Never forget: At breakneck speed we are leaving the stable Holocene climate in which human society developed and thrived. Weather extremes are outside historical experience. Sea-level rise is accelerating. Dangerous tipping points are ahead. Graph: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...

🔥Corporate sustainability laws altered beyond recognition at today’s @europarl.europa.eu #omnibus vote. Conservatives sided with the far-right to dilute the #CSRD & #CSDDD in the name of ‘simplification’, at the expense of nature, people & long-term business success. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mn5tkrc9

Indigenous activists from Brazil stormed #COP30 demanding freedom for their territories from oil, mining, and logging interests. “For us, the defeat of our land is felt on our own skin” After decades of exploitation, Indigenous communities are saying: ENOUGH www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Good news, but does NPWS have the capability to manage all this land? Its current (excellent) rewilding initiative is only a small fraction of the existing National Park www.derryjournal.com/heritage-and...

"The housing crisis poses an existential threat to our democracy, but so too does blunting one of the only tools we have to uphold the rule of law. We accept attacks to it at our peril" - Dr Orla Kelleher www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...

The EU MERCOSUR Trade Deal is being railroaded through — with promises of traceability safeguards the latest Trojan Horse. But how credible are these assurances? And why should Ireland stand behind a deal that risks harming the Amazon and its Indigenous communities? #MERCOSUR #COP30

If the Nitrates Derogation is so important for the dairy sector why havent the government acted decisively to deliver improvements in water quality? www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

'Hijacked'? 'Pushing an agenda'? It's called EU law, namely the Habitats Directive, it's been in place for decades, & like most laws Ireland is failing to do that well, while our biodiversity pays the price. So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically. www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...

“To be without the forest is like a flower without water. Without the forests, there is no life. Without forest there is no oxygen, so all of us here on this planet need to find a way to protect the forest - Gardenia Cooper, Warao leader at #COP30 share.google/33Td0j8yTtiX...

Ireland has a totally incoherent approach to flood risk management. Moving flood water off bogs back into the Shannon River is surely just going to exacerbate flooding on farmland downstream. share.google/FUvPQBMEyr7C...

Donegal farmers launch wild venison snacks venture - In many parts of Ireland deer numbers will need to be reduced to restore and re-establish native woodlands. Expanding the market for wild venison is only a good thing. share.google/F5Eb6fyEQz57...

Today I endeavoured to speak for the rivers, to provide a counter balance to the lobbyist's narrative on the polluting nitrates derogation. Our rivers, lakes and seas deserve a chance to run healthy, wild and free from pollution www.antaisce.org/news/an-tais...

Joined colleagues and stakeholders today to exchange views with Commissioner Roswall. I urged stronger EU commitment to Nature Restoration — we need dedicated funding, not further erosion of standards. The State must shift its focus from defending derogations to delivering solutions on the ground.

The Taoiseach is telling world leaders at COP30 that they need to speak honestly to the public about climate change. Meanwhile his government is sitting on the land use review because he has no intention of telling farmers about the scale of change needed share.google/7UFl4nDNHxip...

Infamous, ambitious, influential — Oostvaardersplassen shows that large-scale nature restoration is possible, even in NW Europe. If the Netherlands, with its high population density can restore nature at scale, there’s no reason other EU Member States can’t do the same.

The Money is is talking us into autocracy - we shouldn't let it www.linkedin.com/pulse/money-...

Urban wastewater treatment is the 4th greatest pressure on Irish water quality. Some of that could be fixed by infrastructure, but almost half of the pollution is due to poor operational management. The solution is not less environmental scrutiny. www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

While stakeholders are working to support the development of an ambitious Nature Restoration Plan Micheál Martin is exploring ways to roll back on EU environmental laws. We need political leadership now not scapegoating. www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

Lynn Boylan MEP: #Mercosur is a bad deal From a food safety perspective, the agreement poses significant risks. Imported agricultural products from Mercosur are often produced using hazardous pesticides, including substances banned in the EU for decades. www.eolasmagazine.ie/lynn-boylan-...

Old traditions in a modern multicultural society. How nice is that?

A new national map of Ireland’s seagrass beds has been published by Coastwatch Ireland 🌊. Built on years of citizen science — from swimmers to fishers — it fills key knowledge gaps on these vital coastal habitats 🦀 #RestoreNature www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh 👹 If halloween has a home its arguably Oweynagat (Cave of the cats) in Co. Roscommon. Ireland's gateway to the underworld. share.google/bv25HVmic5ai...

A great day of inspirational speakers and community building at the Feeding Ourselves Local Food Symposium #FoodJustice

A packed house in Trinity College for the Local Food Symposium. Led at the outset by farmers from all around the country.

NGOs give voice to communities, defend rights & hold power to account. Yet across Europe, civil society is being scapegoated, defunded, criminalised. Without civic space, there is no democracy euobserver.com/news/ar1c67c...

The decision to drop the winter stubble cultivation rule is a positive step towards better alignment between water, soil & biodiversity goals. Let’s build on this to ensure 🇮🇪 farmed landscapes work for both nature & farmers. Credit to BirdWatch Ireland 🌿🐦 birdwatchireland.ie/birdwatch-ir...

🗣️ "I think we need to heavily invest in getting many of these trucks off the road." John Gibbons, Journalist & Author on the environmental impact of HGVs and the need to invest in transitioning to rail. #TonightVMTV

The tech bro oligarchs are all singing off the same hymn sheet. These are smart people who know the catastrophic suffering that will result from climate breakdown but they also know their empire of wealth will leave them totally unaffected. www.newsweek.com/bill-gates-d...

It was great to participate in tonight’s Community Conversation on Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan in Newtown Mount Kennedy. Wicklow has great potential for nature restoration and communities that want to make it happen #RestoreNature www.restorenature.ie/get-involved

"The great enemy of freedom is the alignment of political power with wealth" - Wendell Berry

“But there’s no interest in #climate change any more!” Barely a fortnight on YouTube and Global Warning has already been watched half a million times. Plus look at the appetite in the comments for more reliable info. @aljazeera.com has made them free to air so share them. youtu.be/F8vI5_gN90g?...

Doing things simpler may be a good idea. Deregulating may leave people behind and incentivise 27 different answers to replace the common one. www.ft.com/content/adba...

It's good news that the State is expanding National Parks, but not if the State is only going to continue business as usual. Conservation grazing is important but is only part of the solution to our biodiversity problem, rewilding is also important. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit...you are in trouble because climate breakdown induced droughts mean many chocolate bars don't actually contain cocoa anymore. share.google/P8Pwj2bLaNpS...

More bad news from the U.S. Roads are the death of wilderness.

Congratulations to @catherinegalway.bsky.social! I know that she will represent Ireland with compassion and integrity. A special thanks to Michael D. Higgins for his inspirational leadership, he represents the very best of Ireland ☘️

The narrative that environmental regulation in Ireland is constraining business somehow coexists with the reality that a culture of 'light touch' enforcement means you can wipe out the life in a major river like the Blackwater and get away with it share.google/FyTkWv3HV4Sq...

I'm seeing Arbutus / Strawberry Tree being used much more in landscaping. When we have native plants like this why opt for non-natives.

Collison ignores that Irelands boom - bust economic cycles have come from elites concentrating power & wealth. Handing more control to neo-liberal politicians risks repeating the same mistakes. We needs accountability, not another elite “efficiency fix” www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Democracy isn't an inevitability. It's something we continually have to nurture and defend. Please vote if you can. There are many people in the world who don't have the privilege.

Cerro Rico de Potosí, hollowed out to fuel colonial Spain’s immense wealth, now stands on the brink of collapse. A profound metaphor for the toll that humanity’s greed has taken on nature and Indigenous peoples. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-t...

EU leaders also renewed their push for the #simplification of EU laws, a move that risks weakening vital environmental protections. This is legislation which protects 🌳Forests 🏞️Fresh water 😶‍🌫️Clean air 🏚️People against #ClimateChange 👉 www.wwf.eu?19760941/euc...

The rainforests of SE Asia are among the most logged in the world. In Papua New Guinea the environmental destruction is part of a colonial land grab that is being perpetrated against Papuans youtu.be/zVy3qKxAS9k?... Stop the Malaysian Land Grab in Papua New Guinea. Sing the petition www.stopFCA.org

Irelan asks for "no additional heating approach" to farming. IE if emissions don’t increase, they can be "climate neutral" Try that with anything else. Ecuador can have no crime problem if homicide numbers stay stable. Ukrain can be at peace if bombing rate stays the same. A better world beacons

WWF Portugal plan to partly fund ambitious nature restoration through the sale of recycled plastic "solidarity bags", available for sale at Lidl. We need more of these kinds of partnerships to drive investment in nature restoration. www.publico.pt/2025/10/22/a...

Yesterday at the Environment Council, the Czech government, supported by Ministers from Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxemburg and Spain, flagged the issue of lack of nature funding in the MFF. More not less dedicated funding is needed to deliver Nature Restoration eeb.org/cutting-fund...

"It isn't the wolf that makes people stop (farming), but the wolf is so emotional. People don't blame the EU or the war. They blame the wolf." Lone Wolf (2025).

A recent public opinion poll from NABU shows overwhelming support for the Nature Restoration Law in Germany, with no regional or political divide. In a time of increasing global polarisation Nature Restoration seems to be a positive unifying force for good. www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...

EPP in coalition with far-right groups once again joined forces to attack environmental ambition in the EU, voting down the EU’s proposed law on forest monitoring, calling on the Commission to withdraw the proposal entirely. www.euractiv.com/news/europea...