Natural disaster spike to drive 2020 insurance rate rise

Losses from hurricanes, typhoons and wildfires in 2017 and 2018 are likely to cause reinsurance rates to rise by up to 5% agencies warn The...

Urgent and radical overhaul of forestry policy needed

September 2nd, 2019 The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has called for a radical overhaul of our forestry sector toward a focus on native species rich...

€4 billion fossil fuel subsidies should be reinvested in Just Transition

September 3rd, 2019 Ireland will fail to achieve a Just Transition if the State continues to provide billions in environmentally harmful tax subsidies, a new report from...

Dairy expansion putting pressure on marine life

September 2nd, 2019 The expansion of the Irish dairy herd is placing significant pressure on aquatic biodiversity, a conference on marine protected areas (MPA) heard today. Speaking at the...

Ireland a ‘laggard’ in European efforts to protect marine biodiversity

September 2nd, 2019 Ireland is at the back of the class in protecting ocean ecosystems and creating protected areas in our seas, a conference on...

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