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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 3d

EVENT: We are proud to partner with this year’s Business Post #EnergyTransitionSummit, taking place on October 15th in Dublin's Croke Park.
Register now and join us at our stand to discuss our work helping businesses to transition to #NaturePositive
events.businesspost.ie/event/energy...

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Jenny Bortoluzzi @drsharkyjenny.bsky.social · 4d

#MARÉIRE at the @irishenvnet.bsky.social is hosting a webinar on mitigation measures and biodiversity friendly designs for offshore renewable energy in Ireland with guest speakers from @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social, @renewablesgrid.bsky.social & Restore Blue.

12th November, 11am:

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WEBINAR: Mitigation measures & Biodiversity Friendly Designs for ORE

A webinar by the Irish Environmental Network MARÉIRE project on mitigation measures & biodiversity friendly designs for offshore renewables.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · Sep 4

“Provided hands-on practical experience … and the resulting report will be a very useful tool in our #biodiversitystrategy” Lorraine, ALGoodbody👏
Open for businesses to get involved in The Business of #NaturePositive for 2025/26, TCD @tcddublin.bsky.social: businessforbiodiversity.ie/participate-...

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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · Sep 10

NEW: Report co-authored by BFBI Director Jane Stout and our Business Programme Lead Dr Catherine Farrell, @tcddublin.bsky.social, working with @biorbic.bsky.social & ReFarm to develop, test and scale up methods for funding #NatureRestoration in Ireland, on #NatureCredits www.tcd.ie/news_events/...

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 4d

#Climate breakdown already having a massive impact on crop yields

By 2050, the world is projected to need 50% more food, at a time yields of key crops could be down 30%

More than a halving of calories per head

Just think about that for a moment

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

One year’s worth of bread lost in UK to wrecked harvests since 2020, report finds

Worsening droughts and floods have destroyed wheat for 4bn loaves of bread and forced record levels of imports

www.theguardian.com

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UK Environmental Observation Framework @ukeof.bsky.social · 4d

Secure your place at the 2025 National Environmental Monitoring Conference soon. It's taking place in Edinburgh on 15 December as part of the annual BES meeting. #NEMC2025 #environment #ecosystems #monitoring #observation #data

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 9d

#NEMC2025: Building the UK Environmental Monitoring Community

📣 Be part of the change
Whether you deliver, use, or benefit from environmental monitoring, your voice matters.

🗓️ Register by 11 Nov 2025

www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/nati... 🧪

National Environmental Monitoring Conference - British Ecological Society

The NEMC returns for its second year focusing on: From insight to impact: building the UK environmental monitoring community

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 4d

The beautiful autumn plants of Connemara 🥰

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EEB Economy & Climate @eeb-economyclimate.bsky.social · 4d

𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀

The EU is betting heavily on #textile #recycling, but its potential cannot keep pace with the mountains of clothes we produce.

Our planet is bursting at the seams with too much clothing. Recycling alone won’t fix it.

#CircularTextilesDay

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Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment @deptcee.bsky.social · 18d

The consultation on Ireland’s Second Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy is now open!
Launched by Minister of State Alan Dillon, this consultation is your chance to shape Ireland’s circular future.
Find out more here: gov.ie/en/departmen...
@gov.ie

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BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · 6d

It's #WorldHabitatDay ! 🌎

From pole to pole, over forests, wetlands, mountains and seas, and across the migration paths of the world, birds know no borders. And neither do we. 🦜🗺️

Connecting countries, continents and cultures, we pull together to conserve and restore species and habitats.🙌

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6d

Global banking climate alliance folds four years after launch

- ‘Net zero’ financial sector group votes to cease operations after losing members under political pressure

#climatechange
Story by @kenzabryan.ft.com
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/841f...

Global banking climate alliance folds four years after launch

‘Net zero’ financial sector group votes to cease operations after losing members under political pressure

www.ft.com

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 6d

⚠️ Climate resilience is lagging
⚠️ Biodiversity loss threatens food and water security
⚠️ One-third of Europe is facing water stress

And now, the oceans are sounding the alarm.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 6d

Europe’s environment and oceans are sending a clear message:

Progress has a price. Waters are rising fast.

Here’s what the latest EU reports reveal ↓

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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 6d

A brilliant time and exchange of ideas was had at #ClimateCarnival2025 in Co Laois 🎪
Thanks to Climate Cocktail Club for the opportunity to partner for the event & to all who stopped by our tent with @deloitteinsights.bsky.social to chat about our work.
Connect with us: businessforbiodiversity.ie

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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 9d

Manchán Magan RIP - A very sad loss. Such a wonderful person who gifted so much of his time and energy to being a champion of nature and its intertwining with Irish language and culture. 💫

You can watch his most recent show, Listen To The Land Speak on the RTEPlayer www.rte.ie/player/serie...

Listen To The Land Speak S01E01

Manchán rows on the river Boyne and visits Rathcroghan, and along his travels meets writer Ellen Ryan, archaeologist Marion Dowd and mythologist Martin Shaw. Watch Listen To The Land Speak S01E01 on R...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 10d

🌍☁️ 2024 was the hottest year on record!

Climate and biodiversity are deeply connected. Protecting nature can help to mitigate climate change. 🌱

📷 @wmo-global.bsky.social

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Economics for the Environment Consultancy (eftec) @eftec.bsky.social · 10d

Call for papers and posters is open for #envecon2026. It is the UK's only premier applied environmental economics conference gathering research providers and users from academia, public and private sector.

www.uknee.org.uk/envecon/enve...

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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks to our #StrategyTrack businesses for their work with us & @kpmgireland.bsky.social #Sustainable Futures Team for supporting - An Post, BoI, Bus Éireann, Cairn, ESB, Glenveagh, @irishrail.bsky.social SAP Landscapes, GNI
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 10d

Our Business Programme Lead Dr Catherine Farrell CIEEM, @tcddublin.bsky.social, writes on the final in-person workshop of 2025 for our #NatureStrategy Accelerator Programme #StrategyTrack businesses - turning all that collaboration into innovation businessforbiodiversity.ie/nature-strat...

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 10d

Is Ireland ready for spruce bark beetles? An invasion is ‘only a matter of time’

Eight-toothed insect, which has killed millions of trees across Europe, has made landfall in England and could soon be in Ireland

www.irishtimes.com

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 11d

A new report on the state of the world’s oceans paints a grim picture.

The ninth annual Copernicus Ocean State Report finds “No part of the ocean is untouched by the triple planetary crisis, as pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change are putting pressure on the ocean worldwide.”

The world’s oceans face triple planetary crisis: Report

A new report on the state of the world’s oceans paints a grim picture. The ninth annual Copernicus Ocean State Report finds “No part of the ocean is untouched by the triple planetary crisis, as…

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Guy Pe'er @guypeer.bsky.social · 10d

A new assessment of land-use changes in Europe, accounting for small-scale changes, indicates a 50% higher loss of green spaces.
euobserver.com/green-econom...

'Cementing over our own future': Europe's nature loss is 600 football pitches daily

Every year, Europe loses 1,500km² to construction. Green spaces that once sheltered wildlife, supplied food and removed carbon from the atmosphere at an alarming rate, a new investigation reveals.

euobserver.com

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Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social · 10d

Big Doughnutty News.
Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 11d

RIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11d

BREAKING: Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 23d

EVENT: THE #ACTD FRAMEWORK - Assessing your impacts & dependencies on nature - our next free BFBI webinar for Irish businesses of every size and sector is this Wednesday, September 24th, 9.30am.
It's free to BFBI members so #GetOnTrack today.

🌿 Read more: businessforbiodiversity.ie/register-now...

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