Eoin Lettice

UCC

Dr Eoin Lettice is a plant science lecturer at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Environmental Research Institute at UCC. He is a former Irish Research Council awardee

'Two in five plant species are at risk of extinction'

A new report on the state of the world's plants has some sobering findings about what we're in danger of losing

Plants • 30 Sep 20

How we've rediscovered the natural world during the lockdown

Our reaction to the pandemic has changed how we view, value and utilise urban green spaces

Nature • 26 May 20

Why plants are central to saving the planet

As the new UN report on climate change and land use makes clear, we need to rediscover the importance of plants

Climate Change • 09 Aug 19

The National Famine Monument at Westport, Co Mayo

170 years after the famine, the late blight of potatoes remains

Despite the tools available to combat and control plant disease, the pathogen which caused the Irish famine continues to destroy potato crops worldwide

Plant Pathology • 11 May 18

Time for a new debate about food production

Opinion: producing enough food to feed a growing human population while protecting an environment under pressure will mean changes in lifestyle, diet and food production

Food production • 17 Nov 17

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