Agriculture & Environment Blog Archive
Here you will find an archive of Agriculture & Environment Blog articles published before 1 January 2020, divided into their relevant categories.
Agriculture
A new mandate, a new Environment
Reading Time: 3 minutes Local government underwent significant structural change in 2015 with the number of councils reducing from 26 to 11, and the transfer of many functions from central to local government. This has brought changes to the
Are current farm incomes sustainable?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farm incomes over the last five years in Northern Ireland have shown considerable volatility and this presents challenges for the long- term sustainability of the industry, both within and beyond the new Assembly mandate.
Energy
Environment
What next for the environment, Brexit and cross-border co-operation?
Reading Time: 8 minutes Environmental regulation currently experienced by Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI) is greatly influenced by European Union (EU) policy frameworks. While some frameworks, such as the Water Framework Directive, and the Birds
A comparison of the planning systems in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog article examines the similarities and differences between the planning systems north and south of the border on the island of Ireland. It is based on a more detailed research paper prepared jointly by
Climate Change legislation in Northern Ireland: Is it just a lot of hot air?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Climate change and the need for legislation to address it still remains a debate in Northern Ireland (NI), where specific legislation has not yet been introduced. The following article considers the introduction of specific climate
