Trees, Biodiversity and Community Tree Mapping
All life on earth is bound up with trees: they are critical to biodiversity. Our native woodland is home to a wealth of wildlife from shade-loving plants and delicate fungi to nesting birds, mammals and insects. Trees and woodland ecosystems in particular provide...
Community Gardening
Biodiversity Awareness 17 – 23 May – Day 3 The Experience of Green Spaces for Health Green Spaces in urban areas are important places of safety for all sorts of wildlife species, they offer an urban refuge, and they are a valuable support for our...
Does Biodiversity Matter?
Biodiversity Biodiversity Awareness 17 – 23 May – Day 3 Biodiversity Our educational resources, Biodiversity, Food Chains and Food Webs and What is an Ecosystem? explained that ecosystems rely on diversity in food chains and food webs to sustain thriving habitats....
What is an Ecosystem?
Biodiversity Awareness 17 – 23 May – Day 2 xxxx As we learned in yesterday’s resource, Biodiversity, Food Chains and Food Webs, the biodiversity of a habitat refers to species richness and abundance of plant and animal species in that habitat. Biodiversity and the...
Biodiversity, Food Chains and Food Webs
The biodiversity of a habitat refers to species richness and abundance of plant and animal species in that habitat. The biodiversity is important because the greater it is, the greater the interaction between the different species, and the greater the stability of the...
Submission to Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR was established on 15 March 2006 when the United Nations Human Rights Council was created by the UN General Assembly The OLA...
Religious Against Racism: A Collaborative Social Media Campaign
For a hundred and fifty years, the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles have been committed to Africa and peoples of African descent. Up to the present time this has meant going out on mission to Africa, to live the gospel values, and to work for justice and peace....
Webinar: Global Economic Local Impacts
In celebration of Women's Day 2021, the OLA Sisters hosted an interactive webinar where we discussed economic, civil and consumer choices. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who joined us live on Zoom, as well as those who tuned in via our...
Human Trafficking – Ireland’s Reality
“The crime of human trafficking occurs in all countries in the world – including Ireland. And this is not a phenomenon limited to our big cities. The terrible reality is that victims of human trafficking may potentially be hidden in plain sight, in any community in...
Fratelli Tutti, Racism and My Neighbour
In his recent Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis encourages universal brotherhood and social friendship, and calls on us to be open to encounter with one other. At the heart of Fratelli Tutti, is a reflection on the parable of the Good Samaritan. Francis...