Farming the focus of weekend Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss meeting

The two-day session will include a number of panels made up of voices from rural communities.

The citizens' assembly was convened to examine how the state can improve its response to the issue of biodiversity loss.

Farming and rural communities will be the focus of this weekend's fourth meeting of the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss.

The assembly chairwoman Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin and the 99 other members will discuss a range of topics including an overview of national policies on biodiversity and agriculture, the management of woodlands and biodiversity, and a specific discussion on peatlands and biodiversity.