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Over 100 hectares of trees are being cleared from Castlewellan Forest Park in Co Down after they were found to be diseased.

A newly discovered population of lizards has been devastated in a fire at Cave Hill in Belfast, an environmental group has claimed.

Amateur footage has captured an unidentified flying object hovering in the skies over Belfast Lough.

A lorry trailer which was leaking waste products from illegal fuel laundering has been discovered in Co Armagh.

Lives could be lost in Belfast if vandals do not stop damaging water hydrants, NI Water has warned.

An exhibition showcasing some of the 5,500 artefacts found in the Drumclay Crannog is due to open in Enniskillen.

A waste plant in Londonderry has been shut down over allegations that organised crime gangs are behind massive illegal landfills.

Planners deliberating on whether a giant wind turbine can be built near an ancient pilgrimage site in Co Derry will fully consider the potential impact on Christian heritage, the Environment minister has vowed.

Vandals have repeatedly targeted a wastewater treatment plant in Moneymore, Co Londonderry, over the past two weeks.

A renewably energy company has proposed a new initiative which offers discounts to residents living near wind farms.

Invasive alien species that threaten wildlife have cost the Northern Ireland economy £46.5m a year, it has been revealed.

The National Trust has been spared from having to foot the full legal bill for its failed bid to block a £100m golf resort near the Giant's Causeway.

Tremors from an overnight earthquake in Wales have reportedly been felt in Ireland.

A new cycle path into Belfast city centre has opened with the aim of encouraging more workers to get on their bikes.

Unesco has called for the development of a controversial £100m golf resort near the Giant's Causeway to be halted.

Scientists have found the strain of blight which they believe triggered the Irish potato famine.

The Hillsborough Garden Festival opened on Friday in full bloom in all new surroundings.

Northern Ireland's beaches were the most littered in the UK last year.

The River Foyle is known for its rich maritime history, but traditional Irish boats curraghs have never been launched on it - until now.

Power has been restored to almost 800 homes in Saintfield, Co Down.

Veterinary scientists in the Republic are examining the possibility that bird flu may have killed over 30 swans at a Co Donegal lake.

A Limavady potato farmer has blamed recent radical changes in the weather for sending the price of a spud soaring and has claimed there are "no potatoes left in Northern Ireland".

One of the rarest wildlife species in Northern Ireland, the pine marten, may be facing extinction in the Mourne Mountains of Co Down.

The green light has been given for the former Armagh Gaol to be turned into a four star luxury hotel.

The derelict site of a former hotel in Portstewart has been demolished, after lying empty for many years.

Stores are reporting a sharp drop in requests for plastic bags three weeks after the introduction of a five pence levy in Northern Ireland.

More money has been provided by the Executive to rejuvenate Enniskillen town centre ahead of the G8 summit this summer.

Archaeologists hope the first ever public dig on Divis Mountain could reveal more about the history of the site.

The Department for Regional Development has paid out nearly £800,000 to landowners in advance of the A5 road project, which was scrapped this month after a High Court ruling.

Local schoolchildren are getting their hands dirty by digging up Divis Mountain as part of a community archaeology project.

First Minister Peter Robinson has dismissed claims the Maze redevelopment will become a terrorist shrine as "scaremongering garbage".

The First and deputy First Ministers have welcomed the decision to grant planning permission for a Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Centre at the former Maze prison.

Rescue teams have assisted a mountain runner who got into difficulties close to the summit of Slievenaglogh in Co Down.

A woman who died 600 years ago at a crannog near Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh could have been the victim of foul play, a leading archaeologist has revealed.

Belfast City Hall was lit up in spectacular colours on Thursday night, thanks to a new environmentally friendly lighting system.