Natural Capital Ireland

You can now find NCI’s #NaturalCapital updates over on the Bluesky app, as well as Instagram & LinkedIn - looking for more Irish & EU accounts to follow 👋 bsky.app/profile/natcap…

InVEST Update | Version 3.16.1 is now live! #NatCapInVEST is a free, open-source suite of #EcosystemServices models. Now featuring: Plugins! Install a 3rd party InVEST-like model and run it like any InVEST model in the Workbench. Try it today: bit.ly/NatCapInVEST

🌊#UNOC3 is wrapping up today, after five action-packed days! Days where the world has united to #SaveOurOcean. Tune in to follow the closing press conference today at 1 pm CET/7 am EDT 👇 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k…

The Convening for Restoration initiative comes to an end! As it draws to a close, project leaders share some of the key successes and lessons learned on how to overcome key barriers to large-scale #restoration projects in Europe. 🔗Learn more: tinyurl.com/mr2yktwh

Looking for a new challenge? Then come work with us! Applications are open for an Assistant Professor in Environmental Science at @tcddublin. jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU029/ass… Any enquiries, please DM @marcus_collier #academicjobs #universityjobs #environmentalscience

Calling all NatCap collaborators, #InVEST users, readers & followers, and more! #Nature is at a pivotal turning point. As we reflect on 20 years, we need your feedback and reflections. 📣 Help us take this work, for people and planet, to the next level: bit.ly/NatCap20survey

⚠️Avian Influenza #Birdflu is circulating in sea birds. - Do not handle dead or sick birds including seabirds such as puffins or gannets found on land - Keep pets on a lead in coastal areas where dead/sick birds are present to keep them safe

If you're in Kerry this weekend, head over to Tralee for the Kerry Wild Bee Festival With a fantastic lineup of walks, talks and crafts, there are loads of opportunities to learn about wild bees in the beautiful surroundings of @traleebaywetlan More here tinyurl.com/4kxtn7d7

Natural Capital News: Thanks to all who participated in the Natural Capital Stakeholder Workshop and other summer events - mailchi.mp/24e3a5464e44/t…

New research led by John Connolly at @tcddublin is now available. The iHabiMap report produced habitat maps with over 90% accuracy, demonstrating the potential of UAV and AI technology in habitat monitoring. 📄epa.ie/publications/r…

What's happening today at Bonn #SB62? After stalling at COP29, governments agree on how to frame a just transition that is fair to workers, protects nature and promotes clean energy access. Read more here 👇 climatechangenews.com/2025/06/26/bon…

📢EXCITING OPPORTUNITY! Two #PhDpositions #modelling #carbon #emissions #removals Irish #peatlands #CO2 #CH4. 📢DEADLINE 30 June 2025📢 @EPAResearchNews funded project @APremrov @matts20000 @JYeluripati @peatlandsLIFEIP @atu_ie @atusligo_ie @tcddublin @JamesHuttonInst Please RT!

The large-scale, illegal commercial extraction of peat is widespread in Ireland. The sector does not operate within planning or environmental laws. Read the new EPA report on this practice:epa.pulse.ly/ghwt7leq1g #EPAReport @BnMIreland

New €7m open call for project proposals under the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) announced for supporting nature in an arable environment along the coast from south Cork to Wexford. Read more here: capnetworkireland.eu/new-call-for-p… #capnetworkireland #SustainableAgriculture

We are delighted to support this important cross-border project, developed with colleagues in @daera_ni, which aims to promote cleaner air through community engagement, research and evidence for policy action

📢 The FLIARA Project took centre stage today at a crucial European Parliament hearing, spotlighting the vital role of women's entrepreneurship in the EU's rural renaissance! Our Project Coordinator, Associate Professor @MauraFarrelNUIG, presented powerful insights on how…

Farmers and landowners in Cork, Waterford, and Wexford are joining forces to protect our farmland birds. I’m proud to launch a €7m project with Minister Heydon, uniting farmers, conservationists, and local groups to support species like the Hen Harrier, Yellowhammer & Kestrel.

Rivers across Europe are heavily broken up by barriers like dams and weirs With around 1.2 m in place, these structures massively disrupt biodiversity and threaten healthy waters 💦 But with the Nature Restoration Law, that’s about to change - see how⬇️ eeb.org/wp-content/upl…

🌾 What do changing rainfall patterns mean for the world’s nourishing grasslands and the food we rely on? Read @y_buckley's piece in @IrishTimes: irishtimes.com/environment/20… @tcddublin

Most visited Irish ecosystems are urban greenspaces along with coastal beaches, dunes and wetlands

On traditional farm value: “It’s turning to #naturalcapital values so that you can be paid for delivering carbon, delivering hen harrier habitats, delivering a clean river…” Dr Rebecca Jeffrey, @NPWSIreland at @EPAIreland Water Conference: agriland.ie/farming-news/b… #agriland