday, 2nd December, 9.30am 

What does ‘productive’ land use look like in Ireland? Teagasc researchers on this webinar gave an insight into the role of different land uses in Ireland. This webinar focused on the main land uses and current research on these land uses.

Panellists

For questions and answers of the following webinar, click here - Questions and Answers - Webinar 8

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Webinar 9 - Land use and environment – getting the balance right

Wednesday, 16th December, 9.30am 

Land use is at the interface between the global environment and global food system.  How does land use influence the environment and how can land use be adapted to the demand for ecosystem service and biodiversity? Teagasc researchers on this webinar gave an insight into how land use interacts with the delivery of vital ecosystem services.

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Webinar 10 - Understanding and mapping land use

Wednesday, 6th January, 9.30am

Land use mapping is an important tool to account for changes in land use over time allowing the human-environmental interactions associated with land use change to be accounted for. Teagasc researchers on this webinar gave an insight into the latest techniques being used that allow us to better understand land use in Ireland.

Panellists

  • Kevin Hanrahan - Head of Rural Economy and Development Programme, Teagasc
  • Stuart Green - Research Officer, Teagasc
  • Rob O'Hara - Research Officer, Teagasc
  • Richa Marwaha - Walsh Scholar, Teagasc

For questions and answers of the following webinar, click here - Questions and Answers (PDF)

Presentations

Webinar 11 - Balancing demands from land

Wednesday, 20th January

Agricultural Sustainability is a core element of Teagasc’s research programme.  Farmers and policy makers face a challenge in balancing society’s demand for food with its concurrent demands for improvements in the environmental performance of Irish farming.  In this webinar Teagasc economists use microeconomic data from Teagasc’s National Farm Survey to examine different aspects of this complex multidimensional sustainability challenge. 

Panellists

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