Environment - West Cork People

Just how urgent is human evolution?

Fiona Hayes March, 2021

Just 11 years ago, March 2010, during an Interview with the Guardian Newspaper, the scientist James Lovelock stated “I don’t think we’re yet evolved to the point where we’re clever enough to handle as complex a situation as climate change. The inertia of humans is so huge that you can’t […]

New book gives fascinating insight into the miniature world of mosses and liverworts

WCP Staff March, 2021

Mosses and liverworts – bryophytes – offer a wonderful miniature world to be discovered on the doorstep. West Cork is one of the best places in the world to see them, and the only kit needed is a mobile phone camera or a hand lens. A well-written book can provide […]

Listen for the call of the common buzzard

WCP Staff March, 2021

At this time of year buzzards are ready to set up their nesting territories. Listen out for their cat-like mewing call says Nicholas Mitchell Birdwatch Ireland West Cork. You may see a pair circle and soar over a suitable patch of woodland, or male buzzards putting on an aerobatic display […]

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Oysterhaven Centre recognised at Irish Sailing Awards for its commitment to sustainability

WCP Staff March, 2021

Oysterhaven Centre based in Oysterhaven, near Kinsale received a big boost last month at the 2020 Irish Sailing Awards by winning the prestigious Irish Sailing Sustainability Award. The Irish Sailing Awards is an annual event celebrating the achievements of some inspirational people in the sailing community. This year, the awards presented the […]

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West Cork bites into the ‘doughnut’

WCP Staff February, 2021

Everyone knows what a doughnut looks like. But what on Earth is ‘doughnut economics’ (as recommended by President Higgins, David Attenborough, and the Pope)? Moze Jacobs and Alice Glendinning shed some light on the subject. English economist Kate Raworth decided in 2012 that this is exactly how growth should unfold […]

When zero waste is far from zero – it can be a plus

Fiona Hayes February, 2021

I live on the edge of the River Ilen where the river is still tidal. Every so often I walk along the river’s edge collecting waste plastic, glass bottles and tins or aluminium cans that have washed up along the shore line. I put it in plastic bags and phone the […]

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