Recruitment crisis – Joseph Blair
Ireland’s recovering horticulture sector is facing a problem it hasn’t had to deal with for over a decade: a hiring shortage. Joseph Blair of...
Coillte’s Curragh Chase forest park successful at RDS forestry awards
Coillte’s Curragh Chase forest park was voted the winner of the National RDS forestry awards under the Multipurpose Forestry category.
The Multipurpose Forestry category is...
Nangle & Niesen report on UK plant health and biosecurity conference
Ronan Nangle reports for HC on his recent visit to a conference on plant health and biosecurity at Highgrove House in Gloucester in the...
National Landscape Forum 2018 – Ireland’s Waterscapes
Irelands Waterscapes– there are few locations on the island of Ireland where water does not feature in the landscape – as streams, rivers, lakes,...
Reducing packaging and food waste
Elaine O’Connor, Origin Green Ambassador, USA
Packaging will play a vital role in reducing the amount of global food and produce waste. The FAO estimates that one-third...
Ireland’s planning and conservation sectors receive a welcome tech boost
Ireland’s planners, environmental consultants, local authorities, biological recorders, researchers, NGOs, private and public bodies, will be pleased to learn of the release of a...
Anglers help tackle alien plant pests
Alien, invasive species or pests – call them what you like but plants and animals that are not a natural part of our ecosystems...
EPA welcomes increase in composting and anaerobic digestion of waste
The EPA welcomes the increase in composting and anaerobic digestion of biodegradable waste - the quantity recycled increased by 15 percent between 2015...
Neonicotinoids: risks to bees confirmed | European Food Safety Authority
Most uses of neonicotinoid pesticides represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, according to assessments published recently by EFSA. The Authority has updated...
