Costa Rica gets back to nature after decades of deforestation
Paying farmers to swap cattle for conservation has helped sway the balance in biodiversity’s favour
Biodiversity
‘We don’t have a plan’: Invasive species take hold as action lags legislation
Sitka spruce, sika deer and common garden plants are all invasive species with potential to cause harm to native varieties
Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks
Slowing the runoff from heavy downpours into struggling Victorian drainage systems in urban areas protects property and water quality
Is this big fella a common raven? He was very light on his feet
Eye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna on roving ravens, sunbathing butterflies and spotted dogfish
‘All forms of heritage connect children to their past and help them make sense of the present’
The Heritage in Schools scheme encourages children and teachers to investigate local heritage through place-based learning
Five small ways you can help the planet in 2026
From reducing your laundry to taking slightly shorter showers, you have the power to make a difference
President Connolly voices concerns over Venezuela and upholding of international law
President speaks about ‘tremendous challenges’ facing the world as she opens Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
Reintroducing wolves and giving contraceptives to deer among ideas for wildlife legislation
Proposals to Government for new legislation also include calls to introduce beavers and stop social media influences from ‘stressing out’ puffins
Light pollution is surprisingly straightforward to fix when communities work together
A Co Mayo community has achieved results that are both visually striking and ecologically responsible
‘I’m not out to kill foxes’: Hunting splits rural community as St Stephen’s Day chase held
Meath landowner says this month’s defeat of Bill on banning foxhunting was ‘diabolical’
‘It’s like Noah’s Ark’: The man saving every native seed in Ireland
Darren Reidy has been researching and gathering native seeds across the country since 2022
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
Let’s be ambitious for a plan to establish a real record of the majestic Shannon’s condition
If 14 countries can come together to understand the Danube, surely Ireland can do the same for a far shorter river?
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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