BIODIVERSITY IN ACTION

Sustainability collection highlighting content that relates to protection of our natural world and human life.

BIODIVERSITY IN ACTION

Sustainability collection highlighting content that relates to protection of our natural world and human life.

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large swarm of dangerous striped stinging insects wasps fly against the background of a green summer garden
Busy as a bee: Summer swarming season in full swing
Political swarm clouds are gathering over honeybee colonies in Ireland just now. The swarming season has arrived and palace revolutions will erupt over the next two months as hives become crowded

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026

'50 times the size of Croke Park': Illegal fire destroys habitats in Wicklow Mountains
'50 times the size of Croke Park': Illegal fire destroys habitats in Wicklow Mountains
A wildfire has destroyed 66ha of Wicklow Mountains National Park with devastating repercussions on wildlife in the area with nests and habitats destroyed in the blaze

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Human nature: Rewilding as a means to avoid a future of decline
Human nature: Rewilding as a means to avoid a future of decline
Rewilding is often portrayed as being no different to land abandonment. But the case of Italy’s Abruzzo region shows this to be far from reality

Sat, 23 May, 2026

Fairytale Forest, Killarney National Park, Ireland
Jennifer Horgan: The Irishman saving the Amazon and why we need our native trees
Martin von Hildebrand is following in the footsteps of his hero Roger Casement. His work shows the importance of protecting our native woodlands 

Fri, 22 May, 2026

More than 200 local nature projects set to receive €3m
More than 200 local nature projects set to receive €3m
As part of National Biodiversity Week, biodiversity minister Christopher O’Sullivan announced 209 nature projects will receive funding from the 2026 Local Biodiversity Action Fund

Thu, 21 May, 2026

Summer: young adults watering plants on a rooftop community garden
Couple goals: Can economic growth finally go green?
Researchers have found that many urban economies are continuing to grow while fossil-fuel pollution declines, meaning some cities are beginning to 'consciously uncouple' economic growth from fossil-fuel dependence

Sat, 16 May, 2026

Initiative boosts corncrake comeback with €4.35m of funding
Initiative boosts corncrake comeback with €4.35m of funding
250 farmers and landowners across Donegal, Mayo and Galway are now managing land for nature, implementing measures which protect this bird and improve its habitat

Fri, 15 May, 2026

Flower garden
Wild Matters: The coexistence of gardens and nature
Resisting our cultural tendency to ‘tidy’ everything up in our gardens gives untold opportunities for wild creatures

Thu, 14 May, 2026

Corncrake, Crex crexx
Malcolm Noonan: We must reconnect with nature to restore it for future generations
We have all the statutory targets; rewetting, woodland, marine, free flowing rivers, but then there’s the really tricky bit; winning hearts and minds, writes Malcolm Noonan

Tue, 12 May, 2026

Opening hours: Why some plants open by day and close at night
Opening hours: Why some plants open by day and close at night
Plants are constantly sensing, responding, and adapting to the world around them. They track time, detect light, react to temperature, and coordinate with insects in ways that are surprisingly sophisticated

Sat, 09 May, 2026

giant hogweed dangerous plant England summer
Local authority restarts giant hogweed control programme in Tipperary
Farming advisers will contact farmers in affected areas to assist them in applying for funding to support the implementation of additional measures

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Close-up of a bumblebee collecting pollen from a pink flower
New radar technology could be critical for tracking pollinators
New radar technology could help aid research and policymaking by identifying pollinator insect species via 'wingbeat signatures'.

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Rivers of Munster: Suir 'probably the reason Clonmel exists in the first place'
Rivers of Munster: Suir 'probably the reason Clonmel exists in the first place'
A large island on the Suir, right in the middle of the town is now a significant presence in the town

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Rivers of Munster: The Feale's influence on the town of Listowel is clear
Rivers of Munster: The Feale's influence on the town of Listowel is clear
Named after a mythical princess, the River Feale is central to life in the Kerry town as a source of recreation and of a vital water supply, writes Michael Moynihan

Mon, 04 May, 2026

Meet the Irish electrician turning rubbish into renewable energy devices
Meet the Irish electrician turning rubbish into renewable energy devices
Former electrician Barra Mulligan has spent 20 years transforming everyday scrap into homemade wind and river turbines, writes Sarah Horgan

Sun, 03 May, 2026

Age-old question: What are the factors behind a long life?
Age-old question: What are the factors behind a long life?
Why do some individuals die much sooner than others, despite belonging to the same gene pool and facing similar life challenges? What lifestyle factors, if any, influence life-expectancy?

Sat, 02 May, 2026

Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin: People care about losing the natural world — politics must catch up
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin: People care about losing the natural world — politics must catch up
Our Independent Advisory Committee on nature restoration found that the Irish public cares deeply about its natural environment and its links to our heritage and culture — people feel the nature-related losses of recent decades acutely

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026

Children's book highlights 'the most misunderstood tree in Ireland', bodies claim
Children's book highlights 'the most misunderstood tree in Ireland', bodies claim
The promoters say Sitka spruce helps Ireland produce its own timber for housing, fencing, packaging, energy and other daily needs

Tue, 28 Apr, 2026

Sprucing up the truth: Schools should not be a battleground for vested interests
Sprucing up the truth: Schools should not be a battleground for vested interests
As public awareness of the negative impacts of industrial forestry has grown, so too has the sector’s efforts to reshape the narrative with stunts like the deeply misleading booklet given to primary school children

Tue, 28 Apr, 2026

€20.8m cross-border nature restoration project launched
€20.8m cross-border nature restoration project launched
The newly launched PeacePlus Nature project aims to reverse the decline of key priority species and habitats across 23 sites in Northern Ireland and border counties

Mon, 27 Apr, 2026

Solar power: Sunny April weather sees butterflies take flight
Solar power: Sunny April weather sees butterflies take flight
Whether on the farm, in the garden, or the council-owned and managed open spaces, every patch of green space can play a role in helping butterflies and biodiversity, mainly by facilitating native flowering plants

Sat, 25 Apr, 2026

Department has no control over school book about tree that doesn't sustain Ireland's ecology
Department has no control over school book about tree that doesn't sustain Ireland's ecology
The book about the Sitka Spruce, which was sent to all primary schools last week, also features a foreword by former forestry minister Michael Healy-Rae expressing 'hope' that the story will help the reader 'see forests in a new way'

Wed, 22 Apr, 2026

Short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) in the thickets of sea grass Zostera. Black Sea. Odessa bay.
Anja Murray: Ireland’s seahorses and the seagrass meadows they call home
A rarely-sighted seahorse washed up on Ballynamona Strand recently is a small reminder of the richness of our coastal waters and the urgent need to protect habitats while there’s still something to protect

Sat, 18 Apr, 2026

King of the hills: Going wild about our old Irish goats
King of the hills: Going wild about our old Irish goats
A romantic outlaw from farmed civilisation, the Irish goat has managed to survive and maintain its identity for six thousand years

Thu, 16 Apr, 2026

Deep cup birds nest of the robin with hatchlings newly hatched nestlings crying for food
Minister asks farmers to protect hedgerows
Safeguard nesting birds by observing the annual vegetation cutting ban from March to August, and understand your legal duties under the Wildlife Act.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

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