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You can find Comhar documents by using the filter below or you can search directly through the table of documents, which is organised by date. The filter finds documents using three search options; document type, theme or year. 

The  document are organised by type including presentations (presentations given by Comhar at various events- for presentations from events held by Comhar, please refer to the events section), pamphlets, reports ( internal and commissioned research reports on various topics), recommendations (recommendations to various government departments on sustainability issues), press releases, Chairman's Commentary (a personal account of sustainability issues from the Comhar Chairman Professor Frank Convery. Commentaries can also be found on the Chairman's blog- where you can leave comments) and tenders (Comhar's calls for proposals for research and services).

Some of Comhar's reports are available as a hard copy. Please email niamh.kirwan(at)environ.ie, if you would like a hard copy of any of the reports.

You can also find documents relating to the Comhar Council Membership (list of current and past members of Comhar's Council), Comhar Plenary Documents (minutes and presentations from the quarterly meetings held by the Comhar Council), Comhar Terms of Reference (official document outlining the purpose and structure of Comhar), Working Groups (members of Comhar's working groups, which are made up of Comhar council members and other experts and focus on a topic of sustainability) and the Comhar Work Programme (outlines what Comhar intends to do in each work period, which last 3 years).

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Collapse 10/9 Chairman's Commentary- Sustainability and Bullying 59 kB
 
Sustainability – as typically defined – is about organising our economy so that it supports employment and output in ways that do not irreversibly damage the life-giving capacity of nature and natural systems. But it is also about organising our societies so that we can limit the extent and duration of bullying. 
Collapse 10/8 Chairman's Commentary- Mortality and Sustainability 42 kB
 
In his latest article, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, reflects on the recent passing of two Dubliners – Derry Roughan, a city man with a great affinity for Hook Head in Wexford, where he was buried, and Hugh Brady.
Collapse 10/5 Chairman's Commentary- Haiti and Sustainability 76 kB
 
In his commentary, Professor Convery points out that, despite sharing the same space and some common historical traits, the Dominican Republic has a much better economy and environment than Haiti and is much better developed on a number of fronts. 
Collapse 10/39 Chairman's Commentary- Sustainability and Buttermilk Pancakes 45 kB
 
In his latest article, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, asks the question what does it take to create new business ideas, and convert them into activity on the ground?
Collapse 10/38 Biodiversity and Ecosystems – Ireland’s Undervalued Economic Assets 68 kB
 
Recently Comhar Sustainable Development Council (SDC) hosted a conference on the global study ‘The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)’.  This major international initiative aims to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity; to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions moving forward.  In the latest commentary from Comhar SDC, guest commentator Dr. Cathy Maguire – Director of Research with Comhar SDC – looks at how biodiversity and ecosystems are an undervalued economic asset for Ireland.  
Collapse 10/37 Chairman's Commentary- Sustainability and Gratitude 46 kB
 
In his latest article, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, looks at the importance of funding research and the need to produce a payback that benefits Irish society, especially in difficult times.
Collapse 10/3 Chairman's Commentary- Freezing and Sustainability 48 kB
 
In his latest article, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, looks at the impact of the current cold weather conditions and how we can prepare for extreme weather conditions in the future.
Collapse 10/23 Chairman's Commentary- Governance and Sustainability 42 kB
 
Governance is about how we manage our affairs, at the level of the individual, the family, the company, the community and the planet.  When governance is good, it goes unremarked, and seems indeed unremarkable.  But when it is bad…
Collapse 10/22 Chairman's Commentary- Cities and Sustainability 39 kB
 
In his latest article, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, discusses how cities, as hubs of creativity and innovation can be sustainable and resiliant through smart management.
Collapse 10/20 Chairman's Commentary- Gulf Gushing and Sustainability 191 kB
 
In his latest article, Professor Frank J. Convery, Chairperson of Comhar Sustainable Development Council, explores the impact of oils spills and our reliance on fossil fuels.

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