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Farmers seeking to drain land should have to get permission, while the removal of any length of hedgerow should be subject to environmental screening, the Environment Pillar has said.

DFCC Bank marked World Environment Day by furthering its "Life to Marine" initiative, one of the banks flagship environmental sustainability initiatives, which focuses on the... | June 13, 2023

In line with his administration's commitment to deliver dividends of democracy and good governance to Lagos residents, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, commissioned 13 projects in eight local government areas of the State.

These were in Amuwo-Odofin, Badagry, Agege, Ojo, Alimoso, Ifako Ijaiye, Ikeja and Ajeromi/Ifelodun local government areas.

Everybody seems to agree with emissions reductions in principle until their implementation

Pressure is mounting on Irish agriculture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as the Environmental Pillar withdraws from the 2030 Agri-Food Strategy committee. In a letter to the Department of Agriculture, the 32-member group said the draft “falls far short” on delivering “early, steady and permanent cuts” in emissions and air pollution; to protect water quality and biodiversity; and to safeguard farmers’ livelihoods and rural areas. “It simply does not do this, instead it is busines...

In statements to the Farming Independent, Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) and IFA described the move as “regrettable”, while ICSA said “no strategy is worth the paper it is written on unless farmer viability is front and centre”. Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it was not in a position to comment on the development at this time. DII DII director Conor Mulvihill said: “The Environmental Pillar’s withdrawal from the development of the Agri-Food Strategy 2030 is...