BIODIVERSITY WAKE UP CALLS

Leo Varadkar

DESPITE REPEATED attempts by vested interests trading on Ireland’s “green” reputation, Ireland’s biodiversity is in fact in freefall. Water pollution, largely as a result of livestock agriculture, is increasing, while two thirds of our native bird species are in decline. According to the Irish Wildlife Trust, Ireland is the world’s most deforested country, with native… Read more »

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