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Creating an Ecological Office Environment

In recent years, ecological awareness has been growing in society about the need to take care of our planet. This means that more and more people are looking for and trying to implement ecological solutions…

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Sustainable Cleaning Tips

In this post we take a look at a couple of tips on how to make cleaning your home more energy-efficient and lower its environmental impact…

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Sustainable Clothing

The best way to own clothes that last longer is to have information about different materials and fabrics. Although long-lasting clothing is usually more expensive, you can always shop in second hand stores…

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Recycling

In short, recycling is the process of turning waste into new materials or objects. Recovery of energy from waste materials is also often included in this term…

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Composting

Composting is a human-directed and controlled process with access to air, in which compost is created from biological waste under…

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Tips on Growing Your Own Food

Growing your own food at home is a great way to save money, get the freshest food, and take care of your health and the environment at the same time…

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Flight-Free Travel

Airplanes release approximately 100 times more CO2 into our atmosphere per hour of flight than a bus or train. Globally, air transport emissions amount to approximately 1 billion tons of CO2 per year – which is even more than the total emissions of some countries, including Germany…

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Sustainable Internet Shopping and Services

Some of the biggest advantages of online shopping are convenience, a broader range of choice in products, and easy access to more in-depth information about the products you purchase. Let’s look at a few ways we can optimize our online shopping with a view of environmental preservation and responsible consumerism…

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Car Sharing

Currently, we are fighting more and more with traffic congestion in cities. In many countries the quality of the roads is poor, which also contributes to problems on the road. It is precisely for these reasons that a carpooling system should be advocated at this time…

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Walking & Cycling

Regular walking has many benefits for your health. It can help to prevent many chronic diseases and extend your life expectancy. Brisk walks require no special equipment and can easily fit into your daily routine…

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Saving Water on Personal Hygiene

There are many ways we can save water throughout our daily hygiene routine. If we take small steps towards integrating these water saving habits into our lives, we can reduce our carbon footprint and save energy and money…

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Buying Local

Today we are asking: Why is buying locally a better option for us? And can we find a healthy balance between buying local and buying imported products?

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Fuel Types

Diesel and Petrol are both extracted from the same raw material – crude oil – however due to a different refining process, both fuels have quite different characteristics, and levels of energy efficiency…

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Eco-Driving

You don’t need to buy a brand new car in order to practice economical fuel usage. You can save up to 30% on your fuel costs if you practice economic driving and optimize your car to run smoothly…

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Sustainable Dishwashing

We are going to look at our dishwashing habits and how we can make some adjustments to reduce our consumption. Compounded over time, this daily task, when done correctly, can save a lot of water and energy…

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Insulation

Insulating the walls and flooring of your home helps keep heat out during Summer and in during Winter. This helps cut down on heating costs by reducing the usage and reliance of central heating…

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Draughts

Brrr, feel that nip in the air? It may be that your home is battling against the ever-present threat of heat seepage;

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Food Vision 2030

In August 2021 the government of Ireland approved and signed a new food technology strategy for the upcoming ten years…

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Tiny Houses

The idea behind tiny housing is to fully utilize housing space with compact, intuitive design principles, cutting down on overall space and building materials needed for a home…

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Green Bee Bus Stop Roof Project

The green Bee Bus Stop Shelter project aims to protect and support biodiversity in all aspects. This is because it creates many additional opportunities to bring green spaces into the city. Unused areas are now being put to good use…

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The Carbon Footprint

The carbon footprint is the amount of gas emissions released into the atmosphere with a direct impact on the Earth’s climate; these emissions are caused by human activity…

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Food Waste

Every year in Europe, an increasing amount of healthy and edible food is lost throughout the food supply chain. The annual production of food waste in the 27 Member States is approximately 94 million tonnes, 183 kg per capita, with significant differences between individual countries…

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Sustainable Fashion

Slow fashion (sustainable fashion) has recently come more and more to the fore, not only thanks to the demand for high-quality, well-fitting pieces from small collections, produced under fair conditions…

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Heatwaves: Causes, Hazards, and Mitigation

With heatwaves occurring all across Europe this Summer, here at Forest Friends Ireland we thought we would dive into the causes and hazards of heatwaves, a brainstorm of possible mitigation strategies for current and future heatwaves, and a bevy of tips to keep in mind in order to stay cool this Summer…

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Peace Forest Project: Biodiversity Center

For various fuel categories, petrol, diesel, or electric, public transport vehicles are more environment-friendly alternatives compared to personal vehicles. If we consider a bus and a personal car, we will notice that per capita CO2 emission is much higher in the latter’s case. A BEIS (UK) report from 2019 shows that an average local bus…

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Join the Fight Against Climate Change by Using Public Transport

For various fuel categories, petrol, diesel, or electric, public transport vehicles are more environment-friendly alternatives compared to personal vehicles. If we consider a bus and a personal car, we will notice that per capita CO2 emission is much higher in the latter’s case. A BEIS (UK) report from 2019 shows that an average local bus…

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Orcas, Human, All Too Human

These bulky carnivorous mammals are the largest of the dolphins and can live between 50 – 80 years in the wild and are known to feast upon fish, seal, shark, squid, sea lion, penguin, and true to its namesake, other types of whales.

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Alternatives to Oil: Overview

As we know, oil has an extremely harmful effect on the environment. Oil is an extremely destructive source of energy and in 2010, it was responsible for 36% of CO2 emissions. There are many alternatives to using oil as a source of energy, such as solar power, nuclear power, wind, water, and geothermal energy…

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Glasnevin: Ireland’s National Cemetery

by Niamh Duffy13/10/2021 Glasnevin Cemetery, located in the heart of County Dublin, has long been known as Ireland’s ‘National Cemetery’. The result of a campaign by Daniel O’Connell (‘The Liberator’), it was opened in 1832 in response to the restrictions imposed by the Penal Laws. Introduced in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries – but with…

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Ogham: Ireland’s Written Past

Ogham – otherwise known as one of the earliest forms of written Irish – dates as far back as the fourth century, though some scholars believe it to be even older. Most examples of Ogham that have survived until the present day can be found inscribed into large standing stones (or ‘monoliths’), but it was…

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Menstrual Products: Plastic and Shame

Period products are the fifth most common single-used plastic items found on European beaches, present in greater number than both plastic bags and straws. This in not a big surprise because fifty percent of the population uses period products. Since roughly the 1950s tampons and menstrual pads have contained fewer and lesser amounts of plastic,…

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Video Review: The Turning Point

The Turning Point is a three-and-a-half-minute short story written, directed and animated by content creator Steve Cutts. The movie was released on YouTube on the first of January 2020. The music was provided by Wantaways. The movie explores the destruction of the environment, climate change and species extinction from different perspectives in todays society.

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Cliffs of Moher

by Nadia Ten Hoeve & Sophie Jäger31/08/2021 The Cliffs of Moher are a protected natural site on the west coast of Ireland. With a total length of 14 kilometres and a maximum height of 214m. As I had the opportunity to visit the cliffs and experience the cliffs myself, I not only learned more about…

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Gold for Young Climate Activist: An Interview with Sanghamitra Mukherjee

In the context of inspiring others to take action on climate change, sustainability, and raising awareness for our surroundings, we would like to introduce Sanghamitra Mukherjee as an amazing and inspiring young woman. Recently Sangha’s contributions as activist have been rewarded with the Gold Global Citizens award. Forest Friends Ireland interviewed her on the path…

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Lungs of the World

An in-depth look at the various kinds of forests found throughout our planet, their advantages, threats, and conservation efforts.

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Hemp

Throughout the world, there are different species of whales. Of the cetacean family, there are about fifteen species including the baleen whales (blue, grey and rorqual whales). As marine individuals they are essential to the biodiversity and functioning of the marine environment.

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Whales

Throughout the world, there are different species of whales. Of the cetacean family, there are about fifteen species including the baleen whales (blue, grey and rorqual whales). As marine individuals they are essential to the biodiversity and functioning of the marine environment.

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