7 minutes | Monday, 18 September 2023
Ireland has one of the lowest percentages of forest coverage in Europe. And while in 2022 the Government announced a 1.3 billion euro Forestry Programme Strategy as part of Ireland's Climate Action Plan, the challenge is in achieving a balance between fast growing conifers for timber construction and native woodlands to enhance biodiversity. Dr Martha O'Hagan Associate Professor at the Trinity College Business School and her team are working on a solution and this week she joins us to talk about it .