Environment
NPWS: 39% increase in prosecution cases taken in 2023
Prosecution cases taken by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) staff have seen a significant increase year-on-year. This was...
national biodiversity action plan
biodiversity
Call for increase in government spending on biodiversity
BirdWatch Ireland has said it will be “critical” that the government increases its “current budget spending” on biodiversity. The organisation’s...
Agri-Business
State to monitor impact of CAP biodiversity measures
The state will monitor the impact of measures for biodiversity implemented under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by 2027, according...
biodiversity
Minister to launch new National Biodiversity Action Plan
Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan will launch a new National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP)...
biodiversity
€1.4m for local biodiversity projects announced
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan has today (Thursday, September 22), announced funding of over €1.4...
biodiversity
Public consultation on National Biodiversity Action Plan launched
Members of the public are encouraged to submit their views on Ireland’s fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) to a...
biodiversity
National Biodiversity Conference informing Ireland's action plan starts tomorrow
The National Biodiversity Conference advancing Ireland’s next action plan in response to the global biodiversity crisis starts tomorrow (Wednesday, June...
biodiversity
Minister announces next National Biodiversity Conference
National and international experts will come together at the next National Biodiversity Conference in Dublin on June 8-9, 2022, Minister...
biodiversity
GMIT: 'Vision for Biodiversity' plan to support conservation
The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) has adopted a new plan to support and promote biodiversity conservation. Key actions include...
Environment
World Wetlands Day: Over 5,000ha of Irish bogs restored since 2018
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, has launched of a promotional video today (Wednesday, February 2)...
Agri Politics
Call for publication of 'scathing' report on underinvestment in NPWS
Social Democrats climate spokesperson, Jennifer Whitmore, has said the government must publish a “scathing” report showing underinvestment in the National...
Environment
€2.1m increase in funds to tackle biodiversity loss
Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Malcolm Noonan, has announced that the Local Biodiversity...
Environment
Noonan welcomes independent review of biodiversity plan
Minister of State for heritage and electoral reform, Malcolm Noonan, has welcomed the publication of a new independent review of...