KCLR's Ours To Protect: Season 2 Episode 3 - Biodiversity

KCLR's Ours To Protect: Season 2 Episode 3 - Biodiversity

From KCLR's Ours To Protect by KCLR

July 31, 2025 · 31 min · Season 2 · Episode 3

About this episode

This episode focuses on biodiversity, featuring insights from students and experts on its importance and protection.

In our third episode of Ours to Protect we turn our attention to Biodiversity, and opening this month’s programme we hear audio of wildlife and nature recorded from the grounds of Kilkenny College as part of a collaboration with metaLAB Havard Climate Institute for Climate and Sound, which aims to map climate change through sound. This month, students from Gaelscoil Osraí, Kilkenny, Bunscoil McAuley Rice, Callan, Co. Kilkenny, St. Brigid’s National School, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow and School of the Holy Spirit, Kilkenny shared their thoughts of what biodiversity is, why it’s important and what we need to do to protect our local environments. As well as sharing their thoughts on the topic, the students also had lots of questions and to give us insights and answers to the questions Edwina Grace spoke with Bernadette Maloney, Biodiversity Officer Kilkenny County Council and Shane Casey, Biodiversity Officer, Carlow County Council. What is the role of Bees when it comes to biodiversity and are there different species of bees that have different roles to play to help promote biodiversity? Paddy Holohan of Carlow Beekeepers spoke with Edwina about the importance of looking after bees…

People in this episode

Host: Edwina Grace

Guests: Bernadette Maloney, Shane Casey, Paddy Holohan, Bryan Daniels

Topics covered

  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainable Farming
  • Wildlife
  • Environmental Protection

Keywords

  • biodiversity
  • climate change
  • sustainable farming
  • wildlife
  • environmental protection
  • bees
  • Kilkenny

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kilkenny County Council, Carlow County Council, metaLAB Havard Climate Institute

Places: Kilkenny College, Gaelscoil Osraí, Bunscoil McAuley Rice, St. Brigid’s National School, School of the Holy Spirit, Kilkenny, Bagenalstown, Callan, Co. Kilkenny, Co. Carlow

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