Protests held at Brazilian embassy over Amazon fires
Extinction Rebellion and teenage climate activists from Fridays For Future gathered outside Brazil’s embassy in Dublin and consul office in Cork city today to...
Brazil backslide on Amazon protection puts Mercosur deal at risk, Varadkar
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Leo Varadkar has warned that Ireland will vote against the EU-Mercosur trade deal
if Brazil’s backsliding on the conservation of the Amazon rainforest...
Brazilian embassy under fire for Amazon response
August 23rd, 2019
The Brazilian embassy in Ireland has come under fire for its social media response to the unprecedented rate of fires burning across...
Ireland threatens to block Mercosur trade deal unless Brazil protects Amazon
Leo Varadkar said Ireland could vote against the free trade deal between South American countries and the EU over deforestation and wildfires concerns
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Stark assessment points to continued decline of key habitats
August 22nd, 2019
The majority of EU-protected habitats in Ireland are in bad condition, a detailed analysis by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)...
Boreal Forest Fires Could Release Deep Soil Carbon
Increasingly frequent and severe forest fires could burn generations-old carbon stored in the soils of boreal forests, according to results from the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability...
Sanders Unveils $16 Trillion Green New Deal Plan, and Ideas to Pay for It
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