June 1st, 2018 The European Commission has outlined plans for higher ambition on environmental and climate action under the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Announcing the proposals this morning, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, said that 40 per cent of the €365 billion budget is expected Read more…
May 25th, 2018 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, are a new milestone in our history, the universal plan of action for people and our planet. In 2015 the United Nations, together with active citizens around the world, agreed upon 17 goals in order for Read more…
May 24th, 2018 The Seanad has passed a motion calling for the Government to protect half of Ireland’s seas and ocean with community-driven Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The motion calls on the government to publish an Oceans Bill to meet its European and International obligations and protect 50 per cent Read more…
May 23rd, 2018 Humans have caused the loss of 83 per cent of all wild mammals despite representing only 0.01 per cent of all living things, a new study shows. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), gives details on the distribution of Read more…
May 22nd, 2018 The government has started to process balancing payments under an agri-environment scheme to farmers, however, many participants have been deemed ineligible for payments. The balancing payments represent 15 per cent of the 2017 year payment to farmers in the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment (GLAS) scheme. Farmers across the Read more…
May 22nd, 2018 The Irish adult population is subject to low non-occupational exposure of glyphosate, a novel study from NUI Galway has found. The results of the first Irish study on exposure to glyphosate, an active ingredient in chemical pesticides used to control weeds, are now published in the journal Read more…
May 22nd, 2018 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) has created an online petition calling for a ban on the use of moss peat in gardening products. The petition gives weight to their call to ban the use of moss peats in gardening products, and to protect sphagnum mosses and Read more…
May 18th, 2018 National Biodiversity Week is set to kick off this weekend to draw attention to Ireland’s diverse species and natural habitats and their role in maintaining a healthy environment and economy. Organised by the Irish Environmental Network (IEN) and supported by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. over Read more…
May 17th, 2018 The elaborate and colourful nature of Ireland’s bogs is set to feature at a series of public events during National Biodiversity Week 2018. The week will kick off with a unique tour of Abbeyleix Bog, Co Laois on 19 May 2018 led by environmental broadcasters, Éanna Ní Read more…
May 16th, 2018 During the event packed National Biodiversity Week (19 – 27 May), there are many opportunities to take part in bat walks and learn more about the only mammal capable of true powered flight. There are nine different species of bats across Ireland, and are all insectivorous (they Read more…
