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    Sapevi che solo circa il 12% dell’Irlanda è ricoperto da foreste? Siamo uno dei paesi dell’UE con meno foreste


    Cosa ne pensi: l’Irlanda dovrebbe puntare a una maggiore copertura forestale? Dovremmo concentrarci sul rewilding/specie autoctone piuttosto che sulla silvicoltura commerciale?

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    1. Consistent-Kiwi7241 on

      Yep and the stuff that coillte is replanting create ecological dead zones.

    2. mcsleepyburger on

      Look into the water quality of our rivers and lakes next

    3. Cultural_Wish4933 on

      It used to be far lower.

      Even outside of woods and forests  the reduction in sheep farming has made a massive difference in west cork /kerry.

    4. qwerty_1965 on

      Yes everyone knows. Our so called forests are pallet timber maybe not even that. MDF etc

      It’ll take generations to get native woodland to a meaningful %.

    5. Dookwithanegg on

      Our figure is less when you except for plantations of non-native species grown for commercial purposes

      It’s really misleading when these numbers count anything other than native forests.

    6. halibfrisk on

      It’s true there are very few natural areas in Ireland, but that’s the metric we should be looking at rather than specifically “forest” which includes spruce plantations. In particular we need to preserve bogs and protect more areas from overgrazing.

    8. OopsWrongAirport on

      Finland and Sweden setting unrealistic expectations

      That said we should be aiming for 30%

    9. ivanpyxel on

      Oh boy. Now just take the percentage of actual Atlantic forests that are native and not pine tree farms. Last I checked it was lower or aroundr 1%

    10. Key_Duck_6293 on

      Most of that 12% isnt even forest, its sikta spruce plantation.

    12. Accomplished_Fun6481 on

      If I had the money and time I’d be like that lad that rewilded his Manor House

    17. Practical_Contest_13 on

      You can see this when you fly over Europe. We don’t have the vast areas of woodland that other countries have

    18. One_Crew_6105 on

      Blame the the british for this as they chopped our forrests for there frigate fleets way back then and it has never recovered.

      saying that ive just seen the council in dublin planting trees just recently so its on the up.

    19. phflegm on

      Irish people have a weird relationship with trees. I think that many regard trees as overgrown weeds, dangerous, and only good for firewood. My older relatives especially are like this.

      Even just check out rural homes here, with their huge empty lawns. In the UK and Germany, rural homes can barely be seen behind lovely mature trees. Same as the homes of British/German ‘blow ins’ in West Cork and Kerry. The first thing they do when they buy here is plant, plant, plant.

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