Environment
Rewilding is a key element of Ireland’s environmental ambitions, with numerous schemes in place to incentivise returning land to nature.
N.Ireland
Minister of Agriculture Andrew Muir has today (Tuesday, July 7) published Northern Ireland's first Tree Planting Action Plan.
Forestry
1,517 forestry licences were issued in the first six months of the year by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
Over €221.5 million has been paid out in afforestation scheme farmer payments from 2021 to 2025, according to DAFM.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued 1,243 forestry licences since the start of the year.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a total of 995 forestry licences since the start of the year.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued 655 forestry licences in the first three months of the year.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said it has issued a total of 445 forestry licences since the start of the year.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 278 forestry licences in the first month of the year.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that forestry planting hit 2,527ha last year.
A new report has been published on demand estimates for forest tree seed and plants for the period to 2035.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued 2,402 forestry licences up to the end of October.
Over 1,000 felling applications for private forestry have been made to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) so far this year.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €626 million Danish scheme to support afforestation.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued licences for 2,043ha of afforestation in the first seven months of 2025.
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has said that urgent action and strengthened policy...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 1,179 forestry licences in the first six months of 2025.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 50 forestry licences over the course of last week.
The Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) received 127 valid appeals against licence decisions in 2024, according to a report.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued a total of 60 forestry licences last week.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 41 forestry licences in the first week of June.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) approved 505 felling licences for forestry owners by the end of May this year.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) issued just 25 forestry licences last week, over half of which were for private felling.
