Background
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Kildare is well positioned to contribute more to the tourism sector with the development of greenways, blueways, peatways and a National Peatlands Park on former industrial cutaways providing an alternative eco-tourism and activity based experience.
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Support the implementation of the objectives identified in the updated and current County Biodiversity Plan and the West Kildare Local Just Transition Plan 2022
Reason The County Biodiversity Plan is out of date and given that we are in the midst of a BIodiversity Crisi an up to date plan containing biodiversity aims, objectives and initiatives is essential. This plan will dset the roles, responsibilies and accountability of the Council and partner organisations for biodiversity, healthy rivers, water quality and the protection of nature.
Bogs and Peatlands 9.8
Peatlands form a distinctive aspect of Kildare’s landscape……
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Support the development of a National Peatlands Park in co-operation with Bord Na Mona, NPWS, Inland Fisheries Ireland, local community groups and other relevant stakeholders as per recommendation 9 of the BOGLAND Report from the EPA in 2011 and action A28 of the National Peatland Strategy 2014 and subsequent reports such as the Local Just Transition Plan for West Kildare 2022.
Reason Collaboration between stakeholders, social dialogue, and the use of the most uptodate reports will lead to the best results in relaation to the monitoring of the Slate, Upper Barrow, Figile and Cushaling rivers with Inland Fisheries Ireland following peatland rehabilitation to show expected benefits for river biodiversity, water quality and ood mitigation.