Glen o’ the Downs land at centre of campaign was previously sold by Coillte
NGOs and locals want Government to buy back land that State forestry company sold
Forestry
Climate policies point to ‘catastrophic rise’ in global temperature, says UN report
Rich countries told they must close ‘emissions gap’ before the key 1.5 degree target is lost
Global carbon emissions from forest fires have increased 60% in past 20 years, study finds
Increases in extent and severity of forest wildfires most notable across vast areas of the northern hemisphere and undermines their critical role in storing carbon
Ireland could slash emissions by embracing circular economy - study
Country lagging behind in green construction when it could help meet housing demand, FII tells Oireachtas group
‘Witness trees’ to track Irish climate change over coming decades
TCD researchers to also pinpoint which species best clean air and eliminate smog
The businessman restoring a blanket bog in one of the most remote parts of Ireland
‘You could over-complicate it,’ Joe Devine says. ‘This is about reversing the drainage of a bog, and seeing what benefits are going to emerge’
Butterflies in free fall: ‘It’s really alarming because it shows that something significant is happening in the wider countryside’
Even the most common butterfly in Ireland ‘has declined in numbers by 83% since 2008’, says a leading expert
Responsible forestry can pull us back from the ‘carbon cliff’
Well-managed forests on the right kinds of soil sequester and store carbon, extracting damaging carbon dioxide from our atmosphere
Forestry portfolio offers opportunity for long-term growth at €7m
Sale comprises 660 acres of mature forests distributed across six counties
1,059-acre forestry portfolio offers sustainable investment at €7.5m
11 plots distributed across Wicklow, Kildare, Louth, Westmeath, Donegal, Galway, Cork and Waterford
Restoring bogs is more complex than just removing trees
State-owned forestry body views stalled Connemara project as a pilot site for an ambitious plan to restore 30,000 hectares of bog along the west by 2050
Forestry: The strong case for moving away from monoculture
An EPA-commissioned review identified a need for 875,000 more hectares of forest by 2050, or roughly 33,000ha per year. That’s more than double the area existing today
Wolves would all be shot if they were reintroduced in Ireland, says Green Minister
Pippa Hackett says State isn’t yet capable of coping with wolves amid debate over protection of the predators
EU rules hamper Irish efforts to plant new trees, says forestry industry body
Industry group warns MEPs and officials of regulations’ impact
Historic childhood home of the 1st Duke of Wellington for sale at €3.1m
The ruins of Dangan Castle near Summerhill in Co Meath sit on 236 acres of tillage, grassland and forestry
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