Chapter 12: Wild Kildare welcomes the references to key EU Directives and AAs. 12.4 mentions the EU Biodiversity Strategy and 2030 goals of which 30% of land set aside for nature...
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I welcome the focus on biodiversity and climate issues throughout this draft plan, however there are only two passing mentions of rewilding in the draft.
Rewilding is an important tool in...
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Dear Planning Department,
I wish to make the following submission to the CDP. I am an employee in the peat industry for the past 25 years, I and my wife have 5 children, 4 of whom are in full...
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While our native Pollinating insects are under threat with about one third of our 101 native bee species being threatened with extinction from Habitat Loss, habitat fragmentation, Lack of forage,...
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Chapter 12 Biodiversity and Green infrastructure
We have a biodiversity emergency and it is in this light that I make the following comments and proposals.
It is good that...
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General Comment on peatland rehabilitation:
In Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park, we have witnessed the success of peatland rehabilitation on former industrial cutaways on a small scale....
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Kildare Council should set a policy goal to acquire and reclaim unused land to reforest. Kildare has very few forests and there is a big opportunity for Kildare to increase biodiversity habitat by...
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Chapter 12 Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure
12.5.3 County Kildare Biodiversity Action Plan 2009-2014 The Council adopted its first Biodiversity Action...
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As above I wish to strongly recommend that KCC do everything in their power to make the proposed National Peatlands Park a reality. It is the only response to our county promise of 30% protected...
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12.5.3 County Kildare Biodiversity Action Plan 2009-2014 The Council adopted its first Biodiversity Action Plan in April 2009 in accordance with the National Biodiversity Plan...
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