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A desire to leave a woodland for the generations to come was the motivation behind a project on the Winter Solstice that witnessed the planting of 500 saplings of a cherished native species - the holly - on The Barna Way farm in Ballybunion.
It is there that Rena Blake s family has farmed for generations, where a belt of trees planted by her forebears 100 years ago provided the shelter for an extraordinary new greening along the Wild Atlantic Way. For the 500 hollies planted by photographer Rena and her artist spouse Lisa Fingleton are but the latest shoots of a plantation of nearly 10,000 native species of tree the pair set on their eco, social farm last June. It s an initiative managed by Greenbelt through the Native Woodland Scheme, that has also seen local Cahill s SuperValu coming on board through the Woodland Environmental Fund.
More than 50,000 native broadleaf trees due to be planted in Sligo and Leitrim
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More than 50,000 native broadleaf trees are due to be planted, creating new native woodlands in counties Sligo and Leitrim, with further projects planned in 2021.
The first stage of Virgin Media’s commitment to climate change is expected to be complete in early 2021. The group is focused on sustainable innovation across a broad range of areas, including energy consumption, emissions, waste reduction, energy efficient products and increased use of recycled materials.
Minister of State with responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity, senator Pippa Hackett joined Peter McCarthy, vice president of legal and corporate affairs at Virgin Media, and Joe Codd, director of business development at Veon, to announce details of Virgin Media’s Low Carbon Pledge as they group announced its tree planting partnership with Veon.