City chiefs trumpeting the benefits of trees have overseen a massive plunge in the numbers planted in Dublin over the past five years.

The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced that the drafting of legislation has been approved as a matter of priority for the de-designation of 39 raised bog Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs) and the part de-designation of 7 raised bog NHAs.

There will be double trouble for the pigeons of Wimbledon this year - Rufus the Hawk has a partner in crime to keep the bothersome birds at bay.

If you can’t beat the pervasive Japanese knotweed, eat it. That was one of the solutions put forward at a meeting of Kerry County Council, which heard how parts of the Kingdom are being overrun by the invasive species.

Australian researchers say rising sea levels have wiped out a rodent that lived on a tiny outcrop in the Great Barrier Reef.

Pressure is mounting on the Government to follow through on policy pledges to bring closure to the long-running turf cutting controversy.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is reminding farmers and landowners of the need to destroy noxious weeds.

A killer algae, a monstrous pondweed, a tree that has infested the Everglades and a dozen more of the US’s most environmentally destructive plants have been discovered for sale on eBay.

We are loving our mountains to death, as erosion and heavy footfall continue to damage the country's most popular walks.