NATURAL JUSTICE
WE ALL HAVE A ROLE.
Engage with the legal community on environmental issues, take part in initiatives and have your voice heard in the climate conversation.
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Our Law | Ár nDlí
The intersection of law and climate issues is essential for addressing the complex and interconnected challenges posed by climate change and for creating a framework for sustainable and responsible practices.
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Understanding Climate Law
Climate Bar Association
The Climate Bar Association aims to pursue practical green and environmental initiatives within the Law Library and surrounding neighbourhoods. It also aims to be a think-tank of environmental law expertise and thought leaders in environmental law and biodiversity protection for the Irish legal community and for Irish society.
CLM Centre for Environmental Justice
Community Law and Mediation have created an online Centre for Environmental Justice. CLM offer free legal advice and representation, provide community education and training, and advocate for a rights-based approach to policy and law reform in the area of environmental justice.
Our Environment
Ár gComhshaol
The Bar of Ireland’s strategy reflects an understanding that change is needed in how we manage our organisation in order to work towards a carbon neutral future. We are passionate and excited about making changes that will make our future safer and environmentally sustainable.
The Protection of Hedgerows Bill 2023
This Bill, prepared by a working Group of Comhshaol – The Climate Bar Association, seeks to safeguard the native Irish hedgerow, a crucial element of our landscape and natural heritage that provides vital ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration and reservoirs of biodiversity. The Bill was developed in response to a request from Hedgerows Ireland (Tipperary), an organisation campaigning for the protection of the native Irish Hedgerow. The Bill, as well as materials and slides from the launch event, can be downloaded below.
Our Community
Ár gComharsanacht
Environmental action starts small. See how local communities have been working together to form a response to climate issues, from local biodiversity initiatives to community building.
Local Groups and Initiatives
Community Roots
Community Roots connect garden owners with garden-less, budding growers living nearby and looking for a patch to grow their own food. They aim to build both climate-resilient and connected communities - tackling social isolation, promoting skill-sharing and improving health and wellbeing for all.
Dublin City Climate Action Plan
Dublin City Council has recently published its draft climate action plan, Climate Neutral Dublin 2030. The plan sets out the actions that will be taken by the City Council to prepare our city and people living here for the known impacts of climate change – flooding, sea level rise, extreme weather events, and drought.
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About the Artist
Fuchsia MacAree was selected as the artist to create the illustrations for the Natural Justice initiative.
Fuchsia is an artist and illustrator based in Co. Clare. She makes character-based illustrations. Her work highlights quiet moments of contemplation, details in nature and observations from everyday Irish life, and uses simplified perspectives and a distinctive colour palette.
She received a BDes in Visual Communication in NCAD in 2011, followed by an MA in Illustration in Camberwell in London in 2012. In 2018 she illustrated the bestselling and award-winning Great Irish Weather Book with Gill Books. She has exhibited and been published worldwide.
