Peace, Justice and Care for the Earth Event

Speakers:

Martin Palmer is a theologian, author, broadcaster and environmentalist, international specialist on all major faiths, religious traditions and cultures. He is Secretary General of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation, (ARC) and has worked with the World Wildlife Fund for Nature. He is Founding President of Faith Invest.

John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy and Co–director of the Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action at Queens University. John is a father and recovering politician, author and researcher. He also co–chairs the Belfast Climate Commission.

Rick Battarbee, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Change at UCL. He is a freshwater ecologist and specialises in lake sediments, the impact of nutrient pollution and climate change on lake ecosystems. Rick’s research career started at NUU Research station at Ballyronan on Lough Neagh in the late 1960’s when pollution was an issue then. He has been actively involved in his local community environment and in setting up a citizen science project to measure water pollution along the river Wharfe in Yorkshire.

Other contributors include:

Reamai Mathers on Sustainable farming – a local Co Antrim Farmer

Stephanie Heckman on UN Climate process – graphic recorder and visual facilitator

Rosamund Bennett Chief – Executive Christian Aid Ireland