Ella McSweeney: A recent verdict showed climate law can’t fix what politics won’t

Losing routine contact with the living world results in less concern, less protection and less access. The antidote is evidence that conservation works

Technology is revolutionising how we gather and assess data on nature, presenting huge benefits and no little irony

With this native tree threatened by overgrazing, experts have set up a clone bank in Co Wexford

Lichens can survive nearly everything - even long periods in outer space - but pollution will kill them

The message is clear: climate change should be prioritised as a security crisis, not just an environmental one

Bequeathed to the nation, the Grove in Donnybrook has been a haven for plants and wildlife. The intention was to keep it that way

A stretch of the Slieve Bloom river fails even minimal legal standards but other magnificent parts offer a glimpse of what could be

Within seconds of handing it over to an expert, it was clear quartz discovery was very special

Absence of real political leadership leaves Ireland at risk of becoming hostile to wildlife

A Co Mayo community has achieved results that are both visually striking and ecologically responsible

Ella McSweeney: A small encouraging sign these waters might hold value to such rare magnificent creatures

If 14 countries can come together to understand the Danube, surely Ireland can do the same for a far shorter river?

Ella McSweeney: Is a once-common species returning to the Irish Sea thanks to overspill from marine protected areas elsewhere?

Ella McSweeney: Golden plovers have begun arriving from Iceland, home to a third of the world’s breeding population