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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    August 2, 2022
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    Winter season licenses for hare hunting granted despite opposition – The Irish Times

    Licenses allowing coursing clubs to capture live hares for the winter season have been granted by the Department of Heritage despite renewed calls from animal welfare ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 29, 2022
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    Nearly 100 bottlenose dolphins killed in new Faroe Islands hunt

    Faroese islanders have killed 100 bottlenose dolphins amid growing international outrage over the hunts. The victims included 98 adults, an unborn baby and a young calf, ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 27, 2022
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    Govt. apply for an exemption for human habitats and agricultural land from the ESZ

    The Cabinet said on Wednesday it would urge the Empowered Central Committee (CEC) and the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to secure an exemption from ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 24, 2022
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    National Park Mistakes That Can Land You In Jail

    Visiting national parks can be enjoyable given the scenery and the experience that comes with it. However, there are mistakes that can attract a tourist – ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 22, 2022
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    Commentary: Skavica Dam – The Last Thing Albania Needs – Quit

    Greenfield hydropower projects pose serious risks to people and nature that very often outweigh the economic benefits. In the worst case, vast tracts of land are ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 20, 2022
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    An Taisce challenges state plan that regulates amount of nitrates to use as fertilizer

    An Taisce has launched a High Court challenge seeking to strike down the state scheme which regulates the level of nitrates that can be used as ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 15, 2022
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    The European Nature Restoration Act to repair damaged ecosystems by 2050

    The Nature Restoration Act aims to restore damaged ecosystems and bring nature back across Europe, as well as reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 14, 2022
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    NB designates 100,000 hectares of protected land and water

    FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick government said Thursday it will protect an additional 100,000 hectares of land, as part of its commitment to double the amount ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 9, 2022
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    Local power plant demolition plans are on hold

    West Offaly Power Station in Shannonbridge. Published: Sat 9 Jul 2022, 5:23 PM Offaly County Council has asked the ESB to submit a revised and comprehensive ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 8, 2022
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    Opinion sought on the environmental permits for the Sizewell C nuclear power station

    The Environment Agency has launched a 12-week public consultation on 3 environmental permits for the operation of the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station. It invites ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 6, 2022
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    The minister ordered to refuse his candidacy

    A number of appeals have recently been made to the Dáil for the Irish Coursing Club’s hare course license application for the coming season to be ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 4, 2022
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    When crisis becomes opportunity: Kerala Congress finds political bearings after attack on Rahul’s office

    On June 24, more than 100 SFI workers marched to Rahul’s office in Kalpetta, Wayanad district headquarters, and allegedly vandalized it while demanding that he intervene ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    July 1, 2022
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    The councilor says to the head of the council in a meeting: “Don’t fuck me”

    A candid Waverley councilor has been heard accusing the council’s chief executive of talking “b******” when he forgot to turn off his microphone on Zoom. Opposition ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 30, 2022
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    Amid protests, Kerala to seek amendment of Supreme Court directive on environmentally sensitive areas

    The Kerala government decided on Thursday to file a petition for variation with the Supreme Court as part of its June 3 order that all protected ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 28, 2022
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    Natural thirst inspires a world first: a law restoring nature

    BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 27, 2022 (ENS) – The European Commission has adopted proposals for its first Nature Restoration Act so that the damaged ecosystems of 80% ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 25, 2022
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    Green groups in Marcos: Putting protective measures in place

    Barely a week after assuming the nation’s highest office, President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has yet to name his secretary who will manage the country’s environment ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 23, 2022
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    Appetite for frog legs in France and Belgium ‘driving species to extinction’ | The threatened species

    A voracious appetite for frog legs among the French and Belgians is driving species in Indonesia, Turkey and Albania to the brink of extinction, according to ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 21, 2022
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    Lough Ennell Catchment Management Planning

    Alan Lauder with some of the Lough Ennell Catchment Workshop participants. Previous Next Image 1 of 3 Alan Lauder with some of the Lough Ennell Catchment ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 16, 2022
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    Polluted rivers hamper construction of more than 7% of new homes

    High pollution levels are stalling the planned construction of more than 7% of new homes, according to an analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA). House ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 14, 2022
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    Jacob Rees-Mogg’s plan to scrap EU laws sparks Cabinet row | Jacob Rees Mogg

    A cabinet row has erupted over Jacob Rees-Mogg’s plans to scrap all remaining EU laws in less than four years, given concerns about the feasibility of ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 13, 2022
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    Dogger Bank is not just about marine forecasts: it shows how we can regenerate our seas | Charles Clover

    A A huge ecological experiment begins today on Dogger Bank, a section of sunken landmass that once formed a bridge between Britain and mainland Europe. Trawling ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 10, 2022
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    Protest grows in Kerala against SC directive on ESZs

    Protest is mounting in the hilly regions of Kerala against the Supreme Court’s ruling last week that every protected forest tract and wildlife sanctuary must have ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 9, 2022
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    It’s impossible to overstate the biodiversity crisis in Irish habitats – but ocean life can be saved

    If anyone thinks the biodiversity crisis engulfing Ireland’s wildlife and natural habitats is overblown, a cursory glance at the country’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) will tell ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 7, 2022
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    Apple Galway data center planning extension canceled

    A decision by Galway County Council last year to allow an extension to planning permission granted to Apple to build a data center on land in ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 5, 2022
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    Why all the hype about nitrogen in the Netherlands?

    Photo: Depositphotos.com Nitrogen-based pollution is causing delays in building new houses and roads, leading to plans to reduce the number of cows and pigs in the ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 3, 2022
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    Cyprus launches campaign against snake nets acting as brutal death traps – PHOTOS

    Snake nets are brutal death traps and the government on Wednesday launched a campaign against them from the wider coastal district of Famagusta, according to Philenews. ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    June 2, 2022
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    Art: Portsmouth News and Information (Portsmouth)

    Aspex Portsmouth Summer Exhibition, Sink or Float by Jessica Wetherly (July 8-September 25, 2022). Posted: Jun 2, 2022 11:31 a.m. Coastal ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 31, 2022
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    Dawn Meats planning application process for wastewater treatment facility ‘in progress’

    The planning application process for Dawn Meats’ proposed wastewater treatment facility is “ongoing”, the company said, as environmental group Save the Boyne recently filed an appeal ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 27, 2022
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    Sweden kills wolves, KNOWS

    The Swedish government will drastically reduce the wolf population, killing half of the four hundred animals living in the country during the year, although this violates ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 25, 2022
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    Plans unveiled for development at Tullamore City Park

    Plans have been unveiled for substantial development work at Tullamore City Park. Offaly County Council has announced plans to carry out work in the town’s popular ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 23, 2022
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    Prehistoric Planet Review – You’ll Really Think You’re Looking At Real Dinosaurs | Television

    OWhat is the opposite of an existential crisis? Because I think I have one. Watching Prehistoric Planet (Apple TV+) induced an existential feeling in me – ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 21, 2022
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    PVAS helps neighborhoods and landowners take green initiatives with habitat stewardship programs | News, Sports, Jobs

    Katelyn “KC” Walters, lands and conservation manager for PVAS, explains the Grassland Birds Initiative, as she stands near the Steamboat Run meadow, ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 16, 2022
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    Environmental group rejects criticism of its stance on Roscommon floods

    The claim that the continued misery experienced by people battling flooding on the edge of Lough Funshinagh in County Roscommon has been forced upon them by ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 12, 2022
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    Fish can talk but they’re finding it harder and harder to hear

    Scientists and anglers have long known that the toad and a handful of other fish species like catfish are quite talkative. But new research reveals that ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 9, 2022
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    The Spirit of BirdLife – BirdLife International

    By Shaun HurrellHeader image: With its pole-to-pole migration, the Arctic Tern is a symbol of BirdLife’s international collaboration © Agami/Shutterstock Every organization has defining moments that ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 6, 2022
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    EU ‘drags its feet’ on border wall between Poland and Belarus

    The European Commission has indirectly approved the 186 km border wall between Poland and Belarus, which runs through protected forests. “It is clear that under EU ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 3, 2022
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    The Impact of Land Designations Must Be Recognized – Mayo IFA

    Pat Chambers, president of the Mayo Hill IFA. Published: Tue, May 3, 2022, 9:15 AM EXISTING payment agreements and CAP strategic plan proposals for designated lands ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    May 3, 2022
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    Potential for farmed European spiny lobster juveniles to support fisheries restoration

    European lobster has traditionally been the main target of fisheries off Ireland, UK, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Tunisia and Morocco , as well as adjacent ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 30, 2022
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    How nutrient neutrality left house plans in limbo

    Plans to build thousands of new homes across the county have been thrown into doubt after Natural England triggered a shutdown due to fears over river ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 28, 2022
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    Killiney Residents Obtain Leave to File for Judicial Review

    A High Court judge has rejected a request to set aside his earlier decision allowing several Killiney residents to challenge the granting of planning permission for ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 27, 2022
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    Protecting land is not always enough to help species

    As world leaders prepare for an October summit in Kunming, China, aimed at boosting biodiversity, scientists have a warning: just because the earth is protected doesn’t ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 24, 2022
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    The Bog Trotters walking group removes more than 2,500 kg of waste from the highlands

    The Pure Mile 2022 project is currently in full cleanup mode with over 800 miles of roads, mountains, forests, valleys, forests and upland amenities embraced by ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 23, 2022
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    Carlow Nationalist – Questions raised on the Enterprise Center site

    Councilor Andy Gladney By Suzanne Pender WAS the ‘wool pulled over our eyes to move it elsewhere’, asked a local councilor as the controversial topic of ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 20, 2022
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    From Polish kings to the EU: who will protect the Białowieża Forest?

    The Białowieża Forest in northeastern Poland is now one of the best preserved forest ecosystems in Europe thanks to centuries of protection. It is home to ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 18, 2022
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    Monarch protections in all states aim to prevent federal rules

    Kristian Hernandez / Stateline.org (TNS) Each spring, millions of monarch butterflies leave their wintering grounds in the Sierra Madre mountains of central Mexico and begin their ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 15, 2022
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    Supreme Court to hear appeal over Rathfarnham flood relief works

    The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an important appeal from a group of local residents over planning approval for flood relief works in Rathfarnham, south ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 13, 2022
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    A judge considers a case against Natural England’s nutritional neutrality advice

    In May 2021 a case came to the High Court in which lawyers for Ronald Wyatt, chairman of Brook Avenue Residents Against Development, a local group ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 9, 2022
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    The beginning of a “slippery slope” for farmers

    In this article, Roscommon-Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice explains why he thinks any “sensible” person should resist the new emissions directive. This week, the European Commission proposed ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 8, 2022
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    Cliffs of Moher manager destroys visitor who calls attraction ‘shameful’ after bad experience

    The manager of the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Center has brilliantly silenced a recent review calling Ireland’s favorite attraction ‘shameful’. After a visit to the beautiful ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 7, 2022
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    Verdict on Connaught Street project postponed until summer

    A computer generated image of what the Connaught Street project would look like from the initial proposals. LEFT: A view of the proposed project site. Published: ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 5, 2022
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    Gerry Gannon’s wife challenges a bigger mast near the Leitrim property

    Margaret Gannon, the wife of well-known developer Gerry Gannon, is seeking to challenge in the High Court the granting of planning permission for a taller telecommunications ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 3, 2022
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    Public information meetings for farmers on the EU-funded LIFE Wild Atlantic Nature integrated project

    Two public information meetings will be held in Donegal next week on the Wild Atlantic Nature project. The EU-funded Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE (IP) Integrated Project ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 1, 2022
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    Natura 2000 data – the European network of protected sites — European Environment Agency

    About this data Natura 2000 is an ecological network made up of sites designated under the Birds Directive (Special Protection Areas or SPAs) and the Habitats ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    April 1, 2022
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    Dam flaps increase risk for endangered giant tortoises | News from Kozhikode

    The carcass of the rare turtle was found with a head wound KOZHIKODE: The death of a rare Cantor’s giant softshell turtle, which is believed to ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 29, 2022
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    Adders and slow worms will get extra protection under a new system in England | Wildlife

    Adders and slowworms will be among the animals given extra protection under the government’s plans to “streamline” the process of protecting nature-rich areas. George Eustice, the ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 26, 2022
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    Farmers play key role in €5.9 million corncrake habitat conservation project

    A new EU-funded €5.9 million Corncrake LIFE conservation project includes working collaboratively with farmers and landowners to improve the landscape for the endangered bird. The project ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 23, 2022
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    How the government was alerted to off-season hedge trimming last year

    THE ACTIVITIES Farmers, commercial tree cutters and a GAA club were the subject of complaints to the government over out-of-season hedge cutting last year. A selection ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 21, 2022
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    The Commission announces the finalists for the Natura 2000 Trophies 2022: vote for your favorite

    On the occasion of the 30and anniversary of the creation of the Natura 2000 network, the European Commission today announced the finalists for the sixth edition ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 18, 2022
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    Major North Tipp flooding problem could take years to resolve

    A MAJOR flooding problem near the village of Carrigahorig has been a problem for several years but could take several more years to resolve, a local ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 16, 2022
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    Lake Paralimni: a wetland gem in need of renovation

    What are cookies As is common practice with almost all professional websites, https://cyprus-mail.com (our “To place”) uses cookies, which are small files downloaded to your device, ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 14, 2022
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    Is Northern Ireland on track to meet its climate change targets?

    Progress on climate legislation has been slow and arduous in Northern Ireland, in part because of its reliance on agriculture, an industry responsible for 27% of ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 12, 2022
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    Spending 700 million euros on urban gardens does not protect natural habitats – NGO

    Ilaria Marchiori, BirdLife Malta Tista’ taqra bil- Malta. Spending 700 million euros on urban gardens has nothing to do with nature and biodiversity, environmental NGOs said ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 9, 2022
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    Loughs Agency retains existing tag allocation to help conserve Atlantic salmon

    The Loughs Agency has made the decision to retain salmon carcass tag numbers for license holders for the 2022 season in line with the previous year’s ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 9, 2022
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    Chernobyl nuclear power plant lost power

    Chernobyl nuclear power plant and all installations of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have been completely disconnected and are now without electricity, Ukraine’s state-owned energy company announced. ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 6, 2022
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    Brave, Resilient, ‘Nirbhaya’ | The star of the day

    Star, UNDP rewards five women for their leadership in climate action Personal correspondent Mon Mar 7 2022 12:00 AM Last updated on: Mon Mar 7 2022 ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 4, 2022
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    The council proposes to build 20 houses in the town of Offaly

    Offaly County Council proposes to build 20 houses in Chancery Lane, Tullamore, Co Offaly. The development will consist of 4 single-storey one-bed houses, 8 two-storey semi-detached/terrace ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    March 3, 2022
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    Green Party pressures G&R dossier – The Eastern Door

    Green Party of Canada Youtube Screenshot Kanehsata’kehró:non’s well-being sparks a debate on environmental racism in parliament. As the community awaits a concrete rehabilitation plan to decontaminate ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    February 25, 2022
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    30 years of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas and the LIFE program

    To mark 30 years of the Natura 2000 network and the LIFE programme, a ministerial conference is being held today at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    February 23, 2022
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    Why plant-based biofuels are not the silver bullet to Europe’s carbon problem

    Humanity is struggling to get rid of its dependence on fossil fuels. For the past two decades or so, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    February 22, 2022
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    Challenge at the Primary Care Center next to Blarney Castle

    The operators of Blarney Castle, including castle owner Sir Charles Colthurst, are challenging in the High Court a second development near the Cork tourist attraction. Last ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    February 21, 2022
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    Local Councilor Highlights Citywide Fears Following Tullamore Murder – Connacht Tribune – Galway City Tribune:

    By David Cendon Garcia A local councilor’s call for women to highlight areas of town where they felt threatened or in danger saw him overwhelmed with ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    February 16, 2022
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    Rock blasting project at Donard quarry rejected by council

    WICKLOW County Council refused to plan an application to quarry the rock one meter below existing road level by blasting at a quarry in Deerpark, Donard. ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    February 14, 2022
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    Howls of dismay at plans to curb wolf packs in Germany as farmers say their numbers have run amok

    Howls of dismay at plans to curb wolf packs in Germany as farmers say their numbers have run amok Calendar An icon of a desktop calendar. ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    February 10, 2022
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    Scientists submit letter calling for Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project to be rejected

    Letter from 12 scientists urges Environment Minister to reject VFPA’s proposed shipping expansion in Fraser River estuary VANCOUVER, BC, February 10, 2022 /CNW/ – A group ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    February 8, 2022
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    Environmental group challenges new Beara Peninsula cable car in High Court

    An environmental group is bringing a High Court challenge seeking to overturn planning permission granted for the development of a new cable car system linking the ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    February 6, 2022
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    Why the Shannon LNG terminal is so controversial

    For the moment, it seems that the Shannon LNG project is at a standstill. In a court of appeal last week, it emerged that Shannon LNG ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    February 5, 2022
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    Toad-ally ribbitt-ing! Take part in the IPCC’s Hop To It Frog survey in Kilkenny

    Celebrating World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2022, the Irish Peatland Conservation Council has launched the annual Hop To It Frog survey. World Wetlands Day is ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    February 4, 2022
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    Culling of wolves in three European nations, opposes conservation groups

    Conservationists are furious after Scandinavian countries like Finland, Sweden and Norway plan to cull wolves this winter to control their population. Swedish hunters have already culled ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    January 28, 2022
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    Council plans to develop an ‘open-air museum’ to focus on Galway’s waterways – Connacht Tribune – Galway City Tribune:

    Consultants will be hired by Galway City Council to develop an “open-air museum experience” to “tell the story of Galway’s waterways”. Tender documents estimate that the ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    January 28, 2022
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    Cycle lane lawsuit could head to court – Connacht Tribune – Galway City Tribune:

    Consultants will be hired by Galway City Council to develop an “open-air museum experience” to “tell the story of Galway’s waterways”. Tender documents estimate that the ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    January 24, 2022
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    The location of the solar project near the lake raises the alarm

    A proposed solar project east of High River, Alberta, is to be built near a lake listed as one of Canada’s most important bird areas, raising ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    January 23, 2022
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    Illegal crops pose environmental and safety risks – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

    While cannabis has been legalized in Oregon since 2016, growing cannabis on public lands, such as national forests, remains a serious problem. These “intrusion grows” are ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    January 21, 2022
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    EU official blasts government over environmental court costs

    The criminal and uncertain costs associated with bringing environmental lawsuits into Ireland and targeting environmental NGOs who raise concerns have been strongly criticized by a senior ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    January 20, 2022
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    High Court: Candidates fail to amend planning challenge to include impact on local bat population

    The High Court has dismissed a request to amend a statement of reasons in a planning case involving the protection of bats under the Habitats Directive. ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    January 18, 2022
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    EU news: Hated Brussels law angers farmers as wolves threaten livestock | World | News

    The EU offers strict legal protection status in its Habitats Directive to wild wolves as a vulnerable and valuable species. But across the bloc there are ...
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    January 15, 2022
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    January 14, 2022
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    Berlin’s new wind power targets clash with EU bird protection laws – EURACTIV.com

    The new German government aims to regain the rapid pace of onshore wind expansion it once had. To do so, he may have to clash with ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    January 11, 2022
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    Local community helps develop Montenegro’s second marine protected area

    In the Adriatic Sea, opposite the coastal town of Petrovac in the Montenegrin municipality of Budva, lies the beautiful islet of Katič. Although made up of ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    January 9, 2022
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    101 couples only in Castilla y León – CVBJ

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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    January 7, 2022
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    Industrial noise, loud music coming from the metal finishing plant disturbing the residents of Olivette | Metro

    “Looks like a bulldozer went through my house,” one resident wrote Thursday. Locals say the galvanizing company, which applies protective coatings to steel and other metal ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 30, 2021
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    Stay or go: villagers against big coal

    Reporting December 30, 2021 Germany may have pledged to phase out coal, but that hasn’t stopped energy giant RWE from expanding a mine and wiping out ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 28, 2021
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    Polish court relaunches ‘highly imperfect’ hydroelectric dam project for the Vistula | Rivers

    The construction of a € 1 billion (£ 850 million) dam on the Vistula is one more step towards getting the green light in Poland, despite ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 23, 2021
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    Lynx hunting prohibited this season / Article

    Such a decision is linked to the change in the status of the lynx in the hunt, said the VMD, considering that there are plans to ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 22, 2021
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    Animal testing halved in Ireland since EU directive, but campaigners say numbers remain too high

    THE NUMBER of animals used in testing in Ireland has halved since a European Union directive came into force in 2013, new figures show. Animal rights ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 21, 2021
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    Commission advises on how to select sites and finance the removal of obsolete barriers

    As announced in the EU’s 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, the Commission has developed a guidance document to help Member States identify and prioritize barriers that could be ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 20, 2021
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    High Court challenges allowed against two subdivisions

    The High Court has cleared the advancement of two separate legal challenges brought by environmentalists over Strategic Infrastructure Developments (SIDs) in Dublin and Waterford. Environmental activist ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 20, 2021
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    RWE works on 1.6 GW offshore wind project in Sweden

    RWE Renewables has carried out geophysical and environmental studies for the Södra Midsjöbanken offshore wind project in the Swedish part of the Baltic Sea, for which ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 17, 2021
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    Reserve Bank of India: 10-year bond yield remains stable, but traders expect peak soon

    Mumbai: The hawkish comment from the US Federal Reserve and a roadmap for rate hikes next year has drawn local market attention to the action of ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 15, 2021
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    European Union plans tougher penalties for environmental crimes

    Courts in European Union countries should have the power to impose fines on companies that commit serious environmental crimes up to at least 5% of their ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 13, 2021
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    Macron torn for using Brexit fishing dispute to create environmental disaster | Sciences | News

    After Britain handed France 23 additional licenses to French vessels on Friday after claiming the UK was violating the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement, the move ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 12, 2021
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    Emissions exceeding legal limits

    Environmental association Zero has warned that pollution caused by cars on Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon has skyrocketed in recent months, once again exceeding legal limits. ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 8, 2021
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    Amsterdam Airport Schiphol may have to significantly reduce the number of flights for environmental reasons

    Schiphol runway 04-22 © Schiphol It may be necessary to take drastic measures to secure Schiphol’s future. Government legal advisers are advising draconian measures because the ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 7, 2021
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    4,000 bags of garbage removed from the highlands

    Some of the garbage bags collected in the Dublin highlands (Image: Pure Project) MORE than 4,000 bags full of garbage and illegal landfills were removed from ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 5, 2021
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    Storm Barra will cause coastal flooding and disruption in Galway – Connacht Tribune – Galway City Tribune:

    By Ann Healy An anti-vaccination campaigner was convicted and fined a total of € 450 last week for violating Covid-19 regulations after driving more than three ...
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    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    December 2, 2021
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    What is bottom trawling? Destructive fishing practices are rife in Spain, new report says

    A deeply destructive fishing practice is rife in Spanish waters, according to a new report from Oceana. Activists of the NGO for the conservation of the ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    November 30, 2021
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    High Court clears way for Rathfarnham apartments challenge

    The High Court has cleared the way for a local group to take legal action against An Bord Pleanála’s approval of 114 apartments for rent in ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    November 29, 2021
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    Construction industry calls for relaxation of environmental protection

    The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to call for a relaxation of developer requirements to protect wetlands. Construction of homes ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    November 26, 2021
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    Court rejects major part of environmental group’s offer to cancel ‘Project Ireland’ € 116 billion plan

    The Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed most of an environmentalist group’s appeals against the refusal to overturn Project Ireland 2040’s € 116 billion plan for ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    November 22, 2021
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    2021 Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Amendment Approved

    Live shores are accepted as a natural alternative to prevent erosion along the shores of estuaries. Photo: UNC The 2021 Coastal Habitat Protection Plan amendment has ...
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  • Habitats Directive
    By Joyce B. Buchanan
    November 20, 2021
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    Nexit’s fury erupts as Brussels pushes back Dutch farmers with a hated rule – “We feed the EU! “| Politics | New

    A leaked document released in September by the Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) commissioned by the Dutch ministries of agriculture and finance sparked a political debate ...
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