On this latest episode of Ours To Protect here on Radio Nova, Traic once again spoke to David Lawlor from Watermark.ie and Ocean Coffee.ie on the oyster reseeding in Dublin Bay.

In this chat, David explained to Traic about how the world of reseeding works, and how you can get involved in the project. 

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In a two part episode on 'Ours To Protect' here on Radio Nova, we looked at oyster receding in Dublin Bay.

This project is led by David and Margarete Lawlor of Watermark.ie and Greenoceancoffee.ie.

For part one, David explained to Traic about the damage caused to these oceans and seafloors.

Traic chatted to David at the marina in Dun Laoghaire about why is receding needed and how it protects the bay.

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On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Radio Nova, we looked at ways to make your garden a much more eco-friendly place.

To do this, Traic spoke to architect Paula Sharkey to get a more holistic view on what a biodiverse garden should look like.

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This latest edition of 'Ours To Protect' here on Radio Nova, Traic had a chat with Micheál Callaghan from the Community Wetlands Forum to speak about preserving peatlands for climate change, and other environmental issues.

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On this latest edition of 'Ours To Protect' on Radio Nova, we looked at the ‘No Planet B’ environmental youth group in Naas, Kildare.

This group encourages young people to look at ways in which they can help to save and protect their planet.

They also raise awareness on important issues such as climate change, and biodiversity law.

To find out more about the ‘No Planet B’ environmental youth group, Traic spoke to Niamh Fitzgibbon.

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On this latest edition of ‘Ours To Protect’ on Radio Nova, Traic once again chatted to Richella Duggan on the Bird Song of a robin in the final segment of this three part feature.

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This week's edition of Ours To Protect here on Radio Nova, we looked at the charity, The Gaelic Woodland Project.

Organised by skill sharing volunteers, this charity creates an ecologically complex patchwork of native habitats in Ireland.

They have started working on a project to acquire land for a native woodland to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the famine in 2045.

Traic spoke to Eoin Connerton, environmental scientist and founder of the Gaelic Woodland Project, to find out more about the charity.

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On the second of our three part feature on Bird Song here on 'Ours To Protect' on Radio Nova, Traic had another chat with Bird Song expert and enthusiast, Richella Duggan to discuss the call of the wren.

Richella spoke to Traic about how to recognise the sound of a wren. 

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In this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Radio Nova, Traic chatted to Ciaran Byrne of the Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) to find out about the Building Energy Rating (BER), and what it involves.

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On this episode of 'Ours To Protect' here on Radio Nova, Traic chatted to Bird Song expert and enthusiast Richella Duggan about the sounds of a black bird, as well as how her interest in the subject started.

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