Hand on heart, rainforest on land was, and will always be, my first love. But having seen below the waves snorkelling on the Beara coast, I can tell you Pádraic is right. In fact, *every* type of (reasonably intact) natural ecosystem is, in its own ways, special + wonderful. 🌎

New monitoring data called the 'red list' shows species are now on the brink of extinction. Data reveals that we are in real danger of losing a significant amount of animals in the UK and globally.

While a tantrum from farm orgs could have been predicted, it was a sorry sight to see the EPA Ireland retreat from a statement which was perfectly grounded in science. Yes, we need to eat less meat, a lot less! independent.ie/irish-news/cre…

"86% of EU waters covered by MPAs showed light, minimal, or no protection from the most harmful human activities, such as dredging, mining, or the most damaging fishing gear" Politicians are failing badly at protecting our seas euractiv.com/section/agricu…

This is great news and comes in addition to the reintroduction of Norwegian ospreys by the NPWS! agriland.ie/farming-news/n…

Delighted that the BRIDE Project farmers feature in this lovely series based on pioneering farmers around the country going above and beyond for nature. Listen to how nature, soil and ways of life are protected and nurtured. Wed. night at 8.30 for 4 weeks - thanks to TG4

Just been listening to Marie Donnelly, chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland, list at length on Morning Ireland the tinkering changes she believes farming must make in the face of climate breakdown. Not once was THE most important thing even mentioned: rewilding.

A historic consensus has emerged: Farmers' unions, consumer groups, industry actors, and green NGOs agree that 'business-as-usual is not an option' for EU food and farming 🎉

Denmark 🇩🇰 the world is watching. It’s time for you to do the right thing and #FREEPAULWATSON 🐋

This is positive and adds to pressure to create bigger and more effective funding streams for meeting environmental goals

Denmark has arrested & detained a man who wants to save whales the oceans & our planet. A hero.Japan wants him extradited to face old charges. Japan wants to continue killing whales for food. #shameful #Denmark 🇩🇰#Japan 🇯🇵 Embassy of Japan in Ireland Irish Embassy Denmark #FreePaulWatson #savethewhales

🔦 IFI's night patrol seized this punt + #salmon net from River Nore, Co #Kilkenny. 🌙 IFI's confidential phone line operates 24/7. Pls report illegal fishing to 0818 34 74 24.

There's outrage in Norway over this. Less so over the 1,157 Minke whales which will be harpooned by Norwegian whalers this year. bbc.com/news/articles/…

It’s been said before but the second Greta started making connections between climate change and capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism the media coverage came to a screeching halt.

Did I really just hear the head of the Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland say that we need to eat less sugar to reduce emissions from ag? Did she mean meat and dairy but the word that came out was sugar?? rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

There are an estimated 16,000 insects in Ire. Only 1 enjoys any kind of legal protection while I was only able to find one project that is focused on an insect. Tks to Great Yellow Bumblebee Project Belmullet Tidy Towns LIFE on Machair / SAOL ar an Mhacaire & Aidan O'Hanlon for help with this story irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

For anyone giving feedback on the review of the Wildlife Acts - this needs to be up there !

The golden eagle was reintroduced 23 years ago. Low levels of food in the landscape means they have not managed to expand beyond Donegal. This monument was erected by a local community group.