Another Life: UK report urges global policies to meet hidden costs of ecological damage

Michael Viney: Education in nature from an early age recommended by author

SportsDirect close stores after backlash

Mike Ashley retailer petitioned UK government to be considered an essential service

Bogged down: Bleak outlook for the west’s blanket peatlands

The list of causes of damage is long, making it hard to know where to start

US climate change rallies aim to send clear message to Trump

Greta Thunberg will lead biggest march in New York after making impact in Congress

Want to reduce your carbon footprint? Start by getting a reusable coffee cup

One Change: We bin 22,000 single-use coffee cups every hour in Ireland

The Quorn revolution: The rise of ultra-processed fake meat

Quorn is becoming a billion-dollar business and is part of a booming industry of meat alternatives – but many of these products are far from natural

Breda O’Brien: The world must tackle the epidemic of loneliness

Although the deaths of the McCarthy brothers in their home raise important questions, loneliness in general is on the rise in the western world

Climate talks are not worlds away from flooded homes

COP21: Subsidies for clearing ‘unwanted vegetation’ may be worsening storm damage

Another Life: Belches, farts and slurry – milk’s carbon footprint problem

Methane from cows makes up more than half of the greenhouse gases arising from milk production. With Ireland’s dairy herd set to grow rapidly , manipulating their diet is the most promising control

Do boarding schools foster independent thinking or are they psychologically damaging?

While the more extreme regimes in boarding schools are disturbing, any blanket condemnation is wrong

Another Life: How can we rescue our sheepwrecked uplands?

Large areas of Ireland’s upland habitats – above the last farmland fence – are being lost or degraded, according to the National Parks and Wildlife Service

Can defamation law keep pace with technological change?