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Trinity, UCD and Coillte team up to examine multiple benefits of forests and enhance sustainable management of woodlands

Trinity, UCD and Coillte team up to examine multiple benefits of forests and enhance sustainable management of woodlands Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has launched the FOR-ES research project, which will look to co-develop tools for sustainable forestry management decision-making. FOR-ES is led by Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with UCD &hellip

Over 200,000 acres (20%) of the nation’s forests devoted to biodiversity but vast majority of adults don’t know this

Almost half the population is aware the previously endangered red squirrel has made a comeback in the past two decades 4 in 5 adults don’t know woodpeckers have been living in Irish forests for over a decade   18 October, 2021 A Coillte commissioned RED C poll* reveals that 87% of Irish adults don’t know &hellip

Coillte Announces Support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

Coillte joins more than 2,500 organizations around the world in publicly supporting the TCFD recommendations Coillte has today declared its support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), joining more than 2,500 organizations in demonstrating a commitment to building a more resilient financial system and safeguarding against climate risk through better disclosures. The &hellip

90% of Irish adults don’t know the Irish forestry industry can supply enough wood to build over 44,000 new Irish homes per annum

90% of Irish adults don’t know the Irish forestry industry can supply enough wood to build over #44,000 new Irish homes p.a. 2/3 of people don’t know 80%* of global construction wood comes from conifer/softwood trees not hardwoods like mahogany. Over 1/3 Irish adults don’t know wood has a lower carbon footprint than concrete or &hellip

85% of Irish adults are concerned about the implications of global warming for the country and its people

  85% of Irish adults are concerned about the implications of global warming for the country and its people Over 9/10 adults believe trees clean the air we breathe and help lower global temperatures  The vast majority of adults agree we need to grow more trees and increase forestry cover to combat global warming   &hellip