Happy to share the results of our first trial on using seaweed to reduce livestock methane emissions in Ireland 🙌✨Please share and get in touch with us if you are interested in any aspect of this work https://t.co/S2GBbXTHnG
🇮🇪Seaweed harvesting in #Ireland has a long and rich tradition that continues today, as Jim O’Toole of @BordIascMhara explains:
🌱 Seaweed contributes €80m to Ireland’s economy
🌱 Irish #seaweed is exported to 35+ countries
🌱 Ireland has 25 licenced aquaculture sites
#satc22
🌿 Great news! @donegalcouncil just became the first council area in the Republic of #Ireland to recognize the #RightsofNature, a motion that aims to strengthen protections for people, places, and the planet.
Here is a link to my presentation today to the #Biofarm21 conference in Ireland on the significance of the CAP 2023-2027 for Irish farming https://t.co/S1OWRPnxyF
I have a piece in the Irish Times today arguing that farmers need the right incentives to reduce GHG emissions in order to promote crucial process of innovation, in the context of reports that climate targets will have severe impacts on output and income https://t.co/gzL5euNqGe
“There’s been talk on climate issues for the last 10 years, at the same time, we’ve seen a major ramp-up in food production and increased pressures on the environment”
EPA DG Laura Burke had some stark messages when speaking with @Independent_ie.
https://t.co/PJN92s47vp
Without immediate action, severe climate change impacts risk being locked in for 2040.
➡️ 10m people a year to die from extreme temperatures.
➡️ Agricultural yields declining by 30%.
➡️ 700m exposed to severe droughts.
Read our latest research: https://t.co/GQNwXixcvB
📢📢 Did you know that the consultation process on the draft white paper has been extended to 30th September. You can still have your say
👉https://t.co/jkSxB8quiA
What kind of innovations, jobs and enterprise can be created by #naturebasedenterprise in NBS for water management, a sector of the #naturebasedeconomy. Are you involved in this sector? Tell us what you think https://t.co/44Q5OQm553.
Can #LoveDonegal act as a spotlight for what we can do collectively to protect, restore, and connect with the natural world we share in Donegal? What are the accounts tagged in the thread/promoting the campaign doing to #LoveDonegal in a way that leads with #ClimateAction?
A few weeks back we brought together some excellent people from farming and the co-op movement.
We're all looking for ways to help the world, co-ops can be a great way to decarbonise our food chains while empowering communities.
Here's the full webinar
https://t.co/5qjtms3WBe