SWAN is delighted to be part of the advisory group for the National Marine Planning Framework @MSP_Ireland. The draft framework was launched today for public consultation. We're combing through the detail as we speak! #NMPF
Even if you couldn't care less about the amazing wildlife that could/should be in Wicklow Mtns, you'd probably agree that having clean water by rewilding and HNV farming so we don't have to rely on technology for clean water is a good idea.
Twenty years ago we argued for public transport solutions rather than widening the N11 at the Glen of the Downs. The same argument still applies today. Widening all the motorways approaching a gridlocked Dublin is pure madness. We have to change our ways. https://t.co/uZgP2TKlGX
Professor Fiona Regan discussed the Leixlip water treatment plant at the heart of the boil water notice affecting over half a million people on Morning Ireland, last Friday 08th November 2019
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Last week parliament debated our petition to restore nature on a massive scale to fight climate breakdown - the debate was positive, with a unanimous vote in favour!
Read the full summary on our blog https://t.co/9DdKGaFj1T
Mary Kelly Quinn explains how citizen science can generate valuable data to support the catchment assessment work of #LAWPRO and @EPACatchments to achieve the water quality objectives of the #RBMP
"White clawed crayfish are ecologically significant" talk by Dr Antonin Kouba at the Irish Crayfish Seminar, Marine Institute in Oranmore. #BiodiversityWeek2019
Really looking forward to Biodiversity Day Sunday with a packed schedule of demos & talks incl Karen Kennedy from the Waters and Communities programme & Inland Fisheries Ireland staff facilitating a water workshop “Learn how to identify the fish & water bugs in your stream”
As part of National #BiodiversityWeek2019 Leave No Trace Ireland in conjunction with @IrishEnvNet are holding a biodiversity workshop in Castlebar Co. Mayo on Saturday 25th May.
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The Spring Catchments Newsletter is now available...
Stories about water and communities, TidyTowns, citizen science, drought, forests and woodlands, beaches, small streams, group water schemes, public engagement, book reviews, and more...
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