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The Explainer x Noteworthy: What is the issue with farm subsidies and nature?

Noteworthy’s Niall Sargent and journalist Ella McSweeney tell Susan Daly how agri-subsidies are encouraging farmers to cut back on nature.

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Oct 13th 2021, 12:31 PM

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The Explainer x Noteworthy: What is the issue with farm subsidies and nature?

Noteworthy’s Niall Sargent and journalist Ella McSweeney tell Susan Daly how agri-subsidies are encouraging farmers to cut back on nature.

Oct 12th 2021, 6:40 PM

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A win for farming, a win for nature: scheming for sustainability

Farm subsidies to protect biodiversity need to be channelled into results-led projects.

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Oct 8th 2021, 7:00 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Land grab: How agri-subsidies encourage farmers to cut back on nature

A report by

Niall Sargent and Ella McSweeney

Carbon emissions-heavy dairy and livestock farming rewarded over environmental efforts.

The EU's multi-billion euro farm subsidy model is driving up emissions & hitting nature hard, writes Niall Sargent and Ella McSweeney in new Noteworthy investigation

Irish farmers are being financially penalised for maintaining biodiversity hotspots

€100 billion of farm subsidies for climate action have had little impact on emissions, EU audit finds

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Oct 7th 2021, 12:05 AM

Voices

Opinion: Our farm subsidy model is broken and causing destruction to habitats

As the biodiversity crisis gathers pace, researcher Ray O’Foghlu explains how both farmers and environmentalists struggle with contradictory land eligibility rules.

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May 1st 2021, 8:00 PM