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Wild Atlantic Nature hosted a visit from a group of scientists, policy-makers and farmers from Estonia in June 2024, co-organised with LIFE IP ForEst&FarmLand. The visiting group were on a fact-finding mission to hear about the development of results-based agri-environmental payments schemes (RBPS) in Ireland, and potential application in Estonia. Following an introduction from Derek […]

LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature, led by National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and funded by the EU LIFE programme, has won the 2024 Natura 2000 Award in the category ‘Working together for nature’. The Natura 2000 Award highlights projects that demonstrate excellence in nature conservation and sustainable land use. Wild Atlantic Nature is the

Natura Communities, a new initiative from LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature and supported by National Parks and Wildlife Service, aims to connect local communities with Natura 2000 sites in their area. The vision is to build capacity in communities to enable the delivery of locally-led nature conservation and ecosystem restoration projects, where local communities have

From 2023-2026, LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature are undertaking habitat surveys across a number of project sites. These surveys are required so that the peatland habitats can be identified and assessed and to allow for restoration plans to be developed with interested landowners. In total, there are 14 project sites that need to be surveyed

Gary Goggins of LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature was selected to join the EU CAP Network Focus Group related to enhancing biodiversity on farmland through high-diversity landscape features. The focus group, consisting of 20 experts from across Europe, was tasked with identifying challenges and opportunities for farmers, highlighting good practice, identifying research needs from practice

WaterLANDS is a Horizon 2020 EU funded project under the Green Deal with six restoration ‘Action Sites’ across Europe. The Irish Action Site, led by LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature, is located at the Cuilcagh-Anierin Uplands SAC in Co. Leitrim and Co. Cavan, where peatland restoration actions began last summer. Over 150 farmers have joined

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D. launched a new primary school programme designed to educate children on the environmental and economic advantages of our blanket bogs. The programme, which was developed by the Heritage Council as part of LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature, is being rolled out to schools in

A significant new investment of €15 million in peatlands restoration will benefit cross-border collaboration, knowledge sharing and expertise building. Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE Integrated Project will receive €10 million from the Government’s Shared Island Fund and an additional €5 million in co-funding through the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local

The Wild Atlantic Nature project, coordinated by NPWS and funded by the EU LIFE programme, is a finalist for the 2024 Natura 2000 Award. The Natura 2000 Award highlights projects that demonstrate excellence in nature conservation and sustainable land use. The Wild Atlantic Nature results-based agri-environmental payment scheme (RBPS) is a pilot initiative, implemented in

LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature invite tenders for the coordination of a pilot community-led peatland restoration programme with a focus on rhododendron in Connemara and southwest Mayo. It builds on a successful preliminary project based in the Bundorragha catchment in Co. Mayo in 2022. Response deadline is 3pm, 31 March 2023. The contract notice can