Fair Seas has published the results of its first Ocean Literacy Survey which highlights that 76% of Irish people believe “lack of political will to protect or manage the ocean effectively” is the greatest threat to Ireland’s seas. Ocean literacy is the understanding of our individual and collective impact on the ocean and its impact on our … Read more
A short film featuring the views of local communities from Donegal and Sligo who depend on the sea to make a living is set to receive its online premiere next week. ‘Fair Seas: The Atlantic Northwest’ has been selected as part of the Northern Ireland Inheritance Film Festival which gets underway on Monday, September 18th. … Read more
The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN), a network of twenty five of Ireland’s leading environmental organisations, reacted to today’s EPA Water Indicator Report [1] by calling on the Government to come up with a more effective plan to address Ireland’s escalating water pollution crisis. The report highlights that nearly half (44%) of our surface waters are … Read more
Throughout June we asked people to post photos of their water environment and to include text in their posts that tagged Minister O’Brien and Minister Noonan asking for more ambitious River Basin Management Plan and to adopt our asks in the plan. Many fantastic photo posts were put out. Some showing how beautiful and wonderful … Read more
Ukraine war should not be used to undermine transition to sustainable food production Civil society organisations call for urgent reassessment of Ireland’s role in global food security – highlighting risks and concerns with current food policies The Stop Climate Chaos coalition, the Environmental Pillar, and the Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) have just written to the Minister for … Read more