The EU Nature Restoration Law requires all Member States to restore at least 20% of land and sea by 2030 - and to set out how they’ll do it through a national plan.
In Ireland, an Independent Advisory Committee was established to guide this process. At the heart of their work is a simple but vital principle: listening to people to make sure that their views are appropriately reflected in the recommendations.
Read MoreFinnian Flood, Hometree’s Community Facilitator and Restoration Ranger, recently spent a week with Trees for Life, a registered charity working to rewild the Scottish Highlands.
I spent a fantastic week with Trees for Life in their Glen Affric project. I travelled to Scotland to take part in a volunteer week, with the aim of learning about their restoration practices, how they involve volunteers, and how we might improve our own volunteer offerings at Hometree.
Read MoreWith nature under increasing pressure, the new EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL) sets out an ambitious target: to restore at least 20% of our land and sea areas by 2030. Meeting this challenge will take more than policy, it will take people, communities, and meaningful dialogue. Use your voice and join the conversation!
Read MoreDeep Mapping is the gathering of local knowledge, values, perceptions and visions and including those as valuable layers to develop a more complete picture of a place. Hometree has begun this process in two communities recently.
Read MoreOver the past few months, we’ve been busy meeting with landowners and responding to an overwhelming number of queries following our recent Woodland Creation and Protection support campaign. The response from landowners and farmers across Ireland has been fantastic, filling us with optimism about Ireland’s green future.
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