Human, perseptive transmitter, engaged in life. Sharing stories that make a difference for sustainable development. Doing comms for @BlueWise_Marine
Westport and Galway, Ireland.
Joined March 2013
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🌊 Along the west coast, a network of high-tech monitoring sites is collecting vital data on temperature, oxygen, and carbon, helping us understand how climate change is transforming our seas and providing information that shapes marine climate policy in Ireland and across Europe. 🌡️🐚
➡️ Swipe through to see how scientists are tracking the heartbeat of our ocean and learn more about why this matters for life below water with the full story from this month's Spotlight on Science 💙
marine.ie/site-area/news-eve…
#COP30 #LifeBelowWater #OceanDecade #OceanAction
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📊 Data + 🌍 Action = A stronger evidence base for nature recovery.
Swipe through to discover how long-term ecological research and targeted restoration are shaping the future of Nephin Forest in Co. Mayo.
Explore further: farmersjournal.ie/more/clima…
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From the wild waters of Galway to the halls of the Science Museum in London! See how Irish scientists are farming fish, seaweed, and shellfish together to create a more sustainable future for food. 🌊🐟🌿
The Marine Institute is proud to represent Ireland at the Future of Food exhibition at the Science Museum, London (24 July 2025 – 4 Jan 2026), featuring our research into Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA).
#FoodSystem #Food #MarineScience #Ocean #Sustainability
cc @sciencemuseum @agriculture_ie
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A beached whale lies dead on the waterfront in #COP29 host city Baku, against the backdrop of the "Flame Towers" that symbolise Azerbaijan's fossil fuel resources
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Please read this. It's literally been 8 years in the writing.
The first wave of tech disruption of democracy 2016-2024 is over. What starts now is something much, much worse: the age of information chaos.
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What are peatlands and why do they matter?
While peatlands make up only 3% to 4% of the Earth’s land surface, they store up to one-third of all carbon on earth—just one reason countries should include them in climate commitments. #NatureBasedSolutions pew.org/3VUdIHN
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Despite growing at an unprecedented rate last year, renewable energy sources are still not being deployed quickly enough to put the world on track to meet an international goal of tripling renewables by 2030 @IRENA
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France’s extraordinary election results provide an urgent, valuable lesson.
Don’t concede ground to those who sow division and fear. Build a bold Left movement that offers an alternative of inclusion and hope.
That is how you defeat the far right.
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500+ dead from heat in Saudi Arabia. Makes you wonder why Riyadh consistently contests efforts to accelerate GHG cuts at UN #climate talks... theguardian.com/world/articl…
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1/ Today I’m joining millions of Europeans in calling on EU leaders to adopt the EU Nature Restoration law. Nature is essential to our survival. From our health and well-being to access to food and prosperity, our lives depend on healthy ecosystems #RestoreNature
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“It is beyond time that we stop treating the deep ocean as something to exploit and start treating it for what it really is: A mind blowingly vast, virtually unknown world within our world…”
#DeepSeaMining
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While we're fixated on the race to fill seats in Councils and the European Parliament, our natural world continues to suffer. This report today, and a serious fish kill earlier this week. Not a hopeful situation. rte.ie/news/2024/0612/145428…
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This news might actually get people to look up:
@rtenews: Worst wine harvest in 62 years due to 'extreme' climate
#DontLookUp #climatechange
rte.ie/news/2024/0425/144573… – at Wicklow, Ireland
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Interested in seabirds and marine mammal monitoring + innovative approaches ? Give the U-AVES project (@UAVES_) a follow for updates on our trials and development of UAV techniques for offshore ecological surveys 🐧🐬🐳🛩️
xitter.cf/UAVES_
ALT U-AVES logo with aerial picture of the ocean in the background
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I'm so proud today to officially announce, with Minister @DarraghOBrienTD, Ireland's eighth and largest national park: Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí. With the Conor Pass as its gateway, our first marine national park will see this iconic place protected for future generations.
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Increasingly sophisticated fossil fuel PR campaigns are making climate disinfo more difficult for journalists and the public to spot. This explainer looks at 5 of the industry’s go-to disinfo tactics. By @amywestervelt and @kylepope for @guardian… theguardian.com/us-news/2024…
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GHG emissions in Ireland from small-scale peat extraction (just from the drained land, not counting peat combustion) are about 25% higher than emissions from international aviation (3 Mt) and around 60% of the emissions from all power generation in 2023 (7 Mt).
The emissions from small-scale peat mining has, for the first time, been added to our national emissions inventory... and they nearly *double* the emissions from other 'managed' peatland sources...
Mining for domestic fuel is a significant source of GHGs
ht @PeatlandHub
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As almost half the world gets ready to vote in elections this year, check out this wonderful manifesto of 600 policy possibilities curated by @robintransition robhopkins.net/2024/04/15/mi…
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Mary Robinson's advice to new Taoiseach Simon Harris on tackling climate change: go faster
@DCUClimate #DCUClimate2024
Fossil fuel lobbyists spending $4bn a year to undermine climate justice movement, Mary Robinson warns independent.ie/irish-news/fo…
