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Deirdre
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natcapirl.bsky.social
At today's Heritage Ireland 2030 Summit, we enjoyed meeting archaeological & built heritage experts, plus Niall Ó Donnchú, Niamh Farren & Dr Andy Bleasdale of @npwsireland.bsky.social. On NPWS's youth outreach, Clare Bromley said, "Nature interpretation is about provoking people to feel & to think"💭
A graphic illustration by leahdesign.ie of presentations from the Heritage Ireland Summit in Trinity College on 29th October 2025. There are banners in the background reading, "Heritage Ireland 2030 - Government of Ireland" A woman giving a presentation at Trinity College Dublin with a pull-up banner behind her reading, "Heritage Ireland 2030". The screen has a slide with the NPWS logo and children doing art activities about native woodlands. A woman and two men smiling for a photo in front of a banner reading, "Natural Capital Ireland"
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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projdandelion.bsky.social
When women lead, resilience grows 🌍

@worldresources.bsky.social new analysis across 12 countries shows every $1 invested in climate adaptation yields generates $10.50 in benefits–with returns of 20–27%.

It’s time global funding followed the evidence. Take action: projectdandelion.com/demand
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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bizbioirl.bsky.social
BFBI’s Business Development Manager Dr Maria Fitzpatrick will speak at the upcoming Kildare #Biodiversity Conference on October 18, 2025, on supporting action for businesses on #biodiversity 🌿

With Kildare #Wildlife Rescue / Kildare CoCo. More: kildarebiodiversityconference.ie/2025-confere...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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natcapirl.bsky.social
Irish Bioeconomy Week starts today! At last week's 'Todhchaí Ghorm - Blue Future' event by Nua Mara, >100 people explored marine conservation and the blue economy. We also enjoyed @uniofgalway.bsky.social Carna Research Station's 50th Anniversary and a field trip with the Irish Seaweed Consultancy 🪸
A group of smiling people standing on a gravel road in front of a rocky seashore. It's a grey cloudy day. A woman in a hi-vis holding up some seaweed on a rocky seashore as other people look at it. It's a grey cloudy day. A woman giving a presentation in front of a banner reading "CarnaResearchStation@50 - University of Galway, Ryan Institute". Other people are sitting on chairs behind her in front of pull-up banners on marine sustainability and aquaculture.
October 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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fintankelly.bsky.social
Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork.

At a time when a nationwide Nature Restoration Plan is being drafted we still see rare habitats being destroyed, often with very little consequence #RestoreNature
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Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork
The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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October 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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natcapirl.bsky.social
Last week, our Executive Coordinator, Deirdre Lane, joined the Irish Bioeconomy Forum in Tralee. Two key topics for us were the policy innovation toolbox and cluster building. Learn more during Bioeconomy Ireland Week! Join the 13th Oct conference or find other events here: www.irishbioeconomy.ie
Natural Capital Ireland at the Irish Bioeconomy Forum, Sept 2025A women in a yellow jacket standing in front of a biodiversity-themed tapestry. Above is a photo of a slide showing ecosystem and cluster building for the bioeconomy in Ireland.
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
theshamrockspring.bsky.social
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October 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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kateraworth.bsky.social
Big Doughnutty News.
Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
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October 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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guypeer.bsky.social
A new assessment of land-use changes in Europe, accounting for small-scale changes, indicates a 50% higher loss of green spaces.
euobserver.com/green-econom...
'Cementing over our own future': Europe's nature loss is 600 football pitches daily
Every year, Europe loses 1,500km² to construction. Green spaces that once sheltered wildlife, supplied food and removed carbon from the atmosphere at an alarming rate, a new investigation reveals.
euobserver.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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eftec.bsky.social
Call for papers and posters is open for #envecon2026. It is the UK's only premier applied environmental economics conference gathering research providers and users from academia, public and private sector.

www.uknee.org.uk/envecon/enve...
October 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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ipbes.net
🌍☁️ 2024 was the hottest year on record!

Climate and biodiversity are deeply connected. Protecting nature can help to mitigate climate change. 🌱

📷 @wmo-global.bsky.social
A composite image for World Meteorological Day 2025 with the theme "Closing the Early Warning Gap Together." The image features multiple photos arranged in a grid layout showing various aspects of weather monitoring and disaster response: Top: WMO logo and 75th anniversary emblem, alongside images of flood rescue operations showing people in life vests assisting others. Center: Features text "Closing the Early Warning Gap Together" on an orange background. Bottom section includes: A tsunami warning sign on a beach A meteorologist analyzing weather maps and satellite data A child walking on drought-affected cracked earth A satellite view of Earth from space Text indicates "World Meteorological Day" and the date "23 March 2025" on a light blue background. The layout emphasizes the connection between early warning systems, meteorological monitoring, and disaster response, showing both technological capabilities and human impacts of weather events.
October 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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ukceh.bsky.social
Today is World Seabird Day! We've been monitoring seabirds on the Isle of May for more than 50 years, one of the longest, most comprehensive studies of its kind in the world - so useful for helping us understand changes in our marine environment.

🧵🧪 1/ #WorldSeabirdDay
July 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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natcapirl.bsky.social
NCI's Deirdre Lane @theshamrockspring.bsky.social met #MinisterForNature Chris O'Sullivan at Leinster House @oireachtasnews.bsky.social with @npwsireland.bsky.social's Deirdre Lynn & Áinle Ní Bhriain, IEN's Aoife Ní Lochlainn & Fintan Kelly to talk Funding #NatureRestoration
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Two men and three women in an office with cream walls, the tall man in a dark suit holds a report with illustrations of wildife on the cover Man in suit and woman in black dress in an office with a map on the wall Man smiles beside two women in an office, a man and a woman chat in the background Man and three women stand in front of flags and a portrait of a grey-haired man in a suit in a hallway with an ornate stone fireplace
June 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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darastanley.bsky.social
We're hiring two PhD and two postdoc positions! Interested in pollinators, soils, agroecology, pesticides? Then come and work with us and with collaborators and all over Europe! stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies #findaphd Please share!
Vacancies | ecology
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June 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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scottcawleyltd.bsky.social
The Business of Nature Positive at @tcddublin.bluesky.social sees Dr Catherine Farrell and students engage Irish businesses from a broad range of sectors in a groundbreaking #NaturePositive module, with @bizbioirl.bsky.social - the call is open for 2025! businessforbiodiversity.ie/participate-...
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June 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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natcapirl.bsky.social
A look back at our #EarthDay2025 #WatchParty of the #MrsRobinson film and panel discussion on the work and legacy of #MaryRobinson. Thanks to all who joined Laura Cook, @projdandelion.bsky.social, Environmental Forum's Theo Dillon and NCI Exec Coordinator @theshamrockspring.bsky.social 🙌
Special message from Mary Robinson on our marvellous meet-up for Earth Day
Watch the inspiring video from Mary Robinson recorded specially for our Cork screening of a new documentary about the life and work of the former President and an extraordinary campaigner for climate ...
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May 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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diarmuidtorney.bsky.social
Just one week left to register for our DCU Institute for Climate and Society annual conference, taking place on Tue 29 April.

We'll explore the role of activism, storytelling & the arts in responding to the climate crisis.

Details & registration here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/dispatches...
April 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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b-cubed.eu
The EU's #GreenData4All initiative is open for public consultation! 🗣️

Share your thoughts on improving access to #EnvironmentalData by 30 April 2025. 💭

🔗 Have your say: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

@ec.europa.eu
April 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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stopclimatechaos.bsky.social
3 key tests for Climate Action Plan going to Cabinet on Tuesday. Gov of @micheal-martin.bsky.social and @simonharrisireland.bsky.social has promised 'decisive action to radically reduce our reliance on fossil fuels’. Will @darraghobrientd.bsky.social deliver?

www.stopclimatechaos.ie/news/2025/04...
Three key tests for Climate Action Plan going to Cabinet on Tuesday | Stop Climate Chaos
New government has promised “decisive action to radically reduce our reliance on fossil fuels” The Stop Climate Chaos coalition has outlined three key tests for the Climate Action Plan that …
www.stopclimatechaos.ie
April 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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natcapirl.bsky.social
EVENT: Join us on #EarthDay, April 22, Cork, for an impact screening of #MrsRobinson, a film on the life of President turned #climatejustice advocate #MaryRobinson, plus panel talk with @projdandelion.bsky.social & #EnvironmentalForum @theshamrockspring.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ie/e/mrs-robins...
Mrs Robinson - Film and Panel Discussion
Screening with Laura Cook, Project Dandelion, Deirdre Lane, Natural Capital Ireland & Theo Dillon, TEF to discuss "Our Power" this Earth Day
www.eventbrite.ie
April 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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wwf.eu
There may not be WiFi out in nature, but there’s no place you’ll find a better connection.

This #EarthHour, Give an hour by spending time outdoors! Calm your mind, be in tune with your body, and be inspired to protect our one shared home.

Visit www.earthhour.org for ideas
March 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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aicbrn.bsky.social
📣 AICBRN's final newsletter of 2024 has now been published! aicbrn.net/aicbrn-newsl...
🌟Sign up for future newsletters here: aicbrn.net/news/
✨Or if you're a researcher or research affiliated professional working on the island of #Ireland, sign up as a member (for free!): aicbrn.net/become-a-mem...
AICBRN Newsletter Issue 3 – AICBRN
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December 18, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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dublincityuni.bsky.social
#Opinion: Dr David Robbins @dpmrobbins.bsky.social: Climate action is on the slide worldwide, but delaying hard decisions is merely storing up more agony.
Read in @irishindependent.bsky.social here: launch.dcu.ie/4iSmZKd
Dr David Robbins
January 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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retoolproject.bsky.social
✅ Stakeholder Event: Climate Democracy in the EU.

RETOOL project workshop at LSE explored courts & advisory bodies’ roles in #ClimateGovernance.

Key topics: #ClimateLitigation, #DemocraticGovernance, and resilience amid political challenges.

🔗Learn more: retoolproject.eu
#RetoolProject
February 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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esmeefairbairn.bsky.social
We're delighted to be one of over 50 organisations and 400 contributors behind A Strategic Plan for a Nature Positive Regional Economy led by @naturenorth.bsky.social 🌱

It's a clear strategic plan to scale up green investment across the region⚡

Learn more: www.naturenorth.org.uk/strategy/
View of green fields with a city in the the distance taken from The Green Estate CIC's Manor Oaks House venue in autumn.
February 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM