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Anja Murray Natural Environment Officer
Irish Policy Framework for Biodiversity Protection Legislation & Policy
Biological diversity  the  variability  among living organisms from all sources, incl.  terrestrial ,  marine , and other  aquatic   ecosystems  & the ecological complexes of which they are part Bio diversity
Halting Biodiversity Loss ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Legislation
1976 Wildlife Act ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Hedgerows Section 46:  no cutting 1 st  March – 31 st  August Exemptions: public safety, agriculture, forestry,  construction
Natural Heritage Areas ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
NHAs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Draft European Communities  (Birds and Natural Habitats)  Regulations 2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Draft European Communities  (Birds and Natural Habitats)  Regulations 2010 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Planning and Development Acts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
1946 Forestry Act
Forestry:  Planting in the wrong places ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
S.I. 538 of 2001:  Afforestation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Forest Policy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Forestry & Water Quality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Forestry: International context ,[object Object],[object Object]
Water ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Aquaculture licensing ,[object Object],[object Object]
Current Aquaculture licensing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY PLAN  2010-2015 Draft September 2010 ,[object Object],education  and  awareness Agriculture decision making Forestry Alien invasive species Flood risk management Wetlands Research legislation fisheries International Trade Financing Genetic Diverstiy
Flora Protection Orders  ,[object Object],69 Flowering Plants  14 mosses liverworts, lichens and stoneworts Killarney Fern Galeopsis angustifolia
Flora Protection Orders ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Irish Red Data Books  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland (BoCCI) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object]
Other Legal and Policy Instruments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Responsibility ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Responsibilities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 

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Irish policy framework for Biodiversity Protection

Editor's Notes

  1. These are the most significant steps to conserve biodiversity Advantage that are legally enforceable at European level, in contrast to other voluntary agreements (CBD)