Ep 106 – Home is where the trees are

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May 26, 20260:17:44Science & Medicine

Did you know that Ireland has the lowest level of tree cover in the whole of Europe? Less than 10% of our landmass is covered in trees with less than one percent made up of native woodlands. This week on Ecolution we mee...

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