THE world must act immediately to stop the rapid loss of animal and plant species that allow humans to exist, the United Nations warned yesterday at the start of a major summit on biodiversity.

CARBON pollution and over-use of Earth’s natural resources have become so critical that, on current trends, we will need a second planet to meet our needs by 2030, the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) said yesterday.

THE National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) deserves immense credit for its dedication to conserving the corncrake.

IN RESPONSE to Dick Warner’s article (Irish Examiner, May 12), like himself I love cowslips. As countryside management specialist for Teagasc, I wrote about them in the recent edition of our Teagasc magazine — Today’s Farm, which is circulated to all Teagasc clients.