Radical EU-wide biodiversity policy to transform countryside
Ireland’s countryside — and many traditional farming practices — are set to undergo a transformation in the next two decades under a radical EU-wide biodiversity policy which will see more trees planted, a 50% reduction in the risk and use of chemical pesticides, more than 20% reduction in the use of fertilisers, and a major increase in the uptake of agro-ecological practices.
The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 has set ambitious targets that will require transformative change if they are to be achieved, with significant areas of degraded and carbon-rich ecosystems to be restored.
