Non-native trees killing our flora and fauna

We are concerned about the damaging effects of non-native trees in Ireland. We are sixth-class pupils of Scoil na nÓg, Glanmire, Cork, and, as part of a project for the ECO UNESCO, Young Environmentalist Awards 2014, we are researching the damaging effects of these trees.

Our project is entitled ‘The Effects of Non-Native Forestry Plantations in Ireland’. This is a huge problem: non-native trees are devastating flora and fauna, soil, rivers and much, much more.

We have learned that the non-native Sitka Spruce tree species makes up 60% of Irish forestry.