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We’re failing to meet our forestry targets. But to help maintain a functional biosphere, they must be wild native forest ecosystems

We cant see the wood for the trees 2023-09-06

A member of the Save Leitrim group has defended the actions of climate campaigners in uprooting sitka spruce trees on a Coillte plantation in the county.

Coillte has said it is aware of alleged illegal activity that took place at one of its forests in Co Leitrim yesterday.

Campaigners from Save Leitrim were joined by climate activists from across the country on Sunday as they pulled up hundreds of Sitka spruce saplings from Coillte peatland and demanded, ‘Trees for climate, not for profit’.

Up to 150 climate campaigners have pulled up Sitka spruce on a Coillte plantation in Leitrim. The protest took place as part of a Climate Camp, that was

In Co. Letrim, 'local campaigners' and 'climate activists' engaged in the pulling up of tree saplings from Coillte peatland.

Campaigners from Save Leitrim were joined by climate activists from across the country on Sunday as they pulled up hundreds of Sitka spruce saplings from Coillte peatland and demanded, ‘Trees for climate, not for profit’.

A five-day gathering of climate campaigners gets underway in north Leitrim today.   Slí Eile is the main group behind the second climate camp in

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