Are you a young photographer or visual storyteller passionate about people and nature?
Another great initiative from the folks at UNESCO. UNESCO are inviting young creators (18 - 35) to submit mobile photos or short videos capturing how communities and ecosystems coexist in our Biosphere reserves.
Here at the Kerry Biosphere we are excited that Spring has landed! Primrose, Snowdrops, and Celandine are sprouting up to join the bold daffodils. We are now in the bird breeding season, no hedge cutting!!, and our mornings are awash with birdsong.
Our Youth Survey is still open and we strongly encourage young people to engage with our survey to help us understand how youth (18 - 35) engage with the Biosphere. The Survey has been developed with Dublin Bay Biosphere reserve and UNESCO Youth.
We are delighted to launch of our National Biosphere Youth Engagement Survey. The aim of the survey is to better understand how young people (18 - 35) connect with our UNESCO Biosphere reserves and more importantly, what may be holding them back from getting involved.
In 2026 the Kerry Biosphere will have finalised the list of groups that form the Biosphere's Advisory Council. The Advisory Council was formed as a commitment outlined in the 2017 Periodic Review prepared for the Kerry UNESCO Biosphere reserve.
Our wonderful bat sculpture is still wowing library visitors throughout the County. Having spent 18 months between Tralee and then Killarney Libraries, our sculpture has ventured further north to the literary capital of Ireland, the lovely Listowel.
The Kerry Biosphere would like to thank the guest speakers and participants at our end of year Conference in the Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney on Friday December 12th 2025. Our Conference focussed on 'Water and the Biosphere' and also included presentations on the work undertaken in Killarney National Park and through the ACRES Agricultural Programme.
We are glad to report that our tickets for the end of year Conference are moving fast on our Eventbrite page. We have a great lineup for the morning of Friday December 12th in the Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney.
At long last we have printed 'Our Wild Native Woodlands' booklet. The booklets are awash with terrific illustrations, inspired short stories, and poignant poems from school children from around the County and our own Biosphere Officer, Brendan Kirwan.
