The Summer 2008 Issue of the Nature's Web Newsletter - an exciting newsletter for children - has been posted on the web.

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, John Gormley, TD, has announced the establishment of a special taskforce to advise on the future of Dublin Bay.

Northern Ireland's Environment Minister, Arlene Foster has launched a Biodiversity and Geodiversity Strategy as she welcomed the publication of the Quarry Products Association strategy for Northern Ireland's Quarrying and Aggregates Industry.

Accounting for all the benefits we gain from ecosystems is an effective way of measuring how biodiversity loss affects our well-being and quality of life.

191 nations have agreed to take far-reaching action in order to address the current unprecedented loss of biodiversity across the globe.

Ministers from nearly 60 nations have pledged - on the sidelines of a UN biodiversity conference - to support a global effort to halt deforestation by 2020.

Forests are home to a large number of plant and animal species and, therefore, closely linked to the overall state of biodiversity in Europe.

The Irish Independent has reported that Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, John Gormley TD has urged voters to vote 'Yes' to the Lisbon Treaty to ensure that Ireland's wildlife is protected from development pressures.

Science and nature education in the classroom moves into virtual territory with the launch of Brigit's Virtual Garden by NUI Galway.

On Biodiversity Day 2008 (22 May), the European Commission has warned that biodiversity is disappearing at an unprecedented rate.