September 9th 2016 Coastwatch’s annual coastal survey is looking for volunteers. The survey which run from between September 15th and October 15th aims to get a snapshot of what is on our coasts both the biodiversity and the rubbish. Coastwatch are looking for 1,000 volunteers to take just 500 meters Read more…
June 3rd, 2016 Discussions about environmental conservation typically center around issues like biodiversity loss, soil degradation or deforestation as a result of human activity. Much less frequently heard about, but no less important, is the world under the sea, where many invaluable ecosystems and ecological services occur in relative obscurity. Irish Read more…
Harvesting seaweed and the selling of rights to harvest it has become an issue in Ireland in recent years. In 2014 the right to harvest seaweed on the west coast was sold by an Irish seaweed company to a Canadian multinational. The impact of seaweed harvesting and the concerns and challenges Read more…
March 24th, 2016 A group of 100 environmental, health and social NGOs from across Europe have come together to call for a review of the E.U.’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Among them are three Irish NGOs: An Taisce, Coastwatch and the Sustainable Water Network (SWAN). The purpose of the CAP is Read more…
