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Implications for Our Future: UN Report on Rapid Decline of Biodiversity

Implications for Our Future: UN Report on Rapid Decline of Biodiversity

FromBetween The Lines With Andrea Gilligan


Implications for Our Future: UN Report on Rapid Decline of Biodiversity

FromBetween The Lines With Andrea Gilligan

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A landmark UN intergovernmental analysis has outlined an“unprecedented” rate of decline in global biodiversity. The report illustrates alarming implications for human health, prosperity and long-term survival.
Andrea is joined in studio by a panel of experts to discuss the report, its implications for us here in Ireland, and what we can do to safeguard biodiversity both on land and in our waters.
On the panel:
-Jane Stout, Professor of Botany at Trinity College Dublin
-Pádraic Fogarty, Campaign Officer for the Irish Wildlife Trust
-And Yvonne Buckley, Professor of Zoology at Trinity College Dublin & Chair of the National Biodiversity Forum
Released:
May 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

Andrea Gilligan takes a closer look at some of the week's main stories and topics of interest with an expert panel to discuss all of the issues involved and a review of the top stories making the headlines around the country in the local newspapers. Listen and subscribe to Between The Lines With Andrea Gilligan on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.   Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.