Mags Riordan, founder of Bumblebee Flower Farm in Drimoleague, is realising a long-held dream in the creation of a ‘School of Sustainability’ in West Cork. “There’s nothing like a world crisis to force you to stop daydreaming and act,” says the organic flower farmer. “This in something that’s been in […]
Environment
Cork Senator Tim Lombard is reminding national youth organisations that the deadline for applications to the new Youth Climate Justice Fund is May 15. Speaking about the funding, Senator Lombard said: “the objective of the Youth Climate Justice fund is to support youth-led action and innovation on Climate Justice at community, […]
ECO-UNESCO has announced that 18 youth projects from Cork have reached the final of this year’s Young Environmentalist Awards. Almost 500 applications were received, which is a record-breaking number despite the covid interruptions. ECO-UNESCO will be announcing the winner’s virtually on May 21 through YouTube live and social media platforms. […]
PERMANENT CULTURE Principal 4 – Our 10,000 Trees (Apply Self-Regulation and Feedback) Remember those 10,000 trees being planted around Clonakilty – the plan from way back before the lock-down? I wanted to revisit my last theme ‘Obtain a Yield’ with the example of the tree planting, and spoke to Istvan Markuly, […]
Wind energy became Ireland’s number one source of electricity for a full quarter for the first time during the first three months of 2020. Figures released from the SEAI this week showed that during Q1 2020 wind energy provided 3,390 GWh of electricity (43.8 per cent of demand) compared to […]
The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, T.D., has announced the launch of a new book dealing with agriculture and the environment, titled ‘Farming for Nature: The Role of Results-Based Payments’ which has been published by the National Parks & Wildlife Service of her Department and Teagasc. […]