| My Forest Friends Ireland |
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Objectives for Forest Friends Ireland
- To bring about a change in the present status quo, whereby forestry policy in Ireland is based primarily on a monoculture, a single species, namely Sitka Spruce. To work towards the achievement of a policy based on biodiversity and continuous canopy, in accordance with the principles annunciated in the Convention on Biodiversity, at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit 1992.
- Re-establish a culture of forests.
- Develop cross-border and cross-cultural projects.
- Use 100% native/near native, mainly broadleaf and native coniferous species from native seed stock.
- Promote ethical investment in forests including core funding.
- Protect Rainforests and other major centers of biodiversity and cultural diversity.
- Create a Great Irish Forest.
- Achieve a key stakeholder role for local communities.
- Use a Local Agenda 21 approach.
- Develop tree nurseries. Conserve native woodlands, develop new woodlands.
- Oppose clear felling.
- Promote forest trusts.
- Promote sustainable economic systems inclusive of the economies of nature.
- Promote the arts in the context of our environment.
- To create and preserve a center of excellence of biodiverse forest habitats/native woodlands, ideally in the context of existing native woodlands, demonstrating best practice in management, and including coppicing and the promotion and development of woodcrafts.
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| Forest Friends Plant Trees :) |
Forest Friends plant trees during Ireland's National Tree Week at Killester College on March 11th 2010. The photography students of the college, (the Killlester 'paparazzi'),descended on John Haughton. You can
view their wonderful video on flickr.
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| WORLD FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE CONFRENCE 2012 |
Read the full conference programme here.
Rainforest Friends Ghana,
RAFFS/G, Forest Friends Ireland
and Forest Friends Ghana
in association with governmental
and non-governmental
organisations are organising
a World Forest and
Climate Change Conference
in Ghana in 2012.
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| Ireland's Green Desertification |
This documentary is by Naoise Reynolds and features John Haughton - founder of Forest Friends Ireland - speaking on the damage caused large-scale monoculture
tree plantations. You can
view the video on YouTube via this link.
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