11st of August, 2016 During the past month a weird obsession appeared in the IEN office. The distinct sound of plastic became a trigger for arguments and we all started to look at plastic with fear and disgust. Yes, during Read more…
In its 2009 bid to host this year’s Olympic games, Rio aspired to host a “Green games for a Blue Planet”, committing to offsetting carbon emissions from those travelling to the games, reducing congestion on the roads, cleaning up local water bodies, improving amenities in the favelas and preserving nature. Seven years later, and with the Olympics in full swing, the Brazilian capital has fallen short on delivering the “most sustainable games in history”.
August 9th, 2016 Four leading Irish conservation groups have joined forces in a campaign aimed at convincing the Minister responsible for Natural Heritage, Heather Humphreys T.D., to maintain the closed period for hedge cutting as it currently stands: from the Read more…
Today, the 8th of August, marks the point in the year at which humans have used more resources than the planet can regenerate in a year.
Earth Overshoot Day, calculated annually since 1981 by international think tank Global Footprint Network, measures human’s demand for resources against the planet’s capacity to provide them. This year’s date is the earliest ever point of reaching the milestone, coming five days earlier than last year.
This September, churches in Ireland will join Christians throughout the world in celebrating the natural world and reflecting upon ways to decrease their ecological footprint, in a celebration known as ‘Creation Time’.
Running from the 1st of September until the Feast of St Francis on the 4th of October, this festival enables Christians of many traditions to explore better ways to relate to the natural world in all areas of their lives, from how they worship, live and work, to their property and finance management, community outreach and contact with the developing world.
3rd of August, 2016 Friends of the Earth are hosting a special screening of two Irish environmental films in Dublin. The Atlantic and Community Power will be screened on the 17th of August in Filmbase, temple bar. Friends of the Read more…
3rd August 2016 After coming under intense public pressure the Irish Government has decided to purchase 4,900 acres of land near the Dublin Wicklow border being sold by Nama. The Minister of State for Regional Economic Development Michael Ring announced that Read more…
August 2nd, 2016 Wind Turbines were responsible for the deaths of at least three rare White-Tailed Sea Eagles in the Cork-Kerry area, the National parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has revealed in a report to An Bord Pleanála. The report Read more…
Over 700 fish were found dead in the Curraheen River, County Cork, on Saturday morning.
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) have begun an investigation into a sewage spillage on the tributary of the River Lee, which has led to the death of 700 Brown Trout, Salmon and Sea Trout.
July 29th, 2016 The Environmental Pillar have reiterated that it remains illegal to routinely cut hedges during the month of August. In a statement released yesterday, the advocacy coalition of 28 Irish NGOs have reinforced that under the Wildlife Acts, Read more…
