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Bus stop in London 😂😂

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🚨 82 civil society organisations have signed the Beyond Bioenergy statement. Current EU #bioenergy policies are harming our climate, nature and food security. This must change.

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EU prosecutor just indicted 100 people for a scam siphoning away millions in CAP money in Greece (with ag ministry cover up over years). Meanwhile in Brussels, Commissioner Hansen is caving in to COMAGRI MEPs requests to dismantle controls on CAP spending. Draw your own conclusions.

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Another example of Nature being dragged into a toxic culture war by far-right and centre-right politicians. Apathy will only embolden them to go further. www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

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A Sperm whale entangled in fishing gear has died after stranding 💔 The whale was first spotted trailing ropes up to 20m long on Thursday. British Divers Marine Life Rescue managed to cut 5 ropes on Saturday, but sadly, the whale stranded and was discovered on Monday. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The war on nature, based on invented facts is now a culture Wars format being used for political gain everywhere. People on the centre right should look at where those tactics have led the US and take a step back. We need both nature and facts. All of us. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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Very worried 2 hear Commissioner Kadis backtracking on banning #BottomTrawling in (supposedly) protected areas saying need impact assessments Physically bulldozing away entire benthic communities cannot have negligible ecological impact. Case by case assessment is just excuse for more lawbreaking

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The Northern Irish PFG recommits to the delivery of the Global Biodiversity Framework's 30x30 target through a Nature Recovery Plan. Given the ROI is developing a Nature Restoration Plan it seems an opportunity for all-island collaboration? Many important protected areas are cross-border

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Instead of slowing down, human destruction of the natural world is accelerating, and biodiversity is now declining faster than at any time in human history. The vast majority of us value nature. Why does that so rarely translate into policy, and effective action? theconversation.com/with-just-5-...

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Good explainer on the difference between industrial and small-scale fishing. Industrial fishing is an unmitigated disaster, while protecting marine life is possible alongside small-scale fishing. youtu.be/cKeVkWj-cuQ?...

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Environmental Pillar supports calls to reverse downgrade on wolf protections. The decision to downgrade the status of the wolf lacks scientific justification, undermines decades of conservation efforts & sets a dangerous precedent for wildlife protection environmentalpillar.ie/environmenta...

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Another chapter in the senseless killing of protected wildlife in Europe: Sweden is launching an illegal hunt of 87 lynx, a strictly protected species in Europe, in blatant violation of the Habitats Directive swedensbigfive.org/2025/02/26/8...

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Mbegu’s past could have broken her. Orphaned in tragic circumstances, she was speared and stoned by a frightened community. Now, she’s a leader among the Voi herd, guiding her peers. And, on the occasions where she's not in demand, a moments 'me time' at the dust bath! swt.bio/mbegu

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"Diverse forests exhibit greater ecological stability and the risk that the stored carbon is released back to the atmosphere is lower than in monocultures" scienceblog.com/tree-diversi...

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That's why we need a EU #RestoreNature Fund in the next MFF. With public money for public ecosystem services. Private money is welcome to top up! #EUBudget #ClimateAdaptation @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @arielbrunner.bsky.social @euronatur.bsky.social @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social @l-guillot.bsky.social

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More than half of countries are ignoring biodiversity pledges, and global governments have never met a single target in the history of UN biodiversity agreements. These crimes represent high treason against life. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

The beauty of working for science based organisations is that as evidence emerges, we change our positions and practices. Would be great to see governments, political parties, businesses and economic sectors following the same logic. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Its taken years of work to improve elements of CAP, such as the introduction of new environmental conditionality. The speed & ease with which the EU have gutted environmental ambition from the CAP is frankly a disgrace. www.arc2020.eu/how-has-the-...

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About time! Agricultural land classification is vastly out of date. Fails to take into account carbon stocks and flood risk. Assumes every bit of lowland peat can and should be drained to create grade one agricultural land.

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The weight of the world's poultry, billions of animals crammed into cages, is more than twice that of wild birds. The link with pandemics is well known. www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

"Why do so few people get the only and final say about how our land and seas are used?" This question is at the very core of nature collapse in Ireland, and how we reverse it.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Trophic #rewilding can help ecosystems adapt to our rapidly changing biosphere. From #megafauna-driven seed dispersal to buffering against invasive species, we explore how rewilding supports #biodiversity & resilience 🍃🐂 @currentbiology.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Conservation

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This is wildlife crime at sea. The existence of these monster vessels is a form of ecocide. www.thejournal.ie/judge-direct...

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

Urgence 🚨 Le 19 février, une loi agricole pourrait réautoriser des pesticides tueurs d'abeilles et mettre en danger notre santé et biodiversité. Refusons cela ! ✍️ Signez la pétition ici : chng.it/C7XnM8FNYx#S... #Biodiversité www.francetvinfo.fr/environnemen...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

We need a new, effective approach & targeted measures to address the encroachment of non-native species such as rhododendron, and overgrazing by both domestic and non-domestic animals in Ireland’s national parks www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

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Anyone who cares about nature: take note. The extreme right aren't just the enemy of women, the poor, people of colour, gays, moslems, jews, Palestinians, the disabled, etc., etc... they don't give a damn about the natural world, either. Our fights are one and the same.

submitted 19 days ago • 6 comments

I’m honoured to be part of this brilliant initiative. There are so many non-farming landowners who need encouragement and advice when it comes to doing the best thing for nature. Working with @whittledaway.bsky.social was inspiring and a pleasure.

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Ireland’s rivers are in trouble. One crucial step toward restoration? Reforming the Arterial Drainage Act 1945. Read our latest article with @whittledaway.bsky.social With the climate and biodiversity crises accelerating, urgent action is needed to protect our waterways. iwt.ie/let-our-rive...

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📉Emission reductions alone will not be enough anymore to stop runaway #ClimateChange! Some type of #CarbonRemovals will be necessary. 🤔But how to make sure we are incentivising the correct solutions? Read our policy recommendations👇 www.wwf.eu?16939441/pol...

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Rewilding cannot ignore the massive ecological voids left by the human-driven Pleistocene extinctions of megafauna. By focusing solely on species lost since the last Ice Age (eg: lynx, wolves), we're totally failing to see the full picture. nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Only 50 Rice’s Whales 🐳 Are Left. Can we protect them before it’s too late? Their home is a minefield of speeding ships, seismic blasts from oil & gas prospecting & oil spills. The Deepwater Horizon disaster may have killed a fifth of all Rice’s whales. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

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Rewild! Innovative service for landowners provides expert guidance on how to enhance biodiversity and support healthy ecosystems If you own or are in a position to manage land over the long-term then rewilding could be an option for you @rewildyourland.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social

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No one likes red tape and making regulations simpler + easier to enforce is good. Yet there’s a fine line between “simplification” and “deregulation”. Food safety, health, environmental, climate & consumer protection standards are not “red tape”. They’re the reason why EU food is renowned worldwide.

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