Imagine Inishturk with a dozen five‑star resorts: a warning from the Greek islands – The Irish Times
Imagine that Inis Óirr, Cape Clear, Sherkin or Inishturk already had 13 hotels, and planning applications had been…
Urban forestry for cooler cities faces three critical hurdles
Tree canopy needs to be close to homes, workplaces and public spaces to be effective as a countermeasure…
How to earn up to six figures by planting trees in Ireland – The Irish Times
Forget your stocks and shares; how about trying to do something positive for the environment, while earning some…
‘It took away the last few things my son enjoyed … his world really narrowed’ – The Irish Times
On the night Storm Éowyn landed last year, Joan Comer woke at 3am and realised that the baby…
The solution to tackling the climate crisis? We need everything – The Irish Times
Having worked on the climate newsbeat for almost a decade, it was easy to notice a recurring trend.…
Advisers concerned by lack of funding commitment for nature restoration plan – The Irish Times
The advisory committee on nature restoration has expressed “disappointment and frustration” at the exclusion of nature from a…
Ireland second highest in EU for greenhouse gas emissions per person – The Irish Times
Ireland had the second highest greenhouse gas emissions per person in the European Union, latest comparisons show. Emissions…
Light detection and ranging of natural systems
Duncanson, L. et al. Aboveground biomass density models for NASA’s global ecosystem dynamics investigation (GEDI) lidar mission. Remote.…
Glen of the Downs nature reserve could expand after NPWS acquires large parcel of forestry land – The Irish Times
The State has purchased private land adjacent to the Glen of the Downs in Co Wicklow which could…
Vegetation cover change as a growing driver of global leaf area index dynamics
DatasetsVegetation cover data The Vegetation Continuous Fields version 1 product (VCF5KYR) was adopted to provide global fine-scale fractional…
Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees – some centuries old
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Is Ireland ready for spruce bark beetles? An invasion is ‘only a matter of time’ – The Irish Times
Ireland has so far been spared the ravages of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, which has killed hundreds…