Deforestation
Adam Woods on 17 Dec 2021
Supermarkets drop Brazilian beef over deforestation report
A number of supermarkets have pulled Brazilian beef products from their shelves after a report documented a number of the products were sourced from farms contributing to deforestation.
Donal Magner on 08 Dec 2021
Main forestry awards go to Longford, Cavan and Wexford
Sustainable forest management central to RDS awards, as winners demonstrate diverse forestry that combines wood and non-wood objectives.
Phelim O'Neill on 02 Dec 2021
Brazil pushes back on EU deforestation plan
Push back from Brazil's Foreign Minister on EU plans to avoid imports from deforested areas to be expected
Phelim O'Neill on 24 Nov 2021
Will EU forest ambition pass the WTO?
It is a welcome first step by the EU to exclude imports from deforested land but will it withstand a WTO test?
Rachel Donovan on 19 Nov 2021
Area the size of Galway, Mayo and Sligo deforested in Brazil
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has hit its highest in 15 years, the government's annual report has showed.
Phelim O'Neill on 17 Nov 2021
EU to toughen import conditions
The EU looks set to toughen rules for imports to combat deforestation.
Amy Forde on 03 Nov 2021
World leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
At COP26, they committed to ‘halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030’.
Amy Forde on 02 Nov 2021
COP26: it’s time to ‘re-plumb’ the wetlands
The UK's Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust has an aspiration to create at least 100,000ha of new wetland habitats across the UK.
David Wright on 22 Sep 2021
English environmental quango to get role in NI
The Office of Environmental Protection is to have oversight in NI, but not Scotland or Wales.
Justin McCarthy on 18 Aug 2021
Editorial: Ireland fiddles while Brazil keeps burning
Reducing beef or dairy production in Ireland will not reduce global production.
Noel Bardon on 10 Aug 2021
Young farmers will be the key to tackling climate change – Macra
Macra na Feirme has said that encouraging young people to enter the industry will be vital in ensuring action is taken on climate change.
Noel Bardon on 09 Aug 2021
Carbon-efficient Irish food can help address climate challenge – IFA
The president of the IFA has said that Irish farmers can play an important role in the fight against climate change, if properly supported.
Jack Kennedy on 09 Jun 2021
Exporting companies ready to meet challenges – Bord Bia
In brief news and analysis on agribusiness moves around the world in agriculture and food.
Niall Hurson on 26 May 2021
Mercosur trade deal likely to have ‘drastic’ effect on environment - report
The researchers claim the agreement is inconsistent with the European Green Deal, which commits the EU to climate neutrality by 2050.
Phelim O'Neill on 08 Apr 2021
Mercosur trade deal edging forward
A deal has been agreed for almost two years, but the ratification process still has long way to go.
Niall Hurson on 04 Apr 2021
Brazil seeks $1bn to curb Amazon deforestation by 30-40%
Brazil has been widely criticised for its reluctance to curb deforestation in the world's largest rainforest.
Niall Hurson on 01 Apr 2021
Commission and Mercosur considering environmental ‘legal instrument’
EU officials have acknowledged that the increased pace of forest fires in the Amazon coupled with deforestation in Brazil gave rise to criticism among stakeholders.
Donal Magner on 03 Mar 2021
Project Woodland launched by Minister Hackett
The Department 'needs to act swiftly to address weaknesses in project management and communications', to deliver Mackinnon recommendations says Jo O'Hara.
Amy Forde on 07 Jan 2021
EU seeks to avoid placing food linked to deforestation on EU market
Last year, a study in the Science journal found that at least 17% of beef and 20% of soy exported to the EU from certain areas of Brazil may be related to illegal deforestation.
Donal Magner on 09 Dec 2020
Dramatic fall in farmer afforestation
Annual farmer planting has fallen from 7,935ha to 1,292ha in 10 years as farmers' share of the afforestation programme is now only 36% compared with 95% from 2010 to 2019.