The Covid pandemic hasn’t generated too many shafts of sunlight, but one positive has been our reconnection to nature. However, while our interests have been peaked of late, the refocus on the outdoors has done little to halt the alarming decline in bird and pollinator populations. He put the blame firmly at the feet of successive governments who he claims have ignored “biodiversity for decades”. Today the Irish Examiner, in conjunction with the National Biodiversity Data Centre, has published a Working Together for Biodiversity booklet to mark World Bee Day. It has also provided a template for other countries to follow, with many turning to Ireland for help.

Source: Irish Examiner May 19, 2021 15:45 UTC