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EU Commissioner visits Wild Atlantic Nature project site

EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius paid a visit to Sliabh Liag SAC to learn about the work of LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature. The Commissioner discussed the LIFE project and our development of the Results-Based agri-environment Payments Scheme (RBPS) of Wild Atlantic Nature. The Commissioner was provided with a demonstration

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Wild Atlantic Nature partner on €23.5m WaterLANDS project

LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature is part of a new 5-year (2021-2026) EU Horizon 2020 funded project to restore and protect wetland sites across Europe. WaterLANDS will undertake hands-on restoration of specific wetland sites, including a Wild Atlantic Nature site at Cuilcagh-Anierin Uplands SAC, and create best practice models that can be applied elsewhere. The

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Wild Atlantic Nature staff attend Longford Demense Wood – Crann launch event

Wild Atlantic Nature RBPS Coordinator Vicki McArthur and Public Awareness Manager Gary Goggins attended the Longford Demense Wood post Covid launch of the Woodland’s Forest Ecology, Biodiversity & Wellbeing Activities with Crann Director Diarmuid McAree. The event was jointly hosted by Yvonne and Declan Foley of Longford Demense Wood (Beltra, Co. Sligo) and Crann –

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Project partners DAFM and Teagasc visit Owenduff/Nephin Complex SAC for farm advisor training

The Wild Atlantic Nature team were joined by project partners the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Teagasc who took part in RBPS farm advisor training in the Owenduff/Nephin Complex SAC. Teagasc will be running Knowledge Exchange groups in the area in autumn 2021, while DAFM have played a key role in

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