Another Life: Remaking our ‘neglected garden’ of nature conservation
Michael Viney: Welcome reform of the National Parks and Wildlife Service takes shape
Michael Viney: Welcome reform of the National Parks and Wildlife Service takes shape
First session of Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss sits at Dublin Castle
Critical reports note ‘lost decade’ left National Parks & Wildlife Service ‘not fit for purpose’
Additional funding will be used to overhaul organisation and appoint extra staff
Consultants’ report critical of how service operates to be published within weeks
We need to be rigorous in measuring benefits of nature-based solutions, studies say
Experts to use natural capital accounting as tool to integrate nature into decision-making
Study aims to measure presence of ‘very long-lived’ chemicals in Irish environment
Michael Viney: With 186 biodiversity proposals, the plan seeks more land for pollinators on farms and council properties
All-Ireland plan focuses on protecting rare, at-risk species, like the Great Yellow Bumblebee
Many of our pollinating species, especially bumblebees and solitary bees, are declining rapidly due to habitat loss and other factors
Researchers say neonicotinoids ‘should not be reintroduced in Ireland’ due to health and environment concerns
Strong nature conservation agency critical to addressing ‘biodiversity emergency’ – IWT
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Large mix of biodiversity discovered on 130-acre site around home of President
New free app helps identify flowers and trees and many species from animal and fungi kingdoms
Trinity College Dublin wants to manage its very formal front lawns as wildflower meadows
Specialist team to carry out year-long ‘bio-diversity’ audit of 52-hectare site
‘People may never see orangutans but don’t want them to go extinct.That empathy isn’t there for insects’
‘You go to the UN to offer some very much necessary but perhaps for many unpalatable truths ’
Biodiversity is more than a concept – it’s a revelation of what the world could look like
Farming practices and urbanisation have placed insect world in acute danger, says president ahead of World Bee Day
Prof Jane Stout says in Ireland, this had resulted in loss of habitats and loss of species
Creation of ‘biodiversity duty’ on public and local authorities among new measures
Access Science: Dublin conference to explore findings from fossilised flora
Rapid changes in farming have sounded the death knell for many of our 21 species of bumblebees and 75 species of ‘solitary’ bees
Bee populations in Ireland and globally have declined significantly, making them endangered
Robo-bees could give us incredible insight into how real bees navigate, forage, communicate and avoid predators – but they are not a solution to crop pollination
Pollinators, especially bees, are in decline due to habitat loss; disease and pesticide use
Nature-based solutions are the hip new trend here to soothe our urban environmental woes – but are they actually solutions for nature?
Sometimes, evidence-based decision-making isn’t based on much evidence. There are lots of reasons why, but when things go wrong, we shouldn’t be afraid to say so and make a change
In our busy, always-on lives, punctuated with takeaway coffees, conveniently-wrapped groceries, budget flights, endless activities and fast fashion, less might actually be more
75 per cent of food crop species need pollination to maximise output
Some of the same species are becoming prevalent worldwide, causing concern among scientists of what’s known as ‘global ecological homogenisation’
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Enough native honeybees in Ireland to help repopulate northern Europe, study finds
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Heritage Week 2017 offers the opportunity for a closer relationship
Our challenge is to increase quantity and quality of food production while ensuring farmers can make a living, without trashing ecosystems
Concern over impact of systemic insecticides, especially neonicotinoids
Pesticide makers question research results despite funding largest ever field trial
The summer months when bees are buzzing is a busy time for a pollination ecologist, but not in the way you might think
Hikers and nature-lovers are unhappy about hard-track plans for Irish waterways
Perhaps the problem isn’t too much technology – perhaps it’s too little nature
A plan backed by 68 organisations shows the plight of pollinators is moving up the agenda
All-Ireland Pollinator Plan devised to encourage creation of havens for threatened species
It took the industrial age and a rapidly increasing population to break into the big time when it came to wrecking the planet
Rhododendron is popularly enjoyed as a beautiful ‘wild’ flowering shrub. But in fact it’s a troublesome terrestrial invader
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