The Environmental Pillar representative has formally withdrawn from the Agri-Food Strategy 2030 committee, it has emerged.
It is understood that the decision was made due to perceived “failures” by the committee to align agricultural production policies with environmental protection and legal obligations.
The Department of Agriculture s Agri-Food Strategy 2030 – the ten year strategy to replace Food Wise 2025 – is due to be published next month.
Leading water NGOs have subsequently announced their support of the environmental sector’s decision to withdraw and, in doing so, has also issued further warnings over water quality.
The Environmental Pillar is comprised of 32 members including: An Taisce, BirdWatch Ireland; Friends of the Earth; Hedge Laying Association of Ireland; Irish Peatland Conservation Council; Bat Conservation Ireland; Irish Wildlife Trust; Native Woodland Trust.
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Nature lovers generally want to shout from the rooftops about how essential it is to protect biodiversity, but Emma Finn has gone a step further – she brings nature to the rooftops.
Creator of Bees On The Roof, the Dublin-based beekeeper provides and manages beehives for companies and organisations that want to bring some of the great outdoors to their often synthetic corporate surroundings.
Rooftops are the ideal spot and, depending on how hands-on clients want to be, Emma can install hives purely for their value to nature and, in good years, the reward of some lovely honey, or as a practical learning experience for staff who want to do something a little different on their lunch break.