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Jamie Rohu

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Postdoctoral research fellow on the Twelve Bogs project in the Department of History at Trinity College Dublin. Co-funded by Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland and the National Parks & Wildlife Service. All views expressed are my own.

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 16d

Rewilding in Ireland by @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social and @tcddublin.bsky.social Centre for Environmental Humanities👇

Thanks to @irishrainforest.bsky.social , @whittledaway.bsky.social @wearetheark.bsky.social for speaking and @kbruisch.bsky.social for chairing.

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Rewilding in Ireland | Theory, Scale, Practice

YouTube video by Irish Wildlife Trust

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 9h

I’ve followed the debate around ‘paludiculture in Ireland’ for years. Some thoughts:

1. It’s important that cultivated plants can contribute to new peat formation

2. Fertiliser should be avoided

3. It’s site-specific- widespread rollout is likely unrealistic

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Could paludiculture be Ireland’s next big idea?

Farming on wet land instead of drained soils involves a shift in mindset, from battling nature to working with it. And in a country where bogs have shaped our past, paludiculture could play a role in ...

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 1d

Blanket bog rehabilitation in Co. Mayo and the flora that soon emerges 🧐

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 2d

Connemara is a very beautiful part of the country but it faces its challenges.

High animal stocking rates lead to hillside erosion. Rhododendron and other invasive species are widespread.

However, efforts are ongoing by local people to lessen the human impact on the environment.

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 2d

*and fungi 😜

Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 2d

The beautiful autumn plants of Connemara 🥰

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 3d

In Connemara on the annual Irish Peatland Society road trip checking out water table management on farmed peat soils.

Beautiful, vast landscapes. A very different feel to the midland raised bogs that I’m used to 🤔

Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 6d

Good vs bad

Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 7d

Ten Thousand Years Deep – The Story of Ireland's Peatlands, the new book by Carsten Krieger. Extract below👇

Thanks to @dermotdoran.bsky.social for the share 👍

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For peat's sake - the story of Ireland's peatlands

We present an extract from Ten Thousand Years Deep – The Story of Ireland's Peatlands, the new book by Carsten Krieger.

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 9d

They’ll try Paul, but we’ll keep reminding them. 💪

Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 9d

The wildest thing I’ve seen in ages 👇

It seems the current government, who are calling the shots here, is happy for nature to be done away with in the name of profit-making.

That fish-kill was criminal, and it won’t be swept under the rug.

An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 9d

How many chances should be given to get it right?

Non-compliance under our licence system appears to be more the norm than the aberration when it comes to protecting our water quality

Insights from last night's Joint Committee on Climate, Environment & Energy session on River Blackwater fish kill

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 10d

Absolutely zero need for meat in the human diet, unless you’re in some sort of subsistence situation (and even then I’m not sure it’s all that necessary).

We’re wed to it ideologically. The hold it has over people is wild.

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 10d

Nice to see the left working together. More please 🙏

Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 12d

That’s a very interesting question. Hedgehogs have become ‘naturalised’ in Ireland, same as dingos in Australia. There’s calls to introduce beavers here.

Eoghan’s take is spot-on. I wonder if there’s a need to move on from the native/non-native binary at some point 🤔

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 13d

I was a bit late to the party but picked up a copy during the week. Looking forward to getting stuck in!

Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 14d

The very definition of ‘speaking truth to power’ 🫡

@news.rte.ie 🇮🇪🇵🇸🕊️

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 16d

Rewilding in Ireland | Theory, Scale, Practice

YouTube video by Irish Wildlife Trust

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Jamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 16d

Fantastic selfie!

I'm sure Hannah had a great time seeing the bog Gearóid. Good weather for it as well.