Eco Eye

Duncan Stewart travels to the geologically spectacular country of Iceland where the effects of Climate Change have never been more obvious.

Anja Murray has spent her life in love with nature, and her career protecting it. In this Eco Eye special she tries to find out if you can put a value or price on nature, and where we would be if we didn't have the free ecological services that nature provides. Through this journey around Ireland, she explores where and why nature is under threat and what that means for all of us.

In this episode Duncan Stewart investigates the economic implications of more forestry, and discovers that forestry and forest products could be an area of major economic growth in the coming years if we played our cards right. We just need the right smart policies in place to make that happen.

GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) technology in agriculture remains the most contentious issue at the heart of the environmental movement today. But does the argument need to be so polarized? What are the real issues with GM technology and what does it mean for Ireland?

While the arguments continue about who should pay for water in Ireland. Eco Eye investigates why much of Irelands groundwater is polluted with bacteria that can be deadly.

In this episode, Duncan explores the main reasons for opposition towards wind energy in Ireland, and asks why other countries like Denmark and Germany have almost 100% acceptance of wind energy through a community model that sees locals benefit.

In this episode Duncan investigates if the revitalization of the cooperative movement in Ireland could be the answer to both sustainability and economic security for rural Ireland.

In this episode Duncan Stewart travels to some communities in Ireland that are already being affected by increased flooding, and investigates how they plan to fight the rising tide.

Today, a giant sea of plastic engulfs the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean’s, which is just one sign of the unsustainable model of the waste system. This episode will explore the big issues of waste in Ireland and find practical, viable and economic solutions to the waste and resource issue.

Duncan Stewart investigates the state of community energy projects in Ireland, and explores the obstacles to real community sustainability here.