Nature during Covid-19
by Lauren Abraham ECO-UNESCO YSD participant – Dublin.
Nature has improved my mental and physical
health for many years, but I have felt the benefits of...
Extinction Rebellion demand a “green strings attached” bailout
Climate activists have demanded that “green strings” be attached to any EU bailout funds used by the new Irish government in the wake of...
Agriculture, the Commons and Climate Justice
23rd June
2020
Is County Leitrim really as “green” as it seems? That was the question we sought to answer with a team of young European...
Roads and Ireland’s Climate Action Plan
By Frank McDonald, Editor
Perhaps the most remarkable omission from
Ireland’s Climate Action Plan is any reference to the roads programme that
forms a core element of...
Ireland’s ammonia emissions continue to surge
Ireland’s ammonia emissions continue
to surge, exceeding EU limits, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
said.
A new report published by
the EPA has revealed that the...
Human beings are not a virus
June 4th, 2020
Fintan O’Toole likened human beings to a ‘toxic virus’, and a
‘relentless foulness’ from ‘the Earth’s point of view’, in his article about...
The Circular Economy in the Recovery
June 3rd, 2020
We were all caught off guard by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the plastics industry was no different. The industry had invested in...
The annual celebration of Ireland’s biodiversity goes ahead despite lockdown.
This weekend brings
a celebration of the diverse life that calls Ireland home.
To coincide with the International Day of Biodiversity, the Irish Environmental Network...
Coronavirus and climate crisis, is there hope?
When the Coronavirus pandemic paralysed transport, global pollution levels declined drastically, unveiling a blue sky even in Beijing. And in Venice, clear water replaced...
Focus on: The Irish Seedsavers Association
Conservation, Food Security & Coronavirus
Before
spring flourishes into life at Irish Seed Savers, we are usually finishing the
cultivation of our gardens and orchards — turning...
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