Ireland is living through tomorrow’s weather with yesterday’s infrastructure
National policy must deliver locally to help communities cope with changing climate
Forestry
The solution to tackling the climate crisis? We need everything
Wind, solar, green hydrogen - every scalable option shown to work at reasonable cost is required
Advisers concerned by lack of funding commitment for nature restoration plan
Plan is to be published in draft form for public consultation early next year
Ireland second highest in EU for greenhouse gas emissions per person
Farming and forestry responsible for 38% of State’s total output of gases linked to climate change
Glen of the Downs nature reserve could expand after NPWS acquires large parcel of forestry land
‘We hope to see the National Parks & Wildlife Service resourcing an ambitious native woodland restoration project,’ says Irish Wildlife Trust
Is Ireland ready for spruce bark beetles? An invasion is ‘only a matter of time’
Eight-toothed insect, which has killed millions of trees across Europe, has made landfall in England and could soon be in Ireland
How Ireland’s forests are undergoing a revolution to boost biodiversity
Era of being a treeless country with little forest culture now changing, with restoration of forests across a wide variety of landscapes
Next generation of forests will need to be diverse and resilient to multiple threats
De-risking the sector is a priority as challenges become increasingly complex
Pine martens: One of Ireland’s rarest wildlife species in recovery
Shrinking woodland, persecution and poison at the start of the 20th century led to its near extinction
Most farmers could earn more money by planting trees - why don’t they?
Tree planting in Ireland is at its lowest level since 1946 despite grants and premiums
Climate Council warns against ‘dumb’ proposal to allow forestry on peatlands
Government policy needs further overhaul to address low planting rates
Farm incomes are up but EU subsidies are likely to fall, along with beef farming
Prospect of reduced EU subsidies and climate rules cloud the future for farmers
State can avoid need for costly gas terminal if it phases out fossil fuels, says climate council chair
Marie Donnelly warns of even more costly fines and increased energy costs if reliance on polluting fuels persists
More than 1,100 acres of forestry in Clare and Galway for in excess of €5m
Most of the forests have been planted with Sitka spruce
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