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Agriculture and Environment Blog Archive

Here you will find an archive of Agriculture & Environment Blog articles published before 1 May 2022, divided into their relevant categories.

Agriculture

Energy

Environment

How do you control a space invader? The problem of Japanese Knotweed in Northern Ireland

Since the introduction of Japanese Knotweed as an ornamental plant in the nineteenth century, it has spread throughout watercourses, transport routes and waste ground, out-competing native plants and damaging…
Strangford Lough from Scrabo Hill (Image: Colin Park under Creative Commons)

How much change can we expect to current environmental requirements post Brexit?

As the Prime Minister prepares to trigger Article 50, this blog post looks at the potential consequences for environmental standards here in Northern Ireland….
Rathlin Island, one of 57 SACs in Northern Ireland (Image: Colin Park under Creative Commons Licence)

The EU and the environment

How might leaving the European Union impact on environmental policy, funding and legislation in Northern Ireland?…

Fisheries

Rural Affairs

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