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

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

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

A landmark deal to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems leaves Ireland with “a stack of homework to do” to meet its obligations, wildlife experts have warned.

The once-in-a-decade deal at the Cop15 nature summit in Canada commits governments to conserve nearly a third of Earth for nature by 2030, and emphasises the importance of protecting wetlands, rainforests, grasslands, and coral reefs.

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