Wool grows naturally on sheep year on year, it is a keratin protein fibre, similar to human hair and is 100% natural and not man-made. Sheep will produce a new fleece every year, making wool a renewable fibre source.

📸 by Mark Corner Yorkshire Dales National Park

Traditional Persian rugs are made from hand-dyed sheep's wool

Today is Ireland's Overshoot Day - the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.

If everyone lived like we do in Ireland, we would need three planets to sustain us.

📊 by Footprint Network

And we are a-go for #swift season 2024!!

Our male just arrived home from migration. He's at least 11 yrs old + this is his 9th season with us. He's caused a lot of drama in that time - cheating, divorce, rekindled bonds, infanticide. Let's see what this summer brings!

#Summer panel (detail), 1904 designed and made by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh of the Glasgow School, who pushed the boundaries of Art Nouveau #WomensArt

We’re delighted to launch this year’s 'Festival of Farmland Biodiversity' with a new resource

'A Hedgerow Through the Seasons' bit.ly/3Uj1hU9

To take part:
- Share photos of wonderful native hedgerows
- Join a hedge/farm walk

Find out more ⬇️
bit.ly/44mFdfO

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

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# 168 contd.

Research found that in hotter & wetter years #bees had higher wing asymmetry meaning higher stress.
So #climate change bringing more hotter/wetter years will mean ever more stress on #bumblebees going forward.

Explore The Natural World 🏛️🌎

Curate your collection of museum quality natural history pieces 🦋

Over next 12 months, #businesses can anticipate increasingly complicated #corporate environmnt amid rising #geopolitical tensions & #regulatory pressures; #privacy & #ethical concerns of #emerging #technologies like #GenerativeAI -Morgan Lewis

𝔸𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕧 𝔹𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕛𝕖𝕖

morganlewis.com/pubs/2024/02/-…

All over the world more and more communities are facing extreme weather as our climate-fueled planet breaks record after record.

How many records do we need to break? #ActOnClimate

#climate #floods

Pam Carter, painter of Scottish landscapes #WomensArt

CHANGING LANDSCAPES CONFERENCE

May30th - Ennistymon

Aiming to disrupt the traditional approach to nature restoration and ecology conferences. This event provides a platform for professionals, stakeholders and decision makers to explore transformative

hometree.ie/changinglandsc…

We don't need much persuading to celebrate the humble Dandelion for #wildflowerhour

@biodatacentre records show this native wildflower was the most popular food source for bees on the island of Ireland in 2023

#DandelionChallenge #InternationalDayoftheDandelion
📷Cathal Noonan

Great community clean up 🫶
Super families all tackling litter & dumping
Bog communities sure love our land #Kildareabu !
#antaiscespringclean with 🧤& 🦯🤝thanks all who made this happen
The last Drain cycle 🧺🚜

It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just fun!

Host a Street Feast this 25 | 26th May. Get a Free Party Pack.
Gather your neighbours & share food. Register now on our website streetfeast.ie 🙂

#StreetFeast2024 #CommunityLunch #CommunityBuilding #MeetYourNeighbours

Sweden values heat and their local aesthetic solutions , I enjoyed working there
Discovering wool with Sweden Social enterprise values is inspiring
Now this 💚
axfoundation.se/en/press-relea… #wool

LIVE from Switzerland: Today we are the Swiss National Bank AGM Swiss National Bank calling on the bank to end its investments in fracking and adopt financial rules that serve people and planet!
campax Klima-Allianz Schweiz Collectif BreakFree Suisse SERPAJ Argentina Orlando Carriqueo MNCI Somos Tierra - Via Campesina Vía Campesina Argentina

Play & pay 🌱
Tuning into good tunes & vibs with artists helping conservation
billboard.com/business/strea…
Nice one Spotify 💚🙏

If you missed the talk this morning, you can download a copy of Paula's presentation at the following link 👉 bit.ly/3xIWGmr #Kildare4Climate kildareppn.ie/climare-action…

Feast Upon The Earth timescape at Friends of the Earth tomorrow Sat 27 April
John Gibbons Paul Price @swimsure.bsky.social Deirdre 💚 Cornelius Traas @[email protected] The Woodland League Eoghan Daltun 🌍 Extinction Rebellion Global Dr. Cara Augustenborg feasta Green Party Ireland Native Woodland Trust Educate Together United Nations
astraea.net/events/feast-u…