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BEC Consultants
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Dublin-based ecological consultancy firm, specialising in large-scale protected habitat and species surveys. Learn more at www.botanicalenvironmental.com
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riverflies.bsky.social
📣We're recruiting!

The Riverfly Partnership is, hosted by the @freshwaterbio.bsky.social seeking a Senior Development Manager to grow sustainable funding for one of Europe's longest-running citizen science programmes.

Passionate about rivers and community science?

👉 www.fba.org.uk/riverfly-par...
December 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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ramsar.org
A webinar on implementing a structured National Wetland Inventory process will be held online today, 16 December 2025, from 13:00 to 14:00 CET.

Details: contacts.ramsar.org/notification...

Learn more: ramsar.org/our-work/act...
December 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
bececology.bsky.social
'Geese vs people? Report maps feeding sites amid planning battles' - @news.rte.ie

#NatureConservation #BrentGeese #Planning

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Geese vs people? Report maps feeding sites amid planning battles
The interim study on light-bellied brent geese, obtained by Prime Time, is intended to act as a planning framework to help local authorities permit housing development across Dublin, while meeting con...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
bececology.bsky.social
'Minister O’Sullivan publishes new report on the status of Ireland’s EU-Protected Habitats and Species' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #HabitatsDirective #Article17 #Ireland

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Minister O’Sullivan publishes new report on the status of Ireland’s EU-Protected Habitats and Species | National Parks & Wildlife Service
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December 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
bececology.bsky.social
A project that has been in the offing for about 20 years is about to be submitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála.

"Plans to be submitted for largest-ever water project" - @news.rte.ie

#RiverShannon #WaterSupplyProjectEasternAndMidlandsRegion

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Plans to be submitted for largest-ever water project
Uisce Éireann has announced that it will submit a planning application next week for the largest-ever water project in Irish history.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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merlin-project.bsky.social
Registration is now open for our MERLIN policy event! This joint event will present key insights from four Horizon flagship projects and provide a space for exchange with EU and national decision-makers. It will be our final event, marking over four years of work 🌱 project-merlin.eu/brussels2026...
December 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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news.rte.ie
A reduction in chemical nitrogen allowances, and increased buffer zones around rivers are understood to be some of the new conditions attached to an extension of Ireland's nitrates derogation.
Three-year extension of nitrates derogation expected
A reduction in chemical nitrogen allowances, and increased buffer zones around rivers are understood to be some of the new conditions attached to an extension of Ireland's nitrates derogation.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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ukecn.bsky.social
PhD opportunity using long-term data & experimental results to develop a model to predict ground beetle species responses under woodland management scenarios. With @uniofreading.bsky.social ding.bsky.social, @forestresearchuk.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...
A ground beetle, Carabus problematicus. Photo by Roy Anderson
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
bececology.bsky.social
Our newest Irish Wildlife Manual has been published by @npwsireland.bsky.social and deals with the Habitats Directive Annex I whorl snails (Vertigo angustior, V. geyeri and V. moulinsiana).

#NatureConservation #IrishWildlifeManual #Vertigo #Mollusca

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December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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ipbes.net
📅Save the date: #IPBES12 Plenary

3–8 February 2026
📍Manchester, UK

IPBES members and experts will convene to discuss the landmark #BizBiodiversity assessment of the impact and dependency of business on biodiversity and nature's contributions to people.

📗 https://ow.ly/jMXK50XwIPC
Save the date announcement for IPBES12 Plenary Session, featuring an aerial photograph of Manchester, UK. The image shows the city's modern skyline with skyscrapers in the background and residential areas with abundant green spaces in the foreground. White text overlays a green gradient background, announcing the event dates of 3-8 February 2026 in Manchester. The hashtags #BizBiodiversity and #IPBES12 are displayed, along with text indicating that global experts will convene to discuss the Business and Biodiversity Assessment. The design uses a white border frame around the entire image.
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
bececology.bsky.social
'Minister of State O’Sullivan announces €3 million funding for local biodiversity projects' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #Biodiversity

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Minister of State O’Sullivan announces €3 million funding for local biodiversity projects | National Parks & Wildlife Service
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November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
bececology.bsky.social
'Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland' - NBDC

Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.

#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert

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Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland - National Biodiversity Data Centre
Please share the alert with the call to action to follow the Check Clean Dry code to help prevent spread of this and other invasive species to other
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November 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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waterlandsh2020.bsky.social
🌿🙌Our #WaterLANDS Irish Action Site was visited by the national TV & radio broadcaster @news.rte.ie and featured in RTE's latest article today! 📽️Tune into #RTE Six-One news tonight for more insights on the visit and restoration activities carried out at Bencroy Mountain: www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
Leitrim farmers leading largescale wetland restoration
A mountain in Co Leitrim that once hosted one of the largest coal mining sites in the west of Ireland has become a European case study for large-scale wetland restoration.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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birdwatchireland.bsky.social
BirdWatch Ireland is seeking to recruit a Warden for Tory Island, Co. Donegal as part of PeacePlus Nature. The application deadline is 1st December. For full details, see birdwatchireland.ie/get-involved.... PEACEPLUS is supported by the ERDF & the UK & Irish Governments.
Tory Island Warden PeacePlus - BirdWatch Ireland
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November 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Scientific research has shown that peatlands cover 3% of the global land surface but store twice as much carbon as in all the world's forests.
Leitrim farmers leading largescale wetland restoration
A mountain in Co Leitrim that once hosted one of the largest coal mining sites in the west of Ireland has become a European case study for large-scale wetland restoration.
www.rte.ie
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
bececology.bsky.social
'Minister O’Sullivan launches expanded Peatlands and Natura Community Engagement Scheme 2026' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #Wetlands #Funding #CommunityEngagement #Nature

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Minister O’Sullivan launches expanded Peatlands and Natura Community Engagement Scheme 2026 | National Parks & Wildlife Service
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November 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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injournal.bsky.social
Volume 41 – Ciarán Byrne reports on Microterys seyon, a parasitoid wasp new to Ireland from Co. Carlow, and comments on the genus . For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Wasps
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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plantlifeuk.bsky.social
A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction!🥳🌱One of Britain’s most endangered orchids, Fen Orchid, is no longer considered threatened in the UK, according to the bsbibotany.bsky.social 's new GB red list. Find out how we did it👉 loom.ly/02JCV8w
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
bececology.bsky.social
'Forum to share knowledge and strengthen collaboration on invasive species on the island of Ireland' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation

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Forum to share knowledge and strengthen collaboration on invasive species on the island of Ireland | National Parks & Wildlife Service
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November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
bececology.bsky.social
'Midlands showcase to highlight Just Transition projects' - @rte.ie

#ClimateChange #ClimateAction

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Midlands showcase to highlight Just Transition projects
A showcase of over 170 projects funded through the EU Just Transition Fund is taking place in the midlands.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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injournal.bsky.social
Volume 41 – Byrne and Clarke report on Tropidosteptes pacificus, a mirid bug new to Ireland from counties Carlow and Antrim. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Insects
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
bececology.bsky.social
'Why you shouldn't eat blackberries after Halloween' - @rte.ie

#Halloween #Samhain #Blackberries #Foraging #IrishFolklore

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Why you shouldn't eat blackberries after Halloween
The folk tales around blackberries, the púca, devils and death reinforce the message that out-of-season food is insipid and unpleasant
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October 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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nigelmonaghan-nh.bsky.social
Wednesday 27 October you can hear @paoloviscardi.bsky.social in Dublin on the value of the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History in addressing #biodiversity issues
October 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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injournal.bsky.social
Volume 41 – Power et al. report on Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird new to Ireland from Counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
October 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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batworker.bsky.social
Bat torpid since before 5th September, which was the first surprise 🦇
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM