Branch Committee Member Damaris Lysaght writes about the fascinating and endangered Marsh Fritillary butterfly. For most of the year the Marsh Fritillary butterfly exists as a caterpillar. It is only on the wing from the last week or two of May until the around the end of June; a case […]
Environment
Bandon Environmental Action Group (BEAG) is delighted to announce that, in conjunction with Avondhu Blackwater Partnership and with the support of LEADER funding, the development of a local Biodiversity Action Plan for Bandon has commenced. Interested individuals and community groups are invited to attend a Community Information and Discussion Day […]
Wildlife and conservation biologist Jack O’ Donovan Trá from Clonakilty has started an ambitious GoFundMe campaign with the hope of raising the €300,000 needed to purchase a traditional and biodiverse Irish farm in County Leitrim that has recently come up for sale, and which Jack wants to preserve as an Irish […]
In September 2015 the world agreed to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Most of these goals are socio-economic goals and are unachievable unless the three environmental goals – Climate Action, Life Below Water and Life on Land – are focused on as priority. Conventional efforts to achieve the other […]