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Did you know that #peatlands cover just 3% of the earth's land surface, but contains 1/3 of its organic soil carbon? As part of the Bioeconomy Ireland Week National Library Campaign 2024, Dr Maria Pigott, from NatPro -Trinity Centre for Natural Products Research and IKC3 - Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action invited secondary school students to attend a talk and workshop about the central role that #naturalproducts can play in #medicine and in the #bioeconomy for a #sustainable vision for the future. The event took place on the 18 Oct 2024 at the North Clondalkin Library for students from St. Kevin’s Community College. This event is part of the #BIW2024. Thank you Majbritt Bolton-Warberg at the Marine Institute for coordinating the library events across Ireland and Jesko Zimmermann, Teagasc, for designing the Story Map 'Bringing the bioeconomy to your library' https://arcg.is/0rinOy0 If you want to know more about the #TY module 'MindBOGgling' and the online free course #MOOC on #NaturalProducts visit: www.tcd.ie/natpro www.ikc3.ie #education #school #research #bogs

Do you want to know more about the #bioeconomy and your role in it? The bioeconomy Ireland Week 2024 was launched today at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with the theme ‘Demonstrating #biobased solutions for a greener Ireland'. A week pack of events across Ireland! A pleasure to participate to the launch event as a speaker and as a panelist to present the role of #bioactives in the bioeconomy to support #health within the broader and cross-sectoral scope of #wastevalorisation. Lovely to share the stage with Aoife Kyne, Percy Foster, Marc Kierans, Angela Ruttledge and Caitriona Collins and contributing to the workshop 'A roadmap for biowaste valorisation'. Thank you in particular to Laura Broomfield and Evan Carey for inviting me. A great event discussing #biobasedsolutions, #wastestreams, #circularbioeconomy. An opportunity also to launch a free online course available to everyone interested to learn more about #naturalproducts, #biobasedsolutions towards a #sustainable #bioeconomy named 'Natural Products: Harnessing Nature's Resources for a Better World' (link in the comment) by NatPro -Trinity Centre for Natural Products Research and IKC3 - Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action. As well as mentioning the 'What is the circular bioeconomy?' book from Mario Bonaccorso made available also in English by the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation (link in the comment). Every year the bioeconomy week is a valuable opportunity to connect with stakeholders across sectors. #BIW2024 #irishbioeconomy #education #collaboration #health #onehealth

Do you want to know more about the #bioeconomy and your role in it? The bioeconomy Ireland Week 2024 was launched today at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with the theme ‘Demonstrating #biobased solutions for a greener Ireland'. A week pack of events across Ireland! A pleasure to participate to the launch event as a speaker and as a panelist to present the role of #bioactives in the bioeconomy to support #health within the broader and cross-sectoral scope of #wastevalorisation. Lovely to share the stage with Aoife Kyne, Percy Foster, Marc Kierans, Angela Ruttledge and Caitriona Collins and contributing to the workshop 'A roadmap for biowaste valorisation'. Thank you in particular to Laura Broomfield and Evan Carey for inviting me. A great event discussing #biobasedsolutions, #wastestreams, #circularbioeconomy. An opportunity also to launch a free online course available to everyone interested to learn more about #naturalproducts, #biobasedsolutions towards a #sustainable #bioeconomy named 'Natural Products: Harnessing Nature's Resources for a Better World' (link in the comment) by NatPro -Trinity Centre for Natural Products Research and IKC3 - Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action. As well as mentioning the 'What is the circular bioeconomy?' book from Mario Bonaccorso made available also in English by the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation (link in the comment). Every year the bioeconomy week is a valuable opportunity to connect with stakeholders across sectors. #BIW2024 #irishbioeconomy #education #collaboration #health #onehealth

Are you curious to understand how plants, seaweeds and other natural sources provide us with innovative solutions? Then join us on the new online course we released! As part of the #Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2024 launch at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, NatPro has launched an online #MOOC course named '#NaturalProducts: Harnessing Nature's Resources for a Better World', together with IKC3 - Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action. If you wish to know more about it, see below the Trinity College Dublin News. NatPro is based at the TCD School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences. #education #Irishbioeconomy #BIW2024 Helen Sheridan FRSC, FTCD Gaia A. Scalabrino, Ph.D. Maria Pigott John Walsh Fabio Boylan https://lnkd.in/eVgs4Z-h

A peek into the EU #bioeconomy.... An informative day at #IFIB. Great contributions from international speakers. Highlights include EU strengths and trends, as well as regulation barriers and the valley of death, while the need to be ambitious. The day closed with a panel discussion with views on the role of regions in implementing the ecological transition, including the Irish perspective by Catriona Power FRSA and Elaine Cullinan. Also Mario Bonaccorso 's book now available: 'Che cosa e' la Bioeconomia Circolare', also translated in English: 'What is the Circular Bioeconomy' with introduction by the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation.

As we draw our Nature’s Treasure Trove series to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to #thank everybody who joined us on this journey, exploring the value and potential of #NaturalProducts and #biobasedsolutions. We hope that this infographic series has provided both #information and #inspiration. Over eight weeks and 24 infographics, we have explored how nature has contributed to products and solutions applied to #Food, #Medicine, #Bioeconomy and beyond. Thanks to you, these infographics have currently reached over 27,000 views! 👀 This stands as a testament to the hard work by all of our brilliant contributors, and the lasting potential of natural products. Looking ahead, #WatchThisSpace! In September 2024, NatPro will release a new #MassiveOpenOnlineCourse (MOOC) course, named Natural Products: Harnessing Nature’s Resources For A Better World, suitable for a wide audience interested in natural products. This will be in conjunction with IKC3 - Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action. #NaturesTreasureTrove #NaturesPharmacy #LifesGuiltyPleasures #WavesofOpportunity #NaturalBeauty #MarvelousMaterials #FoodforThought #BuildingaBioeconomy #MindBOGgling #SustainableAgriculture #Biofuel #NaturalProducts Make sure to follow us here to catch the full series of #NaturesTreasureTrove and find out more here https://lnkd.in/dpmRKxTt

🌿 Week Eight Wrap-Up: Mind BOGgling🌿 As we wrap up Week Eight of our 'Nature's Treasure Trove' series, we have returned to our roots in the Irish boglands, exploring the rich array of opportunities and potential that they provide. We started with #Bogbean (báchrán), instantly recognisable by its stunning white flowers. The bitter compounds in its leaves were long believed to have medicinal properties, and were used to flavour beer, schnapps and poitín. More recently, strong evidence of antioxidant properties has led bogbean to become popular in cosmetics and as a health supplement. Next, we explored #BogMyrtle (raideog), a wetland shrub most easily identifiable by its distinctive scent. This acts as a natural insect repellent, and bog myrtle has a long history of use in warding against midges, moths and even bedbugs. Its antiseptic properties have seen it employed in a range of skincare products, and while it still sees extensive use in the production of gin, it was once one of the most important ingredients in the brewing industry, before being replaced by hops. We concluded with #Moss, the bog builder. Able to absorb twenty times its own weight in fluids, sphagnum moss is responsible for keeping bogs wet year round, while it also plays a key role in keeping their pH low and preventing decay within the bog. These absorptive and antiseptic properties made sphagnum moss an excellent substitute for cotton based bandages during both world wars, while also making bogs one of the world’s most efficient carbon sinks, containing almost one third of all soil based organic carbon. Thank you for joining us on our 'Mind BOGgling' journey through this sample of amazing Irish bogland species. Join us next week when we will wrap up our ‘Nature’s Treasure Trove’ series. #NaturesTreasureTrove #MindBOGgling #Bogbean #BogMyrtle #Moss #SustainableAgriculture #Biofuel #NaturalProducts #BogPlants Make sure to follow us here to catch the full series of #NaturesTreasureTrove and find out more here https://lnkd.in/dpmRKxTt

🌿 'Nature's Treasure Trove' – Mind BOGgling 🌿 As we conclude our 'Mind BOGgling' theme this week, we are getting immersed in sphagnum moss, the bog builder.   Blanketing the surface of bogs and peatlands across Ireland, sphagnum moss is one of the major contributors to the unique soil conditions of our boglands. Able to hold over 20 times their weight in water, sphagnum moss keeps bogs wet year round, while also helping to maintain a low pH. Famed for its antimicrobial properties in wound dressings since the Battle of Clontarf, sphagnum moss was a staple in medical kits during both World Wars. These same antimicrobial properties prevent the breakdown and release of carbon in bogs, making them incredibly efficient sinks – despite only covering 3% of the planet’s surface, boglands contain almost a third of all soil based organic carbon, giving them a key role in building towards a sustainable future. Special thanks to Dr Maria Pigott, NatPro -Trinity Centre for Natural Products Research, TCD School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin. #NaturesTreasureTrove #MindBOGgling #Bogbean #BogMyrtle #Moss #SustainableAgriculture #Biofuel #NaturalProducts #BogPlants #Biodiversity   Make sure to follow us here to catch the full series of #NaturesTreasureTrove and find out more here https://lnkd.in/dpmRKxTt

🌿  Bugs, balms and brewing! Continuing our 'Nature's Treasure Trove' series, today we are looking at the fragrant bog myrtle, a wetland shrub that has been a contributor to multiple industries throughout history. Most easily identifiable by its strong, grassy scent, bog myrtle has long attracted people and repelled insects. Its leaves were traditionally used to ward against all manner of small creatures, both as an insect repellent and an antiseptic essential oil. Once a cornerstone of the brewing industry before the rise of hops, the commercial value and potential of bog myrtle remains clear, from its role in the cut flower market to its presence in numerous Irish gins. Special thanks to Dr Shipra Nagar, PhD, MRSC, NatPro -Trinity Centre for Natural Products Research, TCD School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin. #NaturesTreasureTrove #MindBOGgling #Bogbean #BogMyrtle #Moss #SustainableAgriculture #Biofuel #NaturalProducts #BogPlants   Make sure to follow us here to catch the full series of #NaturesTreasureTrove and find out more here https://lnkd.in/dpmRKxTt

🌿 Week Eight of Nature's Treasure Trove' – Mind BOGgling 🌿 We are delighted to return to our Irish roots as we launch Week Eight of our 'Nature's Treasure Trove' infographic series, 'Mind BOGgling.’ Here at NatPro -Trinity Centre for Natural Products Research, we have been working on a number of projects, including ‘Unlocking Nature’s Pharmacy from Bogland Species,’ aiming to harness the untapped #therapeutic and commercial use of native Irish #bogplants. Instantly recognisable by its distinctive white flowers, bogbean is an ancient plant found across the wetlands of the northern hemisphere. It is particularly prominent in the bogs of Ireland, where it is known as Báchrán and is still in use across the country as a decorative plant and in the flavouring of the spirit poitín. Traditionally employed to treat a range of conditions, including scurvy, indigestion and arthritis, modern research has revealed that this plant does indeed contain a number of compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential. On top of a range of health supplements, bogbean is also used in cosmetics, textile dyes and brewing.   Special thanks to Mark Lyons, NatPro -Trinity Centre for Natural Products Research, TCD School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences at Trinity College Dublin, who is also the editor for ‘Nature's Treasure Trove’. 🌿 Stay tuned throughout the week as continue to explore the rich potential of our boglands though #BogMyrtle and #Moss. #NaturesTreasureTrove #MindBOGgling #Bogbean #BogMyrtle #Moss #SustainableAgriculture #Biofuel #NaturalProducts #Bioeconomy Make sure to follow us here to catch the full series of #NaturesTreasureTrove and find out more here https://lnkd.in/dpmRKxTt