EPA Biodiversity Action Plan 2014-2018
EPA Biodiversity Action Plan 2014-2018
Summary: The EPA’s over-riding priority in the EPA Strategic Plan 2013-2015, Working with others for a better environment, is to...
Ireland should push for GM-free tillage future, Agricultural Committee told
October 2nd, 2017
Investment in the tillage industry is needed for it to play its role in helping to secure Ireland’s commitments under the Paris...
Citizens’ Assembly: Lack of political will delay low-carbon transition
October 1st, 2017
A lack of political will, resources and policy experts is delaying Ireland’s move to a low-carbon society, the Citizens Assembly heard this...
Citizens’ Message is Clear – Government must lead on climate action
October 1st, 2017
In her opening address yesterday morning, the chair of the Citizens’ Assembly, Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, lauded the public’s engagement in the...
Citizens Assembly: Irish state failing to lead in tackling climate change
October 1st, 2017
The government has failed to take concrete action on climate change for over a decade and may face billions of euros in...
Environmentalists laud Chief Justice’s comments on access to justice
September 29th, 2017
Ireland’s leading environmental groups have welcomed the new Chief Justice’s comments on the practical difficulties and barriers around accessing justice in Ireland.
In...
New fisheries declaration to control activity in Natura 2000 sites
September 28th, 2017
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D, has introduced a new Fisheries Natura Declaration to regulate fishing activities affecting...
‘Crazy’ to subsidise peat-fired electricity, says Chair of Climate Change Advisory Council
September 29th, 2019
It is “crazy” for the Government to continue to subsidise peat-fired electricity, the chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has...
Urban rewilding: making our concrete jungles greener
September 28th, 2017
Earlier this week, the government published a draft of the National Planning Framework (NPF) – Ireland 2040 Our Plan. The plan lays out...
An Taisce and EPA launch new citizen science project
September 28th, 2017
A new international citizen science programme for schools has been launched by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and An Taisce.
Laura Burke, Director...
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