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Episode 9: Bear Country + Epilogue

March 26, 2021 · 1 hr 36 min

Rewilding provides hope that nature can recover if only we can give it the space and time it needs. But how far can we go? Can we bring bears back to Ireland? And what about the people who live in these places? Can they be the leaders of…
Episode 8: Shannon Wilderness Park

March 19, 2021 · 55 min

The idea for a 'Shannon Wilderness Park' was born nearly 20 years, after it was clear that mining peat could not go on forever. While there are those who are still convinced that the bogs can be put to a commercial 'use' it is increasingly…
Episode 7: Pearl Valleys Farmland

March 12, 2021 · 1 hr 0 min

Farming is deeply embedded in Ireland's culture, society and economy. Yet it is under pressure from many directions, just like the critically endangered freshwater pearl mussel. Can we restore populations of the mussel while at the same…
Episode 6: the Ulster Shark Coast

March 5, 2021 · 59 min

The oceans around Ireland are vast and, not so long ago, they were bursting with fish and other sea life. Could a plan to create Ireland's first marine park, a conservation areas for sharks off the north coast of Donegal and Derry, also…
Episode 5: Natural Capital

February 26, 2021 · 47 min

Can cities like Dublin be part of the solution to the ecological crisis? Can we throw the doors open to nature so that we have urban forests, wetlands and marine protected areas? Most of us live in cities and creating new connections with…

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Episode 4: the Wild Atlantic Rain Forest

February 19, 2021 · 46 min

Ireland was once 80% temperate rainforest but today that figure stands at less than 2% and that is made up of tiny fragments which are widely scattered. Yet, the trees could come back. All we need to do is let them.
Episode 3: Restoring Connections

February 12, 2021 · 1 hr 2 min

We have all the science we need in order to act on the climate and biodiversity emergency. We have signed up to enough laws and treaties that, if we were to act on them, we would be well on our way to restoring nature and decarbonising our…
Episode 2: The Heart of the Matter

February 5, 2021 · 1 hr 10 min

How is that we have seen the destruction of nature as not only an unfortunate side effect of development but even a necessary prerequisite for maintain our economy? How can it be that we are seemingly oblivious to the fact that we are…
Episode 1: In the END

January 28, 2021 · 41 min

Episode 1 of Shaping New Mountains asks why, if all the birds were to vanish from Ireland tomorrow, would we not be more materially impacted? If all our ecosystems have collapsed why is nature all around us?
Shaping New Mountains Introduction

January 24, 2021 · 9 min

Shaping New Mountains gets to the heart of our biodiversity emergency in Ireland by examining our values and the myth of our separation from nature. It looks at six big ideas for bringing nature back to our towns, countryside, seas and…