River Basin Management Plan: Where we are now and where we should be heading
August 25th, 2017
Experts have long identified the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) as the centrepiece of efforts in Europe and Ireland to address threats...
Grassroots movement helping Caribbean reefs to recover
August 25th, 2017
In a rare piece of good news on the status of our coral reefs, a new report has documented the spectacular recovery...
Open Call for Citizen Scientists to take part in Whale-Watch Ireland 2017
August 25th, 2017
The All-Island Whale Watch Day is being held this weekend at headlands nationwide. This annual event is free and open to all...
Ireland to host groundbreaking conference on benefits of green spaces
August 24th, 2017
Irish and international researchers will meet in October at a ground-breaking conference to examine the psychological benefits of green exercise.
The MINDSCAPE conference...
What can we expect from the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme?
August 24th, 2017
At this week’s Energy in Agriculture conference, the Environmental Minister Denis Naughten announced that the long-awaited Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme will...
Opinion: Ireland’s ecology facing continuing challenges from hedgerow damage
An unusually dry spring this year resulted in some of the most devastating wildfires in living memory, but Ireland’s ecology is facing other continuing...
Discharge of surface water into River Nore has ceased after investigation, says Kilkenny Council
August 18th, 2017
Kilkenny County Council has confirmed that the discharge of surface water from street sweepers directly into the River Nore has stopped following...
Global experts selected for critical IPCC climate change reports
August 18th, 2017
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has invited over 200 experts from countries on each continent to prepare two separate special...
€250,000 dished out since 2007 for scholarships linked to oil and gas industry, new...
The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) paid out €250,000 for scholarships linked to the oil and gas industry over the past...
Study finds common pesticide increasing bumblebee’s risk of extinction
August 15th, 2017
A common neonicotinoid pesticide threatens bumblebees with an increased risk of extinction, a new study has shown.
The study found that thiamethoxam, a...
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