Action plan to save rare bat species The Government has launched the first ever Species Action Plan for the conservation and protection of the Lesser Horseshoe Bat. Ireland • 11 Aug
Emissions targets a milestone - but no clear roadmap The agreement and publication of Sectoral Emissions Ceilings is a major environmental milestone and a huge achievement - but there are some holes in the … Analysis and Comment • 29 Jul
Hundreds of Natterjack toadlets are released in Kerry Hundreds of Natterjack toadlets that were spawned and bred in captivity were released into the wild at Castlegregory in Co Kerry today with the help … Munster • 28 Jul
Report warns of accelerating global biodiversity crisis The accelerating global biodiversity crisis, with one million species of plants and animals facing extinction, is threatening the enormous benefits people derive from wild species, … Climate Change • 08 Jul
Ireland's emissions targets, plans 'simply inadequate' A new report published by Wind Energy Ireland has found that Ireland is not moving fast enough to meet the Government's carbon emissions targets for … Climate Change • 05 Jul
Solar panels could power 'quarter of Irish households' Climate scientists at University College Cork have concluded that a quarter of all the electricity needed by Irish households could be produced by putting solar … Ireland • 01 Jul
More than half of domestic septic tanks fail inspection The Environmental Protection Agency has found that more than half of domestic septic tank systems, used by households especially in rural areas to treat domestic … Ireland • 30 Jun
Proposed new law aims to restore damaged ecosystems The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a new Nature Restoration Law that would introduce legally binding targets for nature restoration in all European … Ireland • 22 Jun
Citizens' Assembly sees examples of biodiversity sites The third meeting of the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss took place today with a field trip to see examples of biodiversity management and conservation … Ireland • 11 Jun
'Urgent' implementation of climate plans needed - EPA The Environmental Protection Agency has said that urgent implementation of all climate plans and policies, plus further new measures, are needed for Ireland to meet … Ireland • 01 Jun
