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Climate and environment
EPA slashes emissions estimate for grasslands
Noel Bardon
The move came after scientific studies published last year found emissions from peat grasslands to be significantly overestimated.
20 March 2024 Northern Ireland
NI forestry targets are a 'huge challenge'
Annual rates of afforestation will have to ramp up considerably if future targets are to be met
6 March 2024 Climate and environment
Nature Restoration Law: your questions answered
Since the passing of the EU Nature Restoration Law, farmers have asked what they will be asked to do, when they will be asked to do it and what funding is on offer.
New €34m biodiversity project will use farm scheme data
The new LIFE Strategic Nature Project will create a bespoke database to underpin biodiversity decision-making in Ireland.
6 March 2024 News
Rewetting in the hands of Government, Commissioner Sinkevicius confirms
In a letter sent to MEP Billy Kelleher, Commissioner Sinkevicius said how the Nature Restoration Law is applied in each country is up to individual member states.
5 March 2024 News
Green light for EU Nature Restoration Law
Some 11 of Ireland’s 13 MEPs backed the law in the European Parliament's final vote on Tuesday.
28 February 2024 News
Plans for €3bn long-term climate and nature fund to be finalised in 2024
The State's plans for over €3bn in climate and nature funds are to be unveiled over the coming year.
25 January 2024 Climate and environment
Opinion: farmers, like the faithful, face the fear of the unknown
Watching The Traitors, a penny has dropped, writes Pat O'Toole. We exist in a constant state of uncertainty when we can't see all the pieces on the board.
20 January 2024 Opinion
SloWaters project paying farmers to slow the flow of water off their land
SloWaters has been piloting flood prevention measures on Irish farms and the project's leader maintains that these measures should now be rolled out at a wider scale.
20 December 2023 Climate and environment
News Podcast: ACRES payment delays and reprieve from peatland rules
Over 18,000 farmers in this year’s agri-environmental scheme are set to be hit by a significant delay to their payments for 2023.
8 December 2023 News
One-year reprieve from new CAP peatland rules
Those farming peat soils are set to face new CAP rules from 2025 onwards, but the Department had planned having them come into play in January 2024 when it drafted the CAP plan.
6 December 2023 News
Minister seeks one year delay for new CAP peatland rules
The Department of Agriculture is seeking the flexibility to push back the start date for new CAP peatland rules, which had been planned to take effect from January 2024.
6 December 2023 Climate and environment