Thanks to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for supporting this valuable work. The target audiences are the trainee teachers / lecturers of three third-level institutions (Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Marino Institute of Education, Dublin, and DCU St. Patrick’s Campus, Dublin). Each of these trainee teachers has a career ahead where they are [...]
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July 1, 2025
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June 24, 2025
The Education Leaders' Forum on Nature Restoration brought together policy-makers and educators. It provided an important opportunity to highlight the critical role education plays but more importantly how it can support Government in meeting the ambitious targets as set out in the Nature Restoration Law. Learning about Ecosystems and Forests (LEAF) Programme Manager Rachel [...]
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June 24, 2025
The Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference 2025 — 26th/27th May in Ballina, Co Mayo The Conference was 'a unique trans-disciplinary meeting point open to all voices to connect around climate and nature concerns and actions. The event addressed our courage to think and act differently to unlearn/relearn previous habits, pathways, and behaviours in terms [...]
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March 5, 2025
We're encouraging the nation to take part in a fantastic Citizen Science project with our sister programme GLOBE Ireland to map, measure and share valuable tree data with EPA Ireland and NASA. The data for the project is being gathered over the month of March. You can help us to learn more about ecosystem resilience, [...]
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January 27, 2025
Once again, LEAF Ireland was delighted to receive funding from the Department of Food, Agriculture, and the Marine (DAFM) under the Forestry Promotion Projects 2023/2024. This work built on the previous DAFM funded projects. LEAF is an international programme with FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education) run nationally by An Taisce The overall aim of this pilot project was to promote and create greater [...]
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September 10, 2024
Learning about Ecosystems and Forests (LEAF) An Taisce’s LEAF programme addresses the Biodiversity and Climate Crisis by providing Nature-based Solutions, working with educational institutions, communities, and businesses nationwide to protect, restore and educate about the importance of our ecosystems and the multi-functional benefits of our forests. Within educational institutions, LEAF goes beyond educating about topics such [...]
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September 11, 2023
LEAF Ireland and Coillte are delighted to be working together again this year to deliver four new Na Coillte Beaga (little woodlands) in schools around Ireland. This year, the schools are in counties: Carlow, Kerry, Wicklow, and Donegal. Coillte is providing the native trees for the students to plant and is funding the delivery of [...]
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June 28, 2023
33 WOODLANDS, 5,850 TREES PLANTED IN JUST 3 YEARS Forests are key to combating climate change, they help purify our water, and can assist with prevention of local flooding, they help clean our air, they help create microclimates, they provide a habitat for 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, they provide food, fibre, building materials [...]
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May 15, 2023
LEAF Ireland is delighted to be working with Tipperary County Council, Coláiste Dún Iascaigh and the local Tidy Towns group to plant and care for 200 native trees in Cahir Town Park as part of the An Choill Bheag initiative. This An Choill Bheag project is kindly being funded by Tipperary County Council. Back in [...]
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May 3, 2023
What better way to celebrate 20 years than to plant a small native woodland. Tralee Educate Together National School (TETNS) was delighted when LEAF Ireland approached them and asked if they would be interested in planting a Choill Bheag (Little Woodland) on the grounds of Tralee Bay Wetlands. During National Tree Week, the senior classes [...]