S2 E9 - Protecting Ireland's waterways: The power of trees as a 21st century environmental tool
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In this episode we hear from Paul O’Callaghan and Mike O’Connor about the impact of farming and climate change on our water systems, catchment science, how agroforestry could provide solutions to improve water quality and drainage and how trees can benefit the ecosystem in and around our water bodies. Episode host: Ray Ó Foghlú Episode guests: Paul O’Callaghan Mike O’Connor Resources: Local Authority Waters Programme Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot Catchments - Booklet of Measures Duhallow Farming for Blue Dot Catchments EIP DEMO Farms The battle for phosphorus is intensifying - University of Southern Denmark Catchments IE LA Waters - Citizen Science LA Waters - Citizen Science Stream Index Farming for Water European Innovation Partnership ACRES Ireland Climate Resilient Reforestation Pilot Scheme This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund. Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.
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