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The Irish Times: China and US agree to ‘co-operate’ on climate change in Cop26 breakthrough
China and US agree to ‘co-operate’ on climate change in Cop26 breakthrough (via @IrishTimes) https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/china-and-us-agree-to-co-operate-on-climate-change-in-cop26-breakthrough-1.4725053
Our 200,000th sapling, a bird cherry, planted by boys from Rathdrum National School at Coillte Avondale Forest Park
What a day! Thanks to all those who helped, especially Steven Doody who carried all the spades and loaded them in and out of the boot! https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wicklow/business/farming/cherry-trees-planted-in-avondale-to-celebrate-national-tree-day-40930690.html
Watch “Obama speaks at COP26 climate summit | full video” on YouTube
#saveirishforestry
https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/forestry-enviro/forestry/4500-forestry-licences-still-jammed-as-calls-mount-to-abolish-system-40153092.html Let the @EPAIreland take on regulation and scrap the licenses that have put us close to in #reversegear; @davidattenburro approves #treefarms #sustainably managed;let’s #stoptalkingstartplanting #generationrestoration @Dept_ECC #saveirishforestry @3CounciI
#COP26 – All welcome to this Side Event and other Action-focused Webinars
Join us! Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrc-mvqj4iGdH6yM3NAytC4a6vScqRAJGSOr https://www.facebook.com/events/3115807998696730/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A1256280344891701%7D%7D%5D%22%7D Really enjoying this great series of webinars. More great ones next week. #COP26Green-Schools CoordinatorsIrish Environmental NetworkThis is the previous two I attended; EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE AND NATURE AND HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?MONDAY NOV 1ST 7-8PMCPD SUITABLE FOR PRIMARY AND POST-PRIMARYDESCRIPTION: AimHi are incredible scienceContinueContinue reading “#COP26 – All welcome to this Side Event and other Action-focused Webinars”
John Boorman, film maker planted 100k Trees in Wicklow!
“The most important thing I have done in my whole life”, he says. https://www.rte.ie/player/series/nationwide/SI0000001172?epguid=IH000400674 John Boorman in this #magical and #uplifting #interview made with RTÉ’s brilliant Nationwide crew describes how he #planted 100,000 #trees in Co. #Wicklow, how much he #enjoys them and his journal just published with #artist Susan Morley illustrating his adolescent forest; In his own words; “The most important thing I have done in my wholeContinueContinue reading “John Boorman, film maker planted 100k Trees in Wicklow!”
Time to #COP on?
Ireland’s Top Environmental Problems and Our Proposed Solution A Dozen that spring to mind. It’s coming up to that Wishing Tree Time of year. (Much easier than New Year Resolutions, in case you are lining them up for yourself). During the Plant-for-the-Planet Youth Summit last week we were asked to come up with some topContinueContinue reading “Time to #COP on?”
