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Business For Biodiversity Ireland
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Supporting Irish businesses to assess their impacts and dependencies on nature and take action for biodiversity: businessforbiodiversity.ie #JoinTheEvolution #ForNature #BizBioIrl
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 14d
Struggling to understand the intersection of #nature and #climate and how it relates to your business and supply chains?
🌍 The Nature Strategy Accelerator Programme will empower your business to bring nature into decision-making
- we have member places open for 2026
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 11d
Thanks to The Business Post for including BFBI's Dr Maria Fitzpatrick in this coverage of the wide-ranging discussions at the #EnergyTransitionSummit last week alongside other #sustainability and #renewable #energy leaders 💡

Read more on the event here: www.businesspost.ie/commercial-r...
Accelerating the pace towards a net-zero future
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 14d
Struggling to understand the intersection of #nature and #climate and how it relates to your business and supply chains?
🌍 The Nature Strategy Accelerator Programme will empower your business to bring nature into decision-making
- we have member places open for 2026
Businessforbiodiversity.ie  1/3
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 3d
Webinar: Supporting Action for Business & Biodiversity 🌿 BFBI's Dr Emer Ní Dhúill explains how a strong #NatureStrategy can boost resilience for your organisation. Free Online over Zoom, November 11, 2025, 11am-12pm, via Waterford City & County Council
🖥️ Register: www.eventbrite.ie/e/supporting...
Supporting Action for Business & Biodiversity
Learn how Irish businesses can act now to protect and enhance biodiversity
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 7d
Struggling to understand your organisation’s impacts and dependencies on nature, including in your supply chain? Join our #NatureStrategy Accelerator Programme to #GetOnTrack to #NaturePositive, aligned with @bfncoalition.bsky.social & @npwsireland.bsky.social - businessforbiodiversity.ie
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 7d
"Nature literacy is quite a large barrier for businesses, also getting buy-in from the different parts of an organisation and a lack of expertise..."

BFBI's Dr Emer Ní Dhúill discussing nature-related challenges at the #BusinessforNature panel 'Embedding nature in business strategy' at #EBNS25
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 8d
BFBI here at #BusinessNatureSummit Helsinki - Iseult Sheehy, Dr Maria Fitzpatrick, Dr Emer Ní Dhúill, Dr Catherine Farrell, Geoff Hamilton, ESB - join the Business for Nature Session, 11:30 - 13:00 CET ‘Embedding Nature in your Business Strategy’, livestream: green-forum.ec.europa.eu/green-busine...
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 11d
Thanks to The Business Post for including BFBI's Dr Maria Fitzpatrick in this coverage of the wide-ranging discussions at the #EnergyTransitionSummit last week alongside other #sustainability and #renewable #energy leaders 💡

Read more on the event here: www.businesspost.ie/commercial-r...
Accelerating the pace towards a net-zero future
www.businesspost.ie
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 12d
A great day devoted to Ireland’s native wildlife at Kildare #Biodiversity Conference🦊
Thanks to Kildare Wildlife Rescue for inviting BFBI’s Dr Maria Fitzpatrick to speak about our work supporting Irish business action #ForNature - with Rachel Heydon, NBDC,Pearse Stokes,Cathaoirlach Carmel Kelly, KCC
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 14d
Download the full BFBI brochure online at businessforbiodiversity.ie to learn more about how we can help your business to future-proof your organisation

🌍 Or contact our Business Development Lead Dr Maria Fitzpatrick to discuss your next steps #ForNature - [email protected]
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 14d
BFBI's Nature Strategy Accelerator offers:  
➡️ a step-by-step roadmap to a credible #NatureStrategy 
📆 workshops & resources
🔎one-on-one guidance
With @npwsireland.bsky.social @bfncoalition.bsky.social @deloitteinsights.bsky.social @kpmgireland.bsky.social
Ready for action? #GetOnTrack 2/3
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 14d
Struggling to understand the intersection of #nature and #climate and how it relates to your business and supply chains?
🌍 The Nature Strategy Accelerator Programme will empower your business to bring nature into decision-making
- we have member places open for 2026
Businessforbiodiversity.ie  1/3
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Natural Capital Ireland @natcapirl.bsky.social · 16d
With @npwsireland.bsky.social's support, NCI will be researching gender equality relating to natural resource governance. Stay tuned! The Women in Agriculture Winter Webinar Series also starts this Thur, 16th Oct @ 7 pm with an overview of DAFM schemes: register.gotowebinar.com/register/452... 🧵2/2
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 15d
BFBI’s Business Development Manager Dr Maria Fitzpatrick will speak at the upcoming Kildare #Biodiversity Conference on October 18, 2025, on supporting action for businesses on #biodiversity 🌿

With Kildare #Wildlife Rescue / Kildare CoCo. More: kildarebiodiversityconference.ie/2025-confere...
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 21d
EVENT: We are proud to partner with this year’s Business Post #EnergyTransitionSummit, taking place on October 15th in Dublin's Croke Park.
Register now and join us at our stand to discuss our work helping businesses to transition to #NaturePositive
events.businesspost.ie/event/energy...
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Ali Sheridan @alisheridan.bsky.social · 17d
“Water quality has declined across rivers, lakes and estuaries… the EPA has warned that it means Ireland is on track to fail to meet national and EU goals for water quality in the next two years.”

jrnl.ie/6843246
Ireland's water quality is declining, with pesticides, drainage and sewage making it worse
Nearly half of Ireland’s surface waters were of bad, poor or moderate status between 2019 and 2024.
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MAMBO Project @mambo-project.eu · 17d
@bmd-project.eu workshop will focus on developing and discussing questions about biodiversity data and how addressing these might enable or enhance natural site management practices and decision-making.

🔗 Learn more and register: bmd-project.eu/news/upcomin...
bmd-project.eu Biodiversity Meets Data @bmd-project.eu · 17d
💚 BMD will host an online User Story Workshop on 3 November, 14:00–16:00 (CEST). ➡️ Contributions will support the development of BMD’s Single Access Point.
✍️ Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🔎 Explore the upcoming BMD co-design opportunities: bmd-project.eu/news/upcomin...
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 17d
Insurance industry maps millions of UK homes at increased risk of flooding as climate change impacts ratchet up

Obviously, the insurance industry needs to make money and can't afford claims likely to result from higher flood risks

So... no insurance for some?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Millions more homes in Great Britain at risk of flooding, investigation finds
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable
www.theguardian.com
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Rhodo Rangers @rhodorangers.bsky.social · 17d
VENUE CHANGE ! We've had to change the location for tomorrow's Green Drinks to the Dew Drop Inn (upstairs).
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The next Galway Green Drinks is Oct 14! We're excited to have Dr. Nóirín Burke & Dr. Maria Vittoria Marra from Galway Atlantaquaria speak about ocean literacy and the multiple ways they foster it through their work in the aquarium. Register: eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1685827217589
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Homebirdnow @homebirdnow.bsky.social · 17d
‘Working with natural processes, such as reconnecting rivers to their floodplains, restoring wetlands, and planting woodlands to intercept rainfall have the benefits of improving our natural environment alongside reducing flood risk.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
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Jennie C Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.social · 17d
Join us Tuesday 21 Oct for panel discussion on Climate Justice Research for Transformative Action. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/geography/ev...

Register to join us in person or online: forms.office.com/e/G9ktW4J9iF
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 17d
We have known this for several decades

But knowing means nothing to those who care nothing for the natural world, our climate, or our future

The lungs of the world (along with plankton) are dying

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns
Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 29d
Our Business Programme Lead Dr Catherine Farrell CIEEM, @tcddublin.bsky.social, writes on the final in-person workshop of 2025 for our #NatureStrategy Accelerator Programme #StrategyTrack businesses - turning all that collaboration into innovation businessforbiodiversity.ie/nature-strat...
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · 21d
EVENT: We are proud to partner with this year’s Business Post #EnergyTransitionSummit, taking place on October 15th in Dublin's Croke Park.
Register now and join us at our stand to discuss our work helping businesses to transition to #NaturePositive
events.businesspost.ie/event/energy...
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Jenny Bortoluzzi @drsharkyjenny.bsky.social · 22d
#MARÉIRE at the @irishenvnet.bsky.social is hosting a webinar on mitigation measures and biodiversity friendly designs for offshore renewable energy in Ireland with guest speakers from @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social, @renewablesgrid.bsky.social & Restore Blue.

12th November, 11am:

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WEBINAR: Mitigation measures & Biodiversity Friendly Designs for ORE
A webinar by the Irish Environmental Network MARÉIRE project on mitigation measures & biodiversity friendly designs for offshore renewables.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Business For Biodiversity Ireland @bizbioirl.bsky.social · Sep 4
“Provided hands-on practical experience … and the resulting report will be a very useful tool in our #biodiversitystrategy” Lorraine, ALGoodbody👏
Open for businesses to get involved in The Business of #NaturePositive for 2025/26, TCD @tcddublin.bsky.social: businessforbiodiversity.ie/participate-...
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