Event: COP15

Event: COP15

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Up to the 1970s, farming was generally organic and it accommodated a wide range of plants, birds, and insects alongside crops and farm animals. But, today’s farms are not the wildlife-rich places they once were</p>

outdoors

Donal Hickey: Can nature survive being squeezed into thin ribbons of land?

Wildlife could rebound if we reinstated hedgerows, and cut down on chemical fertilisers and pollutants — but we need to be ready to do this

<p>Flossie Donnelly from Dun Laoghaire on South Anne Street, Dublin during a protest by Extinction Rebellion Ireland and allies during a rally to highlight the biodiversity crisis in Ireland while, in Montreal, Canada, the 15th meeting of the United Nations’ Convention (COP 15) on Biological Diversity took place from December 7-19. Photo: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos</p>

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COP on to the needs of Nature — we're facing a 'Sixth Mass Extinction'

The ‘Sixth Mass Extinction’ that we are now facing is predicted to lead to the loss of half of all plant and animal species by the end of the century — but allocating 30% of the earth's area for nature restoration could be the start of our chance to avert widespread ecosystem breakdown

<p>Pádraic Fogarty of the Irish Wildlife Trust welcomed the deal, but said there was much to be done before we could be optimistic.</p>

news

Ireland has 'stacks of homework to do' in order to meet environment requirements

Nearly 200 countries signed an agreement to put humanity on a path to living in harmony with nature, but Ireland is lagging behind

COP27 Net Zero Rules

news

Antonio Guterres tells Cop 15: People have become weapons of mass destruction

The road to Cop15: Humans v nature — our long and destructive journey to the age of extinction

outdoors

The road to Cop15: Humans v nature — our long and destructive journey to the age of extinction

EU slammed over failure to protect marine life from ‘destructive’ fishing

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EU slammed over failure to protect marine life from ‘destructive’ fishing

Press caught off guard as Obama takes shortcut to talks

“HI GUYS. How are you?”

Sat, 19 Dec, 2009

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