The High Court has ruled that there is no effective licence to permit the mechanical extraction of kelp from Bantry Bay. BioAtlantis Aquamarine Ltd. – a Tralee-based biotechnology company – applied in 2009 for a foreshore licence to harvest kelp from over 1,860 acres, the largest mechanical extraction ever proposed in Britain […]
Environment
Local Authorities are required to identify official bathing areas in their region each year, so that they can be monitored for safety, water quality and level of use. To help with this process, Cork County Council are inviting those who swim at beaches, lakes and rivers to provide their feedback […]
Mr Michael Ring TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development, has confirmed that funding which he allocated to support the TidyTowns groups throughout the country this year will still be available to them, even though the 2020 SuperValu TidyTowns competition has had to be cancelled due to public health considerations. […]
Welcoming the European Commission launch of the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy this week, field ecologist and Green Party MEP Grace O’Sullivan said she was heartened to see the Commission moving forward to help tackle the loss of land and marine species. The Strategy has, she says, the potential to create transformative […]
Agroforestry is the practice of combining forestry and agriculture in a mutually beneficial way. West Cork agroforester Rossa Gibbons talks to Moze Jacobs about his passion for trees and the benefits of planting on agricultural land. Trees are long-lived. (The oldest known individual specimen is almost 5,000 years old). So […]
Researchers at MaREI, the SFI research centre in energy, climate and marine at University College Cork (UCC), reveal today the first full picture of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on Ireland’s energy related pollution levels. Since Covid-19 restrictions came into force the use of planes, trains and automobiles have all […]