Food waste and food security are growing global issues. Every year a third of all food produced is wasted. According to the UN, if food waste was reduced by 25%, this would be enough to feed all those malnourished globally.
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An Taisce are seeking information on how the World Heritage Site Skellig Michael is being used for filming without the impact on the bird life and the environment being assessed. Last week, An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland wrote Read more…
Native tree planting took place last month in Louth, Monaghan, Cavan and Leitrim as part of a project to plant Peace Forest along the border to Northern Ireland. Peace Forest Ireland is a project of Forest Friends and the Rotary Read more…
As part of an international consortium, Global Action Plan Ireland launched the CELLS initiative (Community Environmental Learning Laboratories for Sustainability) in 2013. The programme is a three-year initiative part funded by the EU Lifelong Learning programme in collaboration with four Read more…
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Tom Hayes TD, has announced that the new Organic Farming Scheme is to open for applications shortly.<em''Applications for the new scheme must be made online'', the Minister Read more…
Tadhg Ó Corcora, Conservation Officer with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council scooped an award for Ireland. Tadhg is a native of Kildare and has a background in peatland management for conservation. He has been working with the IPCC for six Read more…
The environmental and heritage group are rejecting calls from the Irish Farming Association to shorten the hedge cutting times. An Taisce said in a press release: “Once more An Taisce asks the IFA to release the scientific evidence that they Read more…
The Environmental Pillar wishes to make clear to consumers and public that it rejects the awarding of an environmental certificate to Deenish Salmon farm by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC). The Environmental Pillar, which is a coalition of 28 national Read more…
TV channel ARTE are looking for Irish people to take part in a programme which will air during the COP21 climate talks in Paris. Is there a place in Ireland that means the world to you? A place that if Read more…
