New Hen Harrier Scheme set to be rolled out
Work on a new locally-led Hen Harrier scheme is to be rolled out immediately according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...
The Living Land Campaign Campaign – Last Day for submissions to Public Consultation May...
24th April, 2017
The ‘Living Land’ Campaign was established with the goal of reforming the Common Agricultural Policy. The campaign was started by BirdLife Europe & Central...
Documents expose carmaking countries blocking vehicle checks that would reduce air pollution
April 25th 2017
Major carmaking countries, Germany, Italy and Spain, along with Poland, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, are preventing efforts to strengthen the system...
European commissioners to discuss glyphosate renewal tomorrow as petition against it closes in on...
April 25th 2017
European commissioners are due to meet on Wednesday, April 26th, to discuss the possible renewal of glyphosate for 15 years. The European...
Fashion industry continues to lack transparency about impacts on environment and workers, report finds
An alarming number of companies within the fashion industry continue to lack transparency about impacts on the environment and workers along their supplies chains,...
Gorse Fires ravage Irish landscape over the weekend
April 24th 2017
Livestock, wildlife, acres of farmland, conservation areas and forestry were left decimated over the weekend with dozens of firefighting units battling gorse...
Irish Artist creates major new work for Earth Day 2017
22nd April 2017
Irish artist John Gerrard has created a major piece of work to coincide with Earth Day 2017.
Commissioned by Channel 4 for Somerset...
Press Release: 500 organisations sign open letter to Jean-Claude Juncker urging him to protect...
500 organisations sent an open letter to the President of the European Commission (EC) Jean-Claude Juncker today urging him to enact legislation to protect...
People4Soil: New social media campaign launched to highlight importance of our soil
April 19th, 2017
Some of Ireland’s leading chefs, restaurateurs and high-profile environmentalists came together today to urge the EU to enact legislation to protect Irish...
EU’s aviation climate strategy questioned by damning report on emissions offset
April 19th 2017
A study of carbon offsets by the European Commission has found that 85% of the offset projects under the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism...
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