UCD Earth Institute
@ucdearth.bsky.social
UCD's institute for environmental, climate and sustainability research. Discover more at www.ucd.ie/earth
Some excellent reporting here by @ucdearth.bsky.social journalist-in-residence @eithnedodd.bsky.social on the state of Ireland’s #saltmarshes, featuring UCD Climate Fellow Dr Grace Cott from @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Biology and Environmental Science.
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Decline in number and quality of saltmarshes in Ireland
Saltmarshes are in decline all over the world, including in Ireland, which is seeing the size of its wetlands decreasing as well as a significant decline in the quality of the ecosystems.
www.rte.ie
January 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Some excellent reporting here by @ucdearth.bsky.social journalist-in-residence @eithnedodd.bsky.social on the state of Ireland’s #saltmarshes, featuring UCD Climate Fellow Dr Grace Cott from @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Biology and Environmental Science.
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www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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It was an absolute pleasure to host this years Irish Pollinator Research Network meeting in @ucddublin.bsky.social yesterday. A great bunch of people doing great research, while also supporting the All Ireland Pollinator Plan. Thanks to @ucdearth.bsky.social for support!
January 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
It was an absolute pleasure to host this years Irish Pollinator Research Network meeting in @ucddublin.bsky.social yesterday. A great bunch of people doing great research, while also supporting the All Ireland Pollinator Plan. Thanks to @ucdearth.bsky.social for support!
An excellent read in today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social by our director Prof Eoin O'Neill in which he outlines how honesty is the best policy when it comes to informing people about what’s actually required to tackle #climatechange and for Ireland to #decarbonise at scale. 🌍⚡
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tinyurl.com/44c2cu43
Telling the truth about Ireland’s climate future
To avoid the political polarisation we see in the US, climate action needs to remain a shared national priority, grounded in evidence rather than ideology
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January 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
An excellent read in today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social by our director Prof Eoin O'Neill in which he outlines how honesty is the best policy when it comes to informing people about what’s actually required to tackle #climatechange and for Ireland to #decarbonise at scale. 🌍⚡
tinyurl.com/44c2cu43
tinyurl.com/44c2cu43
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UCD #CitizenScience event🌀
Met Éireann is calling on the public to help rescue millions of historic weather observations currently held in handwritten paper records.
Dr. Rhonda McGovern will run a free hands-on workshop on 27 Jan in James Joyce Library Link 3.
Register: forms.gle/cXs26gVj68pN...
Met Éireann is calling on the public to help rescue millions of historic weather observations currently held in handwritten paper records.
Dr. Rhonda McGovern will run a free hands-on workshop on 27 Jan in James Joyce Library Link 3.
Register: forms.gle/cXs26gVj68pN...
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 AM
UCD #CitizenScience event🌀
Met Éireann is calling on the public to help rescue millions of historic weather observations currently held in handwritten paper records.
Dr. Rhonda McGovern will run a free hands-on workshop on 27 Jan in James Joyce Library Link 3.
Register: forms.gle/cXs26gVj68pN...
Met Éireann is calling on the public to help rescue millions of historic weather observations currently held in handwritten paper records.
Dr. Rhonda McGovern will run a free hands-on workshop on 27 Jan in James Joyce Library Link 3.
Register: forms.gle/cXs26gVj68pN...
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Peatland archaeology and ecology beer mats! Another fab output from our amazing Irish Peatland Archaeology Across Time Project, in collaboration with the UCD Earth Institute and Peatland Finance Ireland! www.ucd.ie/earth/news-o... @ucdearth.bsky.social @ucc.ie
19 December peatland beer mats
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December 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Peatland archaeology and ecology beer mats! Another fab output from our amazing Irish Peatland Archaeology Across Time Project, in collaboration with the UCD Earth Institute and Peatland Finance Ireland! www.ucd.ie/earth/news-o... @ucdearth.bsky.social @ucc.ie
We were delighted to support 'Our Living Soil' – a conference organised by our colleagues Olaf Schmidt, @aislingmoffat.bsky.social, Shane O'Reilly, @thoscummins.bsky.social from UCD School of Agriculture & Food Science, @tudublin.bsky.social & @sssireland.bsky.social to mark #WorldSoilDay 🌱🟫
December 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We were delighted to support 'Our Living Soil' – a conference organised by our colleagues Olaf Schmidt, @aislingmoffat.bsky.social, Shane O'Reilly, @thoscummins.bsky.social from UCD School of Agriculture & Food Science, @tudublin.bsky.social & @sssireland.bsky.social to mark #WorldSoilDay 🌱🟫
Great to hear Dr Tadhg O'Mahony discussing his recent @irishexaminer.bsky.social opinion piece about Ireland's #climate policy with Fionnuala Jones on
@seanmoncrieff.bsky.social's 📻 show on @newstalkfm.bsky.social today.
Listen back ➡️ tinyurl.com/38p2aw2x
@ucddublin.bsky.social
@seanmoncrieff.bsky.social's 📻 show on @newstalkfm.bsky.social today.
Listen back ➡️ tinyurl.com/38p2aw2x
@ucddublin.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Great to hear Dr Tadhg O'Mahony discussing his recent @irishexaminer.bsky.social opinion piece about Ireland's #climate policy with Fionnuala Jones on
@seanmoncrieff.bsky.social's 📻 show on @newstalkfm.bsky.social today.
Listen back ➡️ tinyurl.com/38p2aw2x
@ucddublin.bsky.social
@seanmoncrieff.bsky.social's 📻 show on @newstalkfm.bsky.social today.
Listen back ➡️ tinyurl.com/38p2aw2x
@ucddublin.bsky.social
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Don't miss out on this #worldsoilday2025 event 🪱
When: Friday 5 December 2025
Where: UCD, Dublin
FREE registration:
www.eventbrite.com/e/our-living...
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@epaireland.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social
When: Friday 5 December 2025
Where: UCD, Dublin
FREE registration:
www.eventbrite.com/e/our-living...
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@epaireland.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Don't miss out on this #worldsoilday2025 event 🪱
When: Friday 5 December 2025
Where: UCD, Dublin
FREE registration:
www.eventbrite.com/e/our-living...
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@epaireland.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social
When: Friday 5 December 2025
Where: UCD, Dublin
FREE registration:
www.eventbrite.com/e/our-living...
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@epaireland.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social
Important opinion piece in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social by Dr Tadhg O'Mahony, Assistant Professor at UCD Environmental Policy & UCD Earth Institute Climate Fellow, in which he lays out how Ireland has been on the wrong path in terms of its hashtag#climate policy for too many years...
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Important opinion piece in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social by Dr Tadhg O'Mahony, Assistant Professor at UCD Environmental Policy & UCD Earth Institute Climate Fellow, in which he lays out how Ireland has been on the wrong path in terms of its hashtag#climate policy for too many years...
Our Earth Comment series (www.ucd.ie/earth/comment/) is a great source of opinion and explainers on environmental, climate and sustainability issues from our leading experts.
Don't miss the latest piece where Prof Gary Boyd of @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Architecture, Planning &
Don't miss the latest piece where Prof Gary Boyd of @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Architecture, Planning &
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our Earth Comment series (www.ucd.ie/earth/comment/) is a great source of opinion and explainers on environmental, climate and sustainability issues from our leading experts.
Don't miss the latest piece where Prof Gary Boyd of @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Architecture, Planning &
Don't miss the latest piece where Prof Gary Boyd of @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Architecture, Planning &
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Conversations on the potential of restoring seagrass and salt marsh habitats to store carbon hosted by @ucdearth.bsky.social
A hugely informative event; as Govt scrambles to meet sectoral targets, consideration on these habitats needs further attention.
A hugely informative event; as Govt scrambles to meet sectoral targets, consideration on these habitats needs further attention.
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Conversations on the potential of restoring seagrass and salt marsh habitats to store carbon hosted by @ucdearth.bsky.social
A hugely informative event; as Govt scrambles to meet sectoral targets, consideration on these habitats needs further attention.
A hugely informative event; as Govt scrambles to meet sectoral targets, consideration on these habitats needs further attention.
Are you a journalist covering #environment or #sustainability?
Would you like to work with @ucddublin.bsky.social's top researchers to break the best stories?
Here's the good news - the 2026 Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call is now open!
Apply today 👉 tinyurl.com/5n835nk2
Would you like to work with @ucddublin.bsky.social's top researchers to break the best stories?
Here's the good news - the 2026 Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call is now open!
Apply today 👉 tinyurl.com/5n835nk2
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Are you a journalist covering #environment or #sustainability?
Would you like to work with @ucddublin.bsky.social's top researchers to break the best stories?
Here's the good news - the 2026 Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call is now open!
Apply today 👉 tinyurl.com/5n835nk2
Would you like to work with @ucddublin.bsky.social's top researchers to break the best stories?
Here's the good news - the 2026 Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call is now open!
Apply today 👉 tinyurl.com/5n835nk2
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Excited to share our latest publication, in which we characterise key sociogovernance processes in Marine Protected Areas, to support the selection of appropriate tools for stakeholder engagement 👉
doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
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@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
Redirecting
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October 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Excited to share our latest publication, in which we characterise key sociogovernance processes in Marine Protected Areas, to support the selection of appropriate tools for stakeholder engagement 👉
doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
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@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
We’re excited to invite you to the first of a new UCD Earth Institute seminar series, taking place in @molimuseum.bsky.social on 28 October. 👐
𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 will bring together experts, policymakers & industry leaders to discuss how Ireland can respond to complex sustainability challenges.
𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 will bring together experts, policymakers & industry leaders to discuss how Ireland can respond to complex sustainability challenges.
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We’re excited to invite you to the first of a new UCD Earth Institute seminar series, taking place in @molimuseum.bsky.social on 28 October. 👐
𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 will bring together experts, policymakers & industry leaders to discuss how Ireland can respond to complex sustainability challenges.
𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 will bring together experts, policymakers & industry leaders to discuss how Ireland can respond to complex sustainability challenges.
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#Forest #pests on the horizon in the @irishtimes.com
with #ips_typographus.
irishtimes.com/environment/...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social
UCD SBES and Forestry
research on resilient forests @teagasc.bsky.social
#OPRAM #ADAPTForRes
with #ips_typographus.
irishtimes.com/environment/...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social
UCD SBES and Forestry
research on resilient forests @teagasc.bsky.social
#OPRAM #ADAPTForRes
Is Ireland ready for spruce bark beetles? An invasion is ‘only a matter of time’
Eight-toothed insect, which has killed millions of trees across Europe, has made landfall in England and could soon be in Ireland
irishtimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
#Forest #pests on the horizon in the @irishtimes.com
with #ips_typographus.
irishtimes.com/environment/...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social
UCD SBES and Forestry
research on resilient forests @teagasc.bsky.social
#OPRAM #ADAPTForRes
with #ips_typographus.
irishtimes.com/environment/...
@ucdearth.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social
UCD SBES and Forestry
research on resilient forests @teagasc.bsky.social
#OPRAM #ADAPTForRes
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Walsh PhD Scholarship: Modelling the impact of climate change on #forest productivity
Details at: drjonyearsley.github.io/agriadaptPhD...
Apply by 30th Sept 2025
@bes-quantitative.bsky.social @bes-forests.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
Details at: drjonyearsley.github.io/agriadaptPhD...
Apply by 30th Sept 2025
@bes-quantitative.bsky.social @bes-forests.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Walsh PhD Scholarship: Modelling the impact of climate change on #forest productivity
Details at: drjonyearsley.github.io/agriadaptPhD...
Apply by 30th Sept 2025
@bes-quantitative.bsky.social @bes-forests.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
Details at: drjonyearsley.github.io/agriadaptPhD...
Apply by 30th Sept 2025
@bes-quantitative.bsky.social @bes-forests.bsky.social @ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdearth.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social
Fascinating new @rte.ie Brainstorm article by @darastanley.bsky.social (Institute member & Assoc Prof at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Agriculture & Food Science), in which she lays out the threats to Ireland’s #insects, #pollinators & beekeeping from the #AsianHornet.
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Why Asian hornets remain a significant risk for Irish nature
The major concerns around this invasive species are to do with their impact on honeybees, beekeeping and wild insects
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September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Fascinating new @rte.ie Brainstorm article by @darastanley.bsky.social (Institute member & Assoc Prof at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Agriculture & Food Science), in which she lays out the threats to Ireland’s #insects, #pollinators & beekeeping from the #AsianHornet.
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tinyurl.com/uwxp5z4s
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tinyurl.com/uwxp5z4s
A study published in 2024 found that Europe’s ground-nesting birds, particularly those nesting in farming areas, are at a significantly higher risk of decline than other birds. 📉 Barry McMahon, Assoc Prof at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Agriculture & Food Science (& one of the study's authors)
September 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
A study published in 2024 found that Europe’s ground-nesting birds, particularly those nesting in farming areas, are at a significantly higher risk of decline than other birds. 📉 Barry McMahon, Assoc Prof at @ucddublin.bsky.social School of Agriculture & Food Science (& one of the study's authors)
"𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬."
Sobering piece in @theguardian.com by Dr Ruth Leeney of @ucddublin.bsky.social on her deep-sea sharks research, and how marine life is being ravaged by bottom trawling.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sobering piece in @theguardian.com by Dr Ruth Leeney of @ucddublin.bsky.social on her deep-sea sharks research, and how marine life is being ravaged by bottom trawling.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I’m obsessed with deep sea sharks: their bioluminescent spots are just visible in the pitch black environment they live in
Most of these little-known but already endangered fish have never been seen alive in their natural habitat, but are under threat from bottom trawling and deep-sea mining
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬."
Sobering piece in @theguardian.com by Dr Ruth Leeney of @ucddublin.bsky.social on her deep-sea sharks research, and how marine life is being ravaged by bottom trawling.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sobering piece in @theguardian.com by Dr Ruth Leeney of @ucddublin.bsky.social on her deep-sea sharks research, and how marine life is being ravaged by bottom trawling.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How climate stories & poetry can inspire & engage people - looking forward to this discussion @molimuseum.bsky.social w. environment writers, thinkers and activists, hosted by @athenamediaie.bsky.social & @ucdearth.bsky.social
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
22 September Telling Climate Stories
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August 29, 2025 at 7:38 AM
How climate stories & poetry can inspire & engage people - looking forward to this discussion @molimuseum.bsky.social w. environment writers, thinkers and activists, hosted by @athenamediaie.bsky.social & @ucdearth.bsky.social
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
Great to team up with @athenamediaie.bsky.social for this storytelling event in @molimuseum.bsky.social, featuring @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social @kosull.bsky.social, @janeclarke.bsky.social, Ricky Whelan & @ucddublin.bsky.social lecturer Treasa De Loughry. Book your place at tinyurl.com/yhk8vh9u!
Telling Climate Stories; Inspiring Public Conversations
Join climate and environment storytellers, writers and thinkers as they explore how stories can inspire positive change.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Great to team up with @athenamediaie.bsky.social for this storytelling event in @molimuseum.bsky.social, featuring @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social @kosull.bsky.social, @janeclarke.bsky.social, Ricky Whelan & @ucddublin.bsky.social lecturer Treasa De Loughry. Book your place at tinyurl.com/yhk8vh9u!
Listen back to Prof Gerald Mills of UCD School of Geography on @rteradio1.bsky.social, outlining why cities will need more green spaces & shade and buildings will have to be better ventilated in the future as global temperatures continue to rise due to climate change.
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Scorching temperatures break records across Europe
Helena Smith, Athens Correspondent, The Guardian, Gerald Mills, physical geographer, UCD, expert in the climates of cities and Isabel Moreno, is a meteorologist based in Madrid
www.rte.ie
August 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Listen back to Prof Gerald Mills of UCD School of Geography on @rteradio1.bsky.social, outlining why cities will need more green spaces & shade and buildings will have to be better ventilated in the future as global temperatures continue to rise due to climate change.
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www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Be sure to catch the final episode of 'Food Island' – our podcast collaboration with the Irish Farmers Journal, where you can hear @ucddublin.bsky.social Assoc Professor @tomcurran.bsky.social talk ammonia emissions, biodiversity pressures & Ireland's bioeconomy future.
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Ep 1281: Food Island Episode 6 - Back to the future | Irish Farmers Journal podcasts
For the sixth and final episode of this limited podcast series on the past, present and future of Irish food and agriculture, we delve into our potential food future.
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July 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Be sure to catch the final episode of 'Food Island' – our podcast collaboration with the Irish Farmers Journal, where you can hear @ucddublin.bsky.social Assoc Professor @tomcurran.bsky.social talk ammonia emissions, biodiversity pressures & Ireland's bioeconomy future.
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@sssireland.bsky.social and @ucdearth.bsky.social #WorldSoilDay conference, UCD Village Auditorium, 5-December 2025
Register interest tinyurl.com/vafcf2x7
Soil Science Society of Ireland and UCD Earth Institute
Funded by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency @epaireland.bsky.social
Register interest tinyurl.com/vafcf2x7
Soil Science Society of Ireland and UCD Earth Institute
Funded by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency @epaireland.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
@sssireland.bsky.social and @ucdearth.bsky.social #WorldSoilDay conference, UCD Village Auditorium, 5-December 2025
Register interest tinyurl.com/vafcf2x7
Soil Science Society of Ireland and UCD Earth Institute
Funded by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency @epaireland.bsky.social
Register interest tinyurl.com/vafcf2x7
Soil Science Society of Ireland and UCD Earth Institute
Funded by Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency @epaireland.bsky.social
"In 2024, the State added just 1,573 hectares of new forest, the lowest number in nearly 80 years."
Great to read this excellent piece in @irishtimes.com by Jeremy (an Earth Institute journalist in residence) on why Irish farmers are not taking advantage of grants and getting involved in forestry.
Great to read this excellent piece in @irishtimes.com by Jeremy (an Earth Institute journalist in residence) on why Irish farmers are not taking advantage of grants and getting involved in forestry.
To meet its climate goals, Ireland must radically expand tree cover. To that end, it offers generous incentives to farmers who forest their lands. Most can earn more money from forestry than from raising livestock.
Despite this, tree planting is at its lowest level since 1946.
My new story:
Despite this, tree planting is at its lowest level since 1946.
My new story:
Most farmers could earn more money by planting trees - why don’t they?
Tree planting in Ireland is at its lowest level since 1946 despite grants and premiums
www.irishtimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"In 2024, the State added just 1,573 hectares of new forest, the lowest number in nearly 80 years."
Great to read this excellent piece in @irishtimes.com by Jeremy (an Earth Institute journalist in residence) on why Irish farmers are not taking advantage of grants and getting involved in forestry.
Great to read this excellent piece in @irishtimes.com by Jeremy (an Earth Institute journalist in residence) on why Irish farmers are not taking advantage of grants and getting involved in forestry.