Fintan Kelly
@FintanKelly_
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A voice for nature 🌍 working on 🇮🇪🇪🇺Environmental Policy/Advocacy. All opinions my own. Roscommon 🐏 Connacht 🦅 Ireland ☘️
Roscommon
Joined April 2010
"The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened." John Fitzgerald Kennedy - Inaugural Address, 1961.
The crime of starvation is unfolding before the eyes of the world. People choose to die by bullets outside the Israeli-American hunger engineering centers rather than from starvation. So far, no fewer than 1,000 starving Palestinians have been killed outside these centers.
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This verified report of two sturgeon in Irish waters is pretty incredible considering the species is critically endangered & considered functionally extinct in Ireland due to no evidence of breeding.
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'35% increase' in corncrake numbers in last 5 years. @CorncrakeLife bringing that Crex flex we all need.
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Some individuals reject the "untidiness" of nature. For some its linked to a higher need for order or cognitive closure—a psychological trait where individuals prefer structured, predictable environments. Can we help these people to become more self aware?.
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RT @NatureNymph: Farmers are reeling & I empathise. What shocks me is that compliance w/habitats Dir is not new news. Why does govt lead fa….
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"Sovereignty, respect and the unwavering defense of the interests of the Brazilian people are the values that guide our relationship with the world.". Vai Brasil! Vai Lula! 🇧🇷.
In light of the public statement made by U.S. President Donald Trump on social media on the afternoon of Wednesday (9), it is important to highlight the following:. Brazil is a sovereign nation with independent institutions and will not accept any form of tutelage. The judicial.
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There is huge interest in the restoration & expansion of the Glen of the Downs. @WhitmoreJen has done amazing work in keeping this exciting restoration project in the spotlight.
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In advance of todays key European Parliament vote on the EUDR @LNBDublin argues that technical fine‑tuning may seem administrative, but these tweaks risk gutting the Regulation’s core purpose—ensuring genuine deforestation-free trade.
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Golden eagles were reintroduced to Ireland, but without prey they’re now struggling to thrive. "Reintroducing a species isn’t enough. The systems that sustain it also need to be restored." #RestoreNature
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The ongoing erosion of environmental ambition in the EU must stop. I call on Members of the European Parliament to reject any attempt to weaken the EU Deforestation Regulation .@ninacarberry @SeanKellyMEP @MariaWalshEU @BarryAndrewsMEP @CowenBarry.@BillyKelleherEU @cynimhurchu
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RT @NatureNymph: Welcome to see the Environmental Implementation Review 4 🇮🇪 refer to 2025 govt priority to 'Restore afforested areas that….
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"It’s time for the Government to put in place a well thought through and resourced plan to transition impacted farmers away from the high stocking densities" - An Taisce
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Given what we know about water quality in many catchments an AA on many farms would result in them losing their Nitrates Derogation.
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RT @threadreaderapp: @campaignerkaye @FintanKelly_ @campaignerkaye Guten Tag, you can read it here: Share this if y….
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Multiple turf for sale ads in the @RoscommonPeople despite these ads being illegal since 31 October 2022. Another example of local authorities not enforcing the law when it comes to our bogs @roscommoncoco @DarraghOBrienTD ?
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Nearly 90% off Irish people report feeling happier after spending time in nature and 82% felt less stressed and/or anxious. Access to Nature is key for our wellbeing. Investing in Nature Restoration is investing in a healthier happier society.
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RT @andrewfeinstein: As the son of a Holocaust survivor who has lectured on genocide prevention at Auschwitz where my mother lost dozens of….
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DAFM will not use the best available peat soils map that they themselves commissioned to map peat soils because the map is too good and increases the area covered by peat soils nationally.
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