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What exactly are the air pollution impacts on health?

20th June 201920th June 2019 Beatrice Sampson Pollution

Reading Time: 6 minutes The impacts and dangers associated with air pollution are becoming increasingly recognised. Around 28,000 to 40,000 deaths per year are

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Environment

Plastics in the sea: Part two – policy for plastics

18th June 201919th June 2019 Katie Threadgill Marine life, Waste disposal and recycling

Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog article is the second in a series of two which discusses the issue of marine plastic waste in

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Environment

Plastics in the sea: Part one – the plastic problem

17th June 201919th June 2019 Katie Threadgill Marine life, Waste disposal and recycling

Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog article is the first in a series of two which discusses the issue of marine plastic waste in

A photograph over Cuilcagh in County Fermanagh: a protected site that spans the border

Brexit Environment

What next for the environment, Brexit and cross-border co-operation?

23rd May 201922nd November 2019 Suzie Cave Borders

Reading Time: 8 minutes Environmental regulation currently experienced by Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI) is greatly influenced by European Union

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Brexit Environment Planning

A comparison of the planning systems in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

15th April 20195th November 2019 Suzie Cave Planning Policies

Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog article examines the similarities and differences between the planning systems north and south of the border on the

A satellite image showing Storm Ophelia making landfall in Ireland on 16 October 2017 (Image: NASA, public domain)

Environment

Climate Change legislation in Northern Ireland: Is it just a lot of hot air?

30th November 201722nd November 2019 Suzie Cave Climate change

Reading Time: 6 minutes Climate change and the need for legislation to address it still remains a debate in Northern Ireland (NI), where specific

Environment

How do you control a space invader? The problem of Japanese Knotweed in Northern Ireland

24th April 201713th November 2019 Suzie Cave

Reading Time: 6 minutes Since the introduction of Japanese Knotweed as an ornamental plant in the nineteenth century, it has spread throughout watercourses, transport

Strangford Lough from Scrabo Hill (Image: Colin Park under Creative Commons)

Brexit Environment Water

How much change can we expect to current environmental requirements post Brexit?

24th March 201710th June 2019 Suzie Cave

Reading Time: 7 minutes As the Prime Minister prepares to trigger Article 50, this blog post looks at the potential consequences for environmental standards

Rathlin Island, one of 57 SACs in Northern Ireland (Image: Colin Park under Creative Commons Licence)

Brexit Democracy and Government Environment Water

The EU and the environment

7th October 201610th June 2019 Suzie Cave

Reading Time: 6 minutes How might leaving the European Union impact on environmental policy, funding and legislation in Northern Ireland?

Ash dieback positive sites (November 2012 - December 2015; image: Forest Service)

Environment

A clear and present danger: Plant disease and invasive species

19th September 20166th July 2017 Mark Allen Plant health

Reading Time: 3 minutes The plant disease and invasive species threat posed to the environment in Northern Ireland is increasing, and likely to continue

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