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The Importance of COP15

By Pádraic Fogarty, Campaign Officer with the Irish Wildlife Trust When the gavel went down at the end of COP21 in Paris in November 2015 there was a moment of great relief and jubilation. The Paris Agreement had decided that global temperatures should not be allowed to rise above 1.5 Read more…

By admin, 3 monthsDecember 15, 2022 ago
Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss
Biodiversity

What’s to be won at Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss?

In May earlier this year, within the walls of Dublin Castle, a very special meeting took place. Chaired by Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, 99 Irish Citizens gathered to learn about biodiversity loss in Ireland, and what can be done to stop it.  This was the first meeting of Ireland’s Citizens’ Read more…

By admin, 6 monthsOctober 3, 2022 ago
Biodiversity

18 Fold Increase In Marine Protected Areas Needed

18 FOLD INCREASE IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS NEEDED TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS Ireland’s Marine Protected Areas must increase 18-fold by the end of the decade in order to restore critical habitats, safeguard wildlife and address the climate crisis according to a new report commissioned by the Fair Read more…

By admin, 6 monthsOctober 1, 2022 ago
Feature

Biodiversity spotlight: grey and common seals

26 May 2022  There’s been no shortage of big storms landing in Ireland over the past few years. There’s been Ophelia, Emma and Ciara – to name a few. They’ve wreaked havoc on different parts of the country – and because of climate change they are set to be more Read more…

By admin, 10 months ago
Feature

The importance of bees, explained

13 April 2022  When a lot of us think of biodiversity, we think of quiet forests or winding streams or a rainforest much further afield.  We may not think of something that’s much harder to spot but that’s just as important: bees.  And if an image of a bee hard Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 11 months ago
Biodiversity

Basking sharks: “look down at your watch or a piece of paper, and they’re gone”

22 March 2022  Over the past quiet months for the natural world, Simon Berrow’s been in the throes of what he calls “shark fever”.  “I dream about basking sharks all winter. I have shark fever, which is common amongst people who work with them. You become obsessed with them,” the Read more…

By admin, 1 yearMarch 22, 2022 ago
Biodiversity

Biodiversity Spotlight: “the most beautiful melodic warble” of the lesser horseshoe bat

1 February 2022 If you’re going to catch the sound of the lesser horseshoe bat, you’re going to need both a bat detector and chance on your side. “If you’re lucky enough to be in an area where there are some horseshoes, close to one of their roosting sites, there Read more…

By admin, 1 yearFebruary 1, 2022 ago
Feature

Biodiversity spotlight: hen harriers

12 January 2022 As you might have already seen – we’re taking a new direction this year and that includes our biodiversity coverage. We’re going to be taking a closer look at the mosaic of creatures that make up Ireland’s biodiversity. We’ll be speaking to experts about all sorts of Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 1 yearJanuary 12, 2022 ago
News

The Government must adopt an “overarching” environmental policy

25 November 2020  The state must pursue a national environmental policy that incorporates the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and water and air quality, the EPA said today.  In their over 400-paged State of the Environment report, the body warned that the outlook for Ireland’s environment is not “optimistic”. “The overall Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 2 yearsNovember 25, 2020 ago
Image by NiklasPntk from Pixabay
News

UN: Only 6 out of 20 biodiversity targets “partially achieved”

15 September 2020  Only 6 out of 20 international biodiversity targets have been “‘partially achieved” over the past decade, a new UN report concludes.  The figure was revealed in the fifth Global Biodiversity Outlook report which was published today, as the document presented a final report card today on the Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsSeptember 15, 2020 ago

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