Ecolution

For Science Week we decided to try a super opportunity to take part in some citizen science. First Class students from Taney Parish Primary School in Dundrum, leapt at the chance to visit the World of Soil exhibit in the Airfield Estate to discover just how important the earth beneath us is. And you can play a part too.

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This week we head to the banks of the Royal Canal with Connecting Cabra in search of a creature synonymous with Samhain. Bats. And Donna Mullen of Wildlife Surveys Ireland proves that they’re not at all as scary as you might think. And Brian Keeley of Bat Conservation Ireland talks about how we can help them.

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Today we step outside Ireland and hear from South America. The home of the Amazon rainforest. Juan David Amaya, a 17-year-old climate justice activist from Colombia. And from Brazil, Chief Tuim Nova Era from the Huni Kui Tribe. Both share a common goal. That all of those most affected by Climate Change be heard and their advice acted upon.

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This week we celebrate the efforts made by kids, parents and teachers to start Cycle Buses in their neighbourhoods. We meet two highlighted by An Taisce Green Schools in their hunt for the most active groups getting children safely cycling in convoy. Gaeilscoil na Fuinseoige in Churchtown, and the Knocknacarra Cycle Bus in County Galway.

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From flooding to heatwaves and beyond, today we’re trying to make sense of the extreme weather our planet has seen over the past few months. Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick, a research meteorologist and the presenter of the Met Éireann Podcast helps unpick what’s happening, and how human caused climate change is impacting our weather systems.

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Earth Rising is a festival of eco related programming showcasing the most exciting innovators in the field of eco citizen science, design & creativity. Ahead of this Autumn’s event, we headed to the Irish Museum of Modern Art to talk with the artists and exhibitors that made the first one so magical.

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This week Evie got to chat to a giant amongst us. Dr Jane Goodall, DBE answers kids questions on chimpanzees, Nature loss and all that young people can do. As well as her Roots & Shoots programme. It’s a big episode. You can see the whole interview on youtube too.

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Today we look at Ireland’s waterways. We visit the Camac River in Clondalkin with Aileen and Sabrina of Globe Ireland and fourth class from Clonburris NS. Hear from Antoin McDermott of SWAN about the state of our waters. And discuss a tiny creature pushed to the edge of extinction in the River Nore with artist Mary Conroy.

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In today’s Ecolution we showcase just some of the many young people taking positive and impactful action on their climate worries; those taking part in the Eco-Unesco Young Environmentalist Awards.

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Today we talk money. Who has it and how does it impact on our world? With Sociologist Rory Hearne, doughnut economics expert RoisIn Markham, environmentalist Duncan Stewart, PDST young economist Tom Knoblauch and our brilliant Brain Trust.

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