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A Visit To Stepping Stone Forests

Yesterday, our CEO Bernard Pender & Head of Community, Alan O’Donovan took a trip to Tallaght to meet John Kiberd & Co from Stepping Stone Forests.

Stepping Stone Forests is a community-based project which aims to small, urban, densely planted woodland using native species of trees and shrubs (otherwise known as a “Stepping Stone Forest’). Due to the dense nature of the planting, the trees and shrubs grow very rapidly. This method is inspired by the work of world-renowned botanist Prof. Akira Miyawaki.

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Earth hit ‘Overshoot Day’ milestone on July 28th this year, as it continues to fall earlier every year

Humankind marked a grim milestone last month as we reached ‘Overshoot Day’ for planet earth. 

Earth Overshoot Day is the day by which humanity has consumed all Earth can sustainably produce for the year. It marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.

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