The Environmental Forum

07/06/2026

Well done to Sean saying it as it is, his input at the Conference was really powerful & moving.

07/06/2026

Spreading awareness of this threat to the bay & it's of note that much of this area is also within Kenmare River Special Area of Conservation Coastwatch Sustainable Water Network - SWAN

05/06/2026

Happy enjoy & nuture the love of nature wherever you are today & every day

03/06/2026

The Great Big All Ireland Hedgehog Count Starts next week!!! For the week 8th to 15th June we are asking people to make an extra effort to look for hedgehogs and report your sightings at hedgehogsireland.com. So take a night time stroll in your garden or park or in the countryside and see what you can see. If you see roadkill hedgehogs, please report those too. Be careful out in the dark and Please don't disturb or pick up hedgehogs!

03/06/2026

Great to be here too, good to hear Minna Epps IUCN saying we need to deliver on promise of MPAs & reference the need to safeguard for future generations Irish Coalition 2030 Cork Harbour Festival & Ocean to City

02/06/2026

The European Commission has published new guidance on implementing the Birds Directive — clarifying protection rules and simplifying procedures for farmers, foresters and infrastructure developers.

The guidance arrives against recent data showing that between 1990 and 2023, common bird populations across the EU fell by 15%. For farmland birds, the decline reaches 42% — driven primarily by agricultural intensification, pesticide use and habitat loss.

Kerry PPN European Commission Christopher O'Sullivan TD Newkd Community Foundation Ireland Killarney National Park Kerry Biosphere reserve Irish Coalition 2030 Irish Wildlife Trust

01/06/2026

Join us tomorrow with Karin Dubsky Coastwatch and fnd out more about current projects. The event will also provide an opportunity to meet Dr. Soli Levi, University College Cork to see and hear about the Living Sea Wall research in Cobh. This is part of Cork Harbour Festival & Ocean to City programme Cobh Tidy Towns SECAD Partnership CLG - SECAD Sustainable Water Network - SWAN Youghal Blue & Green Community Network Ballymaloe Cookery School

01/06/2026

It's Wild Salmon Day today!

☘️A day that should be about celebrating a species rooted in our history, our culture and who we are as people.

📢Unfortunately, wild salmon in Ireland are on the brink!

🚨There has been a 90% decline in wild salmon numbers in Irish rivers since the 1970s with fewer than 150,000 left today.

Causes of decline:
- Destruction of river habitats.
- River barriers such as weirs and dams blocking salmon from moving up the river.
- Fish farms spreading disease and sea lice to wild populations.
- Water pollution.
- Climate change.

✊With the right political will these issues can be solved through removing barriers, and keeping our waters free from pollution.

29/05/2026

This was a wondeful event at the start of National Biodiversity Week. Great to have such interest & support from Galway County Biodiversity Office in looking after & the bay. Cillian Roden has so much insightful knowledge to share & a thrill to see Ruppia maritima in the lagoon.

29/05/2026

Very pertinent, wonder what Irelands heat- health action plan is like in terms of preparedness HSE Ireland Cork Healthy Cities

Nine out of ten deaths from extreme weather events in Europe are caused by heat — and this week, in late May, a heatwave is already breaking records across the continent. 🌡️

Temperatures are running 10–15°C above seasonal norms across Western Europe. France has broken its May temperature record; the UK recorded its hottest May day in nearly 80 years; Portugal has reached 40°C. Europe's heatwave season has arrived two months early.

⚠️ EEA data show that between 1980 and 2023, heatwaves accounted for 95% of all fatalities linked to weather and climate-related extremes — over 200,000 deaths. In 2022 alone, an estimated 70,000 people died from heat. Older people, women, and those with cardiovascular or respiratory conditions face the greatest risk.

Not all EEA member countries have heat-health action plans in place. That gap needs to close.
🔗 EEA briefing — heat impacts, surveillance and preparedness in Europe:
https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/publications/the-impacts-of-heat-on-health