May 6th, 2019 A new landmark global assessment has found that one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction and declining at rates unprecedented in human history. The stark finding is outlined in a lengthy assessment that looks at biodiversity changes over the past 50 years released Read more…
March 1st, 2019 Hundreds of activists are expected to mark World Wildlife Day this weekend with a mock memorial service in the centre of Dublin to highlight the extinction crisis that our planet is currently facing. The event, hosted by Extinction Rebellion Ireland (XRI), will see a coffin representing the Read more…
February 21st, 2019 The Green Party has called on the government to stop paying lip service to biodiversity protection and invest €50 million in the chronically underfunded National Parks and Wildlife Service. As Ireland’s first National Biodiversity Conference comes to a close, the Greens want the positive momentum of the Read more…
February 21st, 2019 The Government must follow the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and ensure environmental laws are enforced to save our increasingly fragile eco-system, the coordinator of Ireland’s largest environmental coalition has said. Speaking during the closing session of the National Biodiversity Conference this afternoon, Michael Ewing of the Environmental Read more…
February 21st, 2019 If we get biodiversity protection right, we will also address issues in food production, healthcare, the economy and climate change, one of the world’s leading conservationists told the National Biodiversity Conference today. Inger Andersen, director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said that Read more…
February 21st, 2019 The voices of conservationists, environmental NGOs and biodiversity specialists must be prioritised in the face of the extinction crisis currently facing the world, the President has said. Speaking at Ireland’s first ever biodiversity conference this morning, Michael D Higgins told the audience that the timeframe to transform Read more…
February 4th, 2019 The current draft version of regulations to extend the season for upland burning does little to nothing to protect biodiversity and may be unconstitutional, An Taisce has stated. The issue of constitutionality was raised in the national trust’s submission to the public consultation on the draft regulations Read more…
January 25th, 2019 The European Commission is taking action against Ireland for failure to comply with a range of environmental, biodiversity and marine obligations under EU law. In its January package of infringement decisions, the Commission announced that it is pursuing Ireland for failing to fully transpose an EU Directive Read more…
January 21st, 2019 Writing in 2002, renowned nature journalist Michael Viney let loose his frustrations with Fianna Fáil and their inability to prioritise nature conservation when in power. Viney quipped: “What is it about Fianna Fáil that make it so hard to visualise the words ‘flower’, ‘bird’, ‘tree’, ‘moth’ being Read more…
January 10th, 2019 The increase in corncrake numbers in 2018 is a welcome sign but is still well below a safe level for the threatened species, a leading conservationist has warned. Once commonly recognised by its distinctive rasping call, the corncrake has experienced a significant drop in population this century, Read more…
