Climate activists have protested during a speech on forestry by the Minister for the Environment. As Richard Bruton took to the podium to speak, a man and woman from environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion appeared behind the panel and unravelled a large banner that read: “80% species extinction. Extinction Rebellion believes that commercial forestry is using the climate emergency as an excuse to endanger biodiversity, by planting Sitka trees across Ireland. Breaking: Climate protestors Extinction Rebellion have stormed the room while Environment Minister Bruton was speaking at a Forestry conference. The protest took place during Forestry Industries Ireland’s Real Solutions To Ireland’s Climate Emergency Conference at Dublin’s Botanic Gardens on Monday morning.

Source: Irish Examiner July 08, 2019 11:15 UTC