In review: what’s on this National Biodiversity Week
13 May 2022
A ten day celebration of nature in Ireland kicks off today! Welcome to National Biodiversity Week 2022!
Biodiversity refers to the variety of...
When it comes to action on the climate crisis, where does religion fit in?
6 May 2022
There’s a Hadith in Islam where the Prophet Muhammed taught that, “even if the sun has risen on the Day of Judgement,...
A closer look: climate & biodiversity in the 2022 Assembly election
5 May 2022
The polls are open today in Northern Ireland for Assembly elections, in case you haven’t heard.
It’s a 90-seat legislature and analysts are...
Culture column: reflections on eco-poetry
29 April 2022
At COP26 I was handed a booklet with a bright yellow cover and the title “Future Anterior – COP(oety)26.” It was a...
A closer look at climate finance
28 April 2022
Just this week Ireland announced its latest climate finance figures for 2020 – and it clocked in at €5.3 million less than...
Why emissions need to come down immediately and how we can get there.
22 April 2022
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) Working Group report plugged a line that we’ve become all-too-familiar with: in order to...
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...
Have a story about nature? We’d love to hear it!
12 April 2022
Talk to me for more than ten minutes in a pub booth or cafe, and there’s a good chance I’m going to...
Opinion: The Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss starts this weekend. Here’s why that’s so...
8 April 2022
Whether you’re working from home or an office, you’ve probably found yourself over recent weeks of spring taking a break or closing...
“Now or never”: key points from the latest IPCC report
5 April 2022
The third and final Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working group report landed yesterday late afternoon – and we took some...
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