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Green Women: A call to join the evolution

As part of our Green Women monthly column, CARMEL WRIGHT catches up with Cork woman Lucy Gaffney, of Business for Biodiversity Ireland

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Rushed rollback of EU green farming rules triggers dismay

The bloc’s notoriously complex legislative process can apparently be simplified when it comes to farmers, that is, and when an election is around the corner.

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Anja Murray: Do more for pollinators by doing less in the garden

I constantly encounter well-meaning community or business initiatives in which people decide that setting up a few honey bee hives is a good idea to tackle the biodiversity crisis. This is like being worried about the decline of wild birds and deciding to get a few hens as a response

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The Netherlands Is Losing Its Insect-Pollinated Flowers

A wide range of plant species rely on insects for pollination, but the diversity of these insect-pollinated plants have decreased dramatically in recent decades

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Opinion: What's the point of a new national park if we're not preserving nature?

The environmental campaigner responds to the government’s purchase of 70,000 acres and seas that will be Ireland’s first Marine National Park.

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Yellowstone's Wolves: A Debate Over Their Role in the Park's Ecosystem

New research questions the long-held theory that reintroduction of such a predator caused a trophic cascade, spawning renewal of vegetation and spurring biodiversity.

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The high and mighty Himalayas: A biodiversity hotbed facing significant challenges

The Himalayas are a beautiful and fragile ecosystem that both humans and non-humans have relied upon for millennia. Protecting them will require careful conservation efforts.

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Biodiversity poised to be part of international sustainability reporting standards for businesses after 'milestone' vote

The ISSB, a sustainability-reporting standard-setting body, will vote this week to add biodiversity-related disclosures to its work plan, paving the way for such standards to become the global baseline.

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Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day with aerial photography tribute

TECH NEWS : Google's Earth Day doodle showcases global conservation efforts, biodiversity hotspots like Jaú National Park, and initiatives like the Great Green Wa

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