Biodiversity

We have many of the technological tools needed to make significant reductions in emissions

Healthcare is at climate frontline, notably in emergency departments and at primary care level, conference hears

Are Irish winds and waves so different that we have to re-invent wind energy technology?

Capitalism is driving the destruction of our planet. We have to think outside – and against – the framework of our current political system

Clew Bay and Tralee Bay are their last known refuges here, where their numbers are so low it may be too late to help them. Still, scientists refuse to give up hope

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a German wasp, a ruby tiger moth caterpillar, and a Cormorant on the Dodder

Organism gives sea its distinctive smell and promotes creation of clouds, thereby playing a significant role in global climate

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a dead 6ft leatherback turtle, a red garden spider, and the flowering lives of dandelions

What needs to happen to save ourselves, our species and planet? Eight climate-conscious individuals offer their take

The confirmation revives the question of whether nightjars could have a more hopeful future in Ireland than previously believed

Company is focused on restoring sensitive ecosystems by planting seagrass at a tenth of the cost of comparable systems

If Ireland delivers a credible food/health/climate strategy for the 2025 conferences it should open longer-term possibilities

Certification to help farmers and landowners prove benefits of bog restoration projects and attract investment

‘This is a delay we can’t afford as we see alarming evidence on a weekly basis the Earth is moving towards dangerous environmental tipping points’, said Grace Carr of Irish Wildlife Trust

Baku conference offers opportunities to help avoid climate catastrophe, despite the obstacles

Consecutive Irish governments have sanctioned the plundering of salmon stocks

Eanna Ní Lamhna addresses your notes and queries, and explains how badgers could help save potatoes

Governments still need to protect an area of land equivalent to combined size of Brazil and Australia

‘Our parks must have nature at the forefront of their concerns’

Finance to protect some of the world’s most important ecosystems remains main block to progress at global gathering

The wildlife expert on her new book of Irish biodiversity, staying hopeful, and why dandelions are better than daffodils

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the limitations of Google, the kestrel’s talent for spotting mouse pee, and a very large caterpillar

Rich countries told they must close ‘emissions gap’ before the key 1.5 degree target is lost

Thinking in a Climate Emergency: Artificial Intelligence provides immense opportunity for Ireland, if we can address its voracious requirement for power

Alignment of biodiversity and climate finance would enable win-win solutions to be more easily implemented

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

TV series hopes to help build a battalion of young ‘goose detectives’ monitoring flight paths from Ireland to Arctic - and back

Environmental group seeking citizen scientists to complete 2024 survey, especially in northwest and Northern Ireland

Fionnuala Fallon: As charming as their arboreal acrobatics might be to watch, grey squirrels can be a real problem in Irish gardens

Greater focus needed on biodiversity conservation and restoration in the fight against climate change

The North’s Department of Environment has awarded £450,000 to five bidders to tackle algal blooms

From the reduction of forest cover from a high of 80% to its current 1-2% to the near total removal of seabed habitats, ecosystem collapse is evident throughout Ireland and beyond

Ireland has almost no pristine rivers left and is producing ‘more waste than ever’, State of Environment report finds

The poor state of the physical environment could undermine food security and erode wild spaces

Degradation of upland habitats has led to reduced grazing potential, decline of vegetation and the loss of iconic birds such as the curlew and skylarks

Our planet is experiencing rapid climate changes because nature is unable to keep pace with human activity

Country lagging behind in green construction when it could help meet housing demand, FII tells Oireachtas group

Six out of nine boundaries continue to be breached, soon to be followed by dangerous levels of ocean acidification

TCD researchers to also pinpoint which species best clean air and eliminate smog

Study examined available historical and contemporary data from whaling, stranding, and sighting records between 1910 and 2023