Latest Research Publications
Management Strategies for the Protection of High Status Water Bodies
Year: 2012
STRIVE Report 99 - Bernadette Ní Chatháin et al.
Evaluating the Influence of Groundwater Pressures on Groundwater-Dependent Wetlands
Sarah Kimberley and Catherine Coxon, December 2012
Year: 2012
Environmental Supporting Conditions for Groundwater-Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems
National Adaptive Capacity Assessment
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report 17, December 2012
Year: 2012
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report 17
Biogeography and Ecology of Irish Groundwater Fauna
EPA Research Programme - STRIVE Report 95, December 2012
Year: 2012
STRIVE Report 95 - Jörg Arnscheidt et al.
Sustainable Environment Research in Ireland
Year: 2012
A review of EPA research funding in the Sustainable Environment area.
Environmental Protection through Research
Year: 2012
Identifying Pressures :: Informing Policy :: Developing Solutions
Biodiversity in Irish Plantation Forests (BioForest)
Year: 2012
Final Reports of the sub-projects of the BioForest project (ERTDI 2000-LS-3.1-M2) - S. Iremonger et al.
Review of STRIVE Research Programme
Authors: PA Consulting Group, September 2012
Year: 2012
This independent review of the STRIVE Research Programme was conducted by PA Consulting Group
Effects of Species Loss and Nutrients on Biodiversity
Final Report for project 2007-FS-B-8-M5, July 2012
Year: 2012
This project examined the effects of anthropogenic increased nutrient loads on the diversity of coastal ecosystems and the effects of loss of species on ecosystem functioning.
Integrated Modelling Project Ireland
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report 12, June 2012
Year: 2012
CCRP Report 12 - J. Andrew Kelly
Robust Adaptation to Climate Change in the Water Sector in Ireland
CCRP Report 16 - Julia Hall, Conor Murphy and John Sweeney, June 2012
Year: 2012
Adaptation is necessary to position Ireland to better cope with the impacts of climate change. This report develops a framework for supporting adaptation to climate change and a tool for assessing adaptation options.
Summary of Findings: Ozone levels, changes and trends over Ireland an Integrated Analysis
Summary of Findings: STRIVE Report 93- Om P. Tripathi, S. Gerard Jennings, Colin O’Dowd, Liz Coleman, Keith Lambkin and Eoin Moran , June 2012
Year: 2012
STRIVE Report 93 - Om P. Tripathi, S. Gerard Jennings, Colin O’Dowd, Liz Coleman, Keith Lambkin and Eoin Moran
A New Approach to Bioaerosol Monitoring in Ireland
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report 18, June 2012
Year: 2012
This major new publication was completed by Professor John Sodeau and his research team at the Centre for Research Atmospheric Chemistry (CRAC) in University College Cork (UCC). The team used state of the art air quality instrumentation, to detect and quantify pollen, fungal spores, and bacteria that are all components of the air we breathe and are known as bio-aerosols.
Executive Summary - Integrated Biodiversity Impact Assessment, Streamlining AA, SEA and EIA Processes, Best Practice Guidance.
Executive Summary - Ainhoa González, Tamara Hochstrasser, John Fry, Paul Scott,Peter Carvill, Mike Jones, Berna Grist., June 2012
Year: 2012
The IBIA guidance aims at informing practitioners, plan/project proponents and consent authorities in integrating the requirements of SEA, EIA and AA in order to streamline biodiversity considerations. IBIA should not be seen as a replacement of existing processes but rather as a framework for coordinating them and for promoting best practice in biodiversity impact assessment.
CCRP 14: Strategy Guide on Climate Change Implications and Strategies for the Community Sector
Year: 2012
Strategy Guide on Climate Change Implications and Strategies for the Community Sector
Summary of Findings - Effects of Species Loss and Nutrients on Biodiversity
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 87, May 2012
Year: 2012
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 87
Summary of Findings - Assessment and Monitoring of Ocean Noise in Irish Waters
Authors: Joanne O’Brien, Suzanne Beck, Simon Berrow and Ian O’Connor, January 2012
Year: 2012
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Interim Report 96
Dumping at sea: site selection guidance note
This small scale study was prepared for the EPA by Aquafact International Services Ltd., January 2012
Year: 2012
A brief guidance note for site selection when dumping at sea.
Molecular Diversity and Dynamics of Toxigenic Blue-green Algae in Irish Lakes
Molecular Diversity and Dynamics of Toxigenic Cyanobacteria in Irish Lakes 2008-FS-EH-3-S5, January 2012
Year: 2012
STRIVE Report 88 - Nicolas Touzet