Biodiversity & Agriculture

Biodiversity & Agriculture

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Staff from the Tipperary-headquartered Herdwatch, at the 2022 National Ploughing Championships.</p>

companies

Renatus makes investment in Tipperary's Herdwatch

The company currently has a team of 60 people, and plans to increase this to 80 over the next two years, to support its international growth and farm digitalisation efforts

<p>Ringfencing the biodiversity of a forest might exclude local populations that depend on it for their livelihoods; on the other hand, a development project may create jobs but lead to species loss and destroy heritage sites of cultural value. File photo</p>

economy

GDP and market metrics selling nature and climate change short, warn scientists

The focus of the report by IPBES - the body that covers biodiversity as the IPCC does climate change - is to highlight the vast array of ways in which different people value nature

<p>A selection of farmers were also enabled to become beekeepers, provided with honey bees, hives, suits, and the necessary equipment, as well as training and mentoring. Picture: NFGWS</p>

farming

From weed-wiping to beekeeping - the scheme helping farms improve water quality

A single drop of MCPA in a small stream can be enough to breach the legal limit for pesticides along 30km.

The link between agriculture and biodiversity

farming

The link between agriculture and biodiversity

Correctly managed ponds positively impact biodiversity

farming

Correctly managed ponds positively impact biodiversity

Bumblebee with pollen on dandelion

farming

Why Ireland's pollinators are important to farming

Farm Biodiversity Report: Focus on Hedgerows

Farm Biodiversity Report: Focus on Hedgerows

Many species like to follow these linear features as they provide food and shelter

Fri, 27 May, 2022

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