The Government has been urged to begin preparatory steps in the lifetime of this Dáil to consider a referendum on the rights of nature.
The Green Party TD thanked the 99 citizens, Assembly chair, Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, and her advisors for the “thoughtful, thorough, well-researched report”, which contained 159 recommendations to prevent further biodiversity loss.He said: “The committee is particularly concerned with water quality.”
He also said the State should increase the land dedicated to national parks and that marine-protected area legislation be progressed with urgency. Nature Minister, Malcolm Noonan, said: “My officials have started exploring ways in which the rights of nature could be formally recognised, including the potential for constitutional change.
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