BIODIVERSITY IN ACTION

Sustainability collection highlighting content that relates to protection of our natural world and human life.

BIODIVERSITY IN ACTION

Sustainability collection highlighting content that relates to protection of our natural world and human life.

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AIB Press Photographer of the Year Award 2024
Critical Irish agriculture and tourism sectors at risk from climate change events, review warns
Climate Change Advisory Council says extreme weather events 'already adversely affecting society'.

Tue, 10 Sep, 2024

The campaign to save the Barna Bog
The campaign to save the Barna Bog
Barna Bog has a special place in the history and folklore of Sliabh Luachra as a place where people worked hard, shared a culture of music and storytelling and had an earthy lifestyle.

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024

Save our rivers: The many faces of the Suir — and how endangered freshwater mussels could help
Save our rivers: The many faces of the Suir — and how endangered freshwater mussels could help
Ellie O’Byrne hears about the contrast between the Suir Blueway and the state of the river in Thurles, and learns that if they're saved from extinction, native mussels could play a vital role in cleaning our rivers

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Corncrake numbers continue to recover
Corncrake numbers continue to recover
Almost 1,500 hectares of land are now being managed by 250 farmers and landowners to conserve the corncrake.

Tue, 20 Aug, 2024

Save our rivers: Cork waterways that bred Olympians are choked with sewage
Save our rivers: Cork waterways that bred Olympians are choked with sewage
In the second in a series on five Irish rivers, Ellie O’Byrne looks at the Bandon and Ilen Rivers in the West Cork catchment whose waters are home to Olympic gold

Tue, 20 Aug, 2024

Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Killarney centre for rape victims denied permission over impact on bat
Also the area is a flood plain of the nearby Lough Leane

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

Stephen Cadogan: EU still does not truly understand why farmers protest
Stephen Cadogan: EU still does not truly understand why farmers protest
Green Deal-related measures have transformed the EU's agriculture policy from supporting food production to curbing farm output

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

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EU countries approve landmark nature restoration law after delays
Eamon Ryan said the large-scale restoration of nature has the potential to provide additional income streams for farmers, foresters, fishers and other landowners

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

Thousands of fish wiped out in pivotal Munster river after suspected chemical spill
Thousands of fish wiped out in pivotal Munster river after suspected chemical spill
At least 5,000 fish, including salmon, trout, and lamprey were killed along a 4km stretch of Cork's River Allow

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

Ireland set to miss marine protection target, report shows
Ireland set to miss marine protection target, report shows
A new report by marine protection coalition Fair Seas and the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group indicates the Government is likely to miss out on its target to protect 30% of Irish waters by 2030

Thu, 06 Jun, 2024

Flick through the 32 colourful pages of 'Biodiversity in Action'
Flick through the 32 colourful pages of 'Biodiversity in Action'
Guides to eco-friendly gardening and creating your own pond, meet 'Citizen Scientists' volunteering to gather data to help protect nature and much more in our 32-page 'Biodiversity In Action' e-magazine

Thu, 30 May, 2024

Amazon rainforest
A third of the Amazon rainforest is struggling to recover from drought due to climate change
New study says ‘critical slowing down’ of recovery raises concern over the rainforest’s resilience to ecosystem collapse

Mon, 20 May, 2024

Spring weather May 31st 2020
Anja Murray: Canals and towpaths are bustling wildlife havens for swans, dragonflies, bats and more
They may not be functional transport routes but these waterways are often gorgeous and valuable wildlife refuges

Wed, 15 May, 2024

Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study
Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study
Researchers say reducing emissions and biodiversity loss and preventing invasive species could control disease

Thu, 09 May, 2024

Conservation group sniffs out detector dog to save red-listed seabirds on Rathlin Island
Conservation group sniffs out detector dog to save red-listed seabirds on Rathlin Island
The island was once a haven for seabirds and is home to puffins, guillemots, kittiwake and other important seabirds

Wed, 08 May, 2024

Bernard O'Shea: I washed my hair with rainwater — and discovered unexpected perks
Bernard O'Shea: My guide to a nostalgic but eco-friendly summer
"I promise not to mention sand-soaked sandwiches being nibbled on while you are close to hypothermia on Inch Beach (not all nostalgia is warm)"

Wed, 08 May, 2024

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Climate breakdown likely to force venomous snakes into unprepared countries, says study
However, some snakes were projected to lose more than 70% of their range

Fri, 03 May, 2024

Project tracks cuckoo's 9,000km journey from Africa's rainforests home to Kerry
Project tracks cuckoo's 9,000km journey from Africa's rainforests home to Kerry
While the cuckoo has been well-studied during the breeding season, very little is known about the routes they take once they head off on migration

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Ireland's efforts evolve over half a century to try and control the invasive rhododendron
Ireland's efforts evolve over half a century to try and control the invasive rhododendron
There are more than 900 species of the colourful plant worldwide, but only one type, Rhododendron ponticum, is invasive in Irish habitats.

Tue, 30 Apr, 2024

Our national parks are brimming with potential. How best to harvest that?
Our national parks are brimming with potential. How best to harvest that?
Meeting climate and biodiversity targets will mean radical changes to how our lands and seas are used; national parks must be the reference points for how that can be done

Mon, 29 Apr, 2024

kids set for creativity, collection of colorfull fall, leaves for herbarium
Donal Hickey: Do kids still need nature tables in their classrooms?
Almost half (46%) of teachers surveyed stated that nature tables are no longer in their classroom

Thu, 25 Apr, 2024

'A very special place': Kerry to be the home of Ireland's first marine national park
'A very special place': Kerry to be the home of Ireland's first marine national park
Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí, will include the Conor Pass, Sceilg Mhichíl, Inch Dunes, the Blasket Islands, and Derrynane historic park and grounds

Mon, 22 Apr, 2024

River pollution and fish kill cases fail over internal conflicts at Irish fisheries body
River pollution and fish kill cases fail over internal conflicts at Irish fisheries body
The problems at Inland Fisheries Ireland mean that polluters can 'act with impunity'

Wed, 17 Apr, 2024

World faces ‘deathly silence’ of nature as wildlife disappears, warn experts
World faces ‘deathly silence’ of nature as wildlife disappears, warn experts
Loss of intensity and diversity of noises in ecosystems reflects an alarming decline in healthy biodiversity, say sound ecologists

Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

Greater protection for Cork City's trees 
Greater protection for Cork City's trees 
The city has adopted its first tree strategy

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

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