The Irish Government is moving closer to a huge sell-off of the public forests managed by Coillte (The Irish Forestry Board) to private investors. An area greater than 1 million acres, equivalent to two medium sized counties will be lost forever. This will include some of our mostvaluable native woodlands, wild places and some of [...]
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Irish Forest Stewardship Council
VOICE holds a seat on the Steering Committee for the Irish Forest Stewardship Council forest management system. The Forest Stewardship Council is an independent organisation based in Bonn, which originated in South America in response to forest destruction, and promotes the responsible management of forests according to 10 Principles. Each country devises a national forest [...]