Nature restoration needs long-term vision but how do we make this a reality? Local schoolchildren are getting involved in our 100 year Woodland Management Strategy for Glenveagh National Park - inter-generational nature restoration at work! vimeo.com/1189430274?f... @npwsireland.bsky.social #ecology

Europe could meet over half of its future demand for critical raw materials through #recycling and waste recovery by the middle of the century, according to a new study by WEEE Forum. ♻ sustainabilityonline.net/research/min...

Executive Director Dr Maria Fitzpatrick will be at #BordBiaBloom this Friday at the Sustainable Living Stage 2pm with Climate Cocktail Club to talk about how Ireland’s businesses can lead the way to a #NaturePositive Economy - & also the @natcapirl.bsky.social panel at 4.30pm www.bloominthepark.com

Celebrating #WorldOtterDay with this wonderful image from Cork photographer Chris Martin (IG: @Looselenscap) Otters are a protected species. We can help them by restoring our natural river dynamics, preserving riparian vegetation, and improving our water quality @saveourbrideotters.bsky.social

🌍🌿Just 3.5 weeks left until #WBF2026 in ☀️Davos starts! You can now create your personalized schedule for the week, to ensure that you don't miss any of your favourite keynote lectures, talks or workshops 📝 👉 Find out how through our website tinyurl.com/4v7uj4vd

Sign the petition to protect the laws that protect us - our health, nature and water. Via @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #HandsOffNature birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/adv...

Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth—from plants & animals to tiny microorganisms—that keeps our ecosystems healthy and resilient. Yet habitat loss, pollution, & climate change are pushing nature to the brink. This #BiodiversityDay, find out how to take action: www.cbd.int/biodiversity...

Biodiversity action is a shared responsibility. Governments, communities, businesses, youth and civil society all have a role to play. Acting locally for global impact. #BiodiversityDay #ForNature

Celebrate Biodiversity Week at Castletown House with a 24-hour Bioblitz on 22–23 May. Enjoy free meadow walks, river dipping, bird bingo, dusk chorus walks and more with OPW experts and biodiversity partners. Learn more at https://cutt.ly/HtNohJe1 Plan your visit at heritageireland.ie #Biodiversity

Today, we are celebrating 33 years of Natura 2000 🎉🌱 During this year’s #Natura2000Day, we will be observing species! 🐝 You can join BioBlitz and contribute valuable data that supports biodiversity monitoring and species identification across Europe. More: environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/natur...

Thanks to all who joined our #DiscoveryTrack webinar with SustainabilityExamples.com this #BiodiversityWeek 💚 Dr Emer Ní Dhúill gave a swift overview of the importance of #biodiversity for your business and how to access the basics on integrating nature into decisions - businessforbiodiversity.ie

Only 1️⃣ day left until #BiodiversityDay! In the meantime, @coop4cbd.eu are reminding us what's truly important for nature and biodiversity - our own actions 🦋

Happy #WorldBeeDay! Every Irish business - get involved in the All-Ireland #PollinatorPlan for actions to help our bees 🐝 pollinators.ie And check out the free Biodiversity Ireland online bumblebee identification course on Ireland's Biodiversity Learning Platform: learn.biodiversityireland.ie

Want a great Biodiversity Week project? An Taisce's Ponds for Nature Conservation with Aoife O'Rourke — this great webinar is a comprehensive look at the importance of ponds, what they do for nature and why you should have one! Watch now on our YouTube: youtu.be/r-v6g6ke_08?... #BiodiversityWeek

Governments will vote today at the UN General Assembly on how to take the ICJ's Advisory Opinion forward and how it could influence legally binding climate obligations. Endorsing the opinion provides clarity for courts, communities and policymakers worldwide! #UNGA #ICJAO

Bees keep our world alive. They give us food, products like honey and beeswax, and support millions of farmers and rural communities. Healthy bee populations also help ecosystems recover and adapt to climate change. This #WorldBeeDay, learn why bees matter: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

At the Hometree #ChangingLandscapes conference in Ennistymon, this year's theme was the politics and power dynamics of nature restoration at scale. 🌳BFBI's Executive Director Dr Maria Fitzpatrick & Technical & Research Lead Dr Emer Ní Dhúill met up with Bob Hamilton of @irishtrees.bsky.social 1/3

"Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters" news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

School songs featuring #nature-related lyrics can influence nature education activities - suggesting that cultural ecosystem services may be linked to, and potentially shape, human behavior. Read our blog here: blog.pensoft.net/2026/05/18/h... #ecosystemservices

BFBI Executive Director Dr Maria Fitzpatrick will join the #BordBiaBloom Sustainable Living Stage, Friday, May 29 with #BEIMPACTFUL at 2pm to talk about how our members are leading the move to #NaturePositive. She will also join the Natural Capital Ireland panel at 4:30pm 🌻 www.bloominthepark.com

Hedgerows are biodiversity corridors across the Irish landscape providing food and shelter for insects, birds and other animals. Learn more about hedgerows during #Biodiversityweek2026 at www.biodiversityweek.ie @npwsireland.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie #BiodiversityWeek2026 #nature

As many as 26 matches at the forthcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup are set to be played in #temperature conditions that are unsafe for play, according to new analysis from World Weather Attribution. ⚽ sustainabilityonline.net/news/several...

EVENT: Build a #NaturePositive Business #BiodiversityWeek Webinar, Tues, May 19, 12pm 💚Dr Emer Ni Dhuill on our free online #DiscoveryTrack module to help begin your #biodiversity strategy 🙌Andrew Sheehan of SustainabilityExamples.com on how to showcase your work www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a...

Celebrate National Biodiversity Week with us next week with a foraging walk! Get your free tickets here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/wild-forag...

Building a #NaturePositive Business #BiodiversityWeek Webinar: Dr Emer Ni Dhuill talks through our free online #DiscoveryTrack module to help Irish organisations begin a biodiversity strategy, with Andrew Sheehan SustainabilityExamples.com on showcasing your work www.eventbrite.ie/e/1988977929...

10 days to go until #BiodiversityDay 2026!🌿 A global moment to celebrate biodiversity and the actions helping protect life on Earth 🌍 Be part of the celebration for nature 💚 🔗 cbd.int/biodiversity... #LocalAction #ForNature #UNBiodiversity #IDB2026

Join the 2026 #WorldEnvironmentDay celebrations by planning and registering your event and activities today! All submissions will be added to our global map and featured as part of our collective #NowForClimate action: www.worldenvironmentday.global/2026/get-inv...

Catherine Connolly has criticised the degradation of Irish rivers and natural habitats, in a major speech on the environment. jrnl.ie/7036942

During biodiversity week next week I'll be in Trim Co Meath talking all things nature so please come along! biodiversityweek.ie/event/protec...

Packaging giant Smurfit Westrock has updated its environmental and social #sustainability targets as part of its Better Planet programme, as well as detailing recent progress made across climate, circularity and communities. 📦 sustainabilityonline.net/news/smurfit...

Still haven't watched our introductory video? 👀 👉 Find it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqaO...

Building a #NaturePositive Business #BiodiversityWeek Webinar: Dr Emer Ni Dhuill talks through our free online #DiscoveryTrack module to help Irish organisations begin a biodiversity strategy, with Andrew Sheehan SustainabilityExamples.com on showcasing your work www.eventbrite.ie/e/1988977929...

I was asked for my thoughts on Attenborough turning 100 - he has shown that the time to give up is never www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

#Transport provider @flixbus.es has said that passengers using its services during 2025 avoided an estimated 1.5 million tonnes of CO₂ by choosing coach travel over driving or flying. 🚌 sustainabilityonline.net?p=28753

National Biodiversity Week 2026 🌿 Join a relaxed and informal Geopark Wildflower Walk along an easy route through peatland habitats and limestone landscapes. Learn why peatlands are so important, why they need protecting, and how ongoing conservation work is helping to safeguard them. (1/2)

Europe's #water systems are under growing pressure due to events such as flooding, water scarcity and declining water quality occurring at the same time, new analysis from Sweco has found. 🚰 sustainabilityonline.net/news/europes...

NEWS: Business For Biodiversity Ireland is delighted to welcome four new Directors to our Board - Garrett Quinn of Smurfit Westrock; Prof Nessa O Connor of @tcddublin.bsky.social; Aideen O'Hora, @Sustainability Works; Dr Rosie O'Neill, Ifac: businessforbiodiversity.ie/introducing-...

A new project using GPS to track hedgehogs in Northern Ireland has been launched, with the aim of protecting the species.

“The starlings, a type of songbird, emerged as star vocalists: their ability to produce ‘multiphonic’ noises - in this case, two different notes or tones expressed simultaneously - allowed them to replicate R2-D2’s complex chirps the most accurately

Targeted interventions, such as the implementation of measurement and management practices, can reduce hotel #foodwaste by up to 40% in six months, a new report by @worldwildlife.org Fund, Greenview and the American Hotel & Lodging Association has found. 🏨 sustainabilityonline.net?p=28640

🌍 The second @ipbes.net Global Assessment is entering external review. This is where evidence is challenged, sharpened and strengthened. 📆 15 June to 8 August Save the date. Details coming soon! 🍃

Our soil is one of Earth's greatest reservoirs of biodiversity, and it's more important than you think. Yet human activities pose a threat to soil biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides. Learn more about the important role soil plays: www.decadeonrestoration.org/stories/soil...

Biodiversity Monitoring Week is taking place in Montpellier, France, hosted by @biodiversa.eu +, Alliance for Nature, @bioagora.eu, @gbif.org, @marco-bolo.bsky.social, a new event that brings experts together to discuss trends and topics in #biodiversity monitoring and reversing the global crisis 🌎

Celebrating May Day and Bealtaine It is the traditional Irish transition to the new season of summer Hawthorn is in flower now and it has always had special significance as the May Tree Early Irish Brehon Law viewed Hawthorn as an important tree with its destruction considered a crime #MayDay

Logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel said that last year saw it engage with around 50% of its global customer base to drive #decarbonisation initiatives along the entire value chain. ⚓ sustainabilityonline.net?p=28551

Speaking up with our collective voices works! Both Etsy and eBay removed imperiled bat listings last year after the Center and supporters like you urged them to. Now they need to do it for ALL wildlife from the wild — before many more creatures are sacrificed.

Ireland to co-host with Tuvalu which wants to have the physical conference on its tiny island territory www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels has concluded in Colombia, an event that saw representatives from close to 60 countries come together to address ways to wind down #fossilfuel production. Here are some key takeaways. 🌍 sustainabilityonline.net/news/what-th...

Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration Report. Under the Nature Restoration Law, Ireland is required to have a Nature Restoration Plan by 01 September. Today, an Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration provided their recommendations: 🔗 assets.gov.ie/static/docum...