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bs6.htm Government performance on conservation is carefully monitored by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council, the principal non-governmental organisation campaigning for peatland conservation. We must therefore conserve a number of smaller bogs which must be representative of the range of diversity of habitat that occurs within the raised bog ecosystem, as well as the geographic spread of the resource. Raised bog conservation activity at present is focused on meeting the objectives of European Union legislation, and in particular the Habitats Directive, in which raised bog habitats have been given "priority" status. www.enfo.ie /leaflets/bs6.htm

WEC Survey Of Energy Resources 2001 - Peat Peatlands are widespread, with the larger accumulations tending to be in the west and south-east of the country. Peatlands were particularly effectively drained in Finland, where during the 1950´s to 1980´s almost 50% of the country´s original 10.4 million hectares of pristine mires were drained for forestry purposes. For the purposes of Table 8.1, Peatland is defined as follows: for land to be designated as peatland, the depth of the peat layer, excluding the thickness of the plant layer, must be at least 20 cm on drained, and 30 cm on undrained land. www.worldenergy.org /wec-geis/publications/reports/ser/peat/peat.asp

R131260.DOC Regarding the observers, it is apparent that the Irish Peatland Conservation Council are clearly in favour of the development. Monitoring Group * The applicant concurs with An Taisce's appeal and urges the Board to include An Taisce and the Irish Peatland Conservation Council within the proposed Monitoring Group. Population and Employment It is a policy of the Council to endeavour to assist in the proper exploitation of the natural and industrial resources of the county in order to maximise employment opportunities and reduce emigration. www.pleanala.ie /REP/131/R131260.DOC

Connemara.net news: Clifden Airstrip Decision Imminent The hearing was also told by two environmental groups, The Irish Peatland Conservation Council and Bird Watch Ireland, that the Government should protect the landscape of the bog, instead of allowing the building of an airstrip. Patrick Crushell of The Irish Peatland Conservation Council said that he could not believe the EIS was carried out over just one day. The current Galway County Council County Development Plan includes the provision of an airstrip as one of its objectives, and the airstrip is also included in the Regeneration Strategy for Clifden that was published by the town's Chamber of Commerce in 1995. www.connemara.net /news/index.php?id=241

Natureandco.com Open Earth Project - Printer-friendly page The Irish Peatland Conservation Council, in association with the Moin Fhionnurach Development Association purchased 32 acres of Fenor Bog, near Tramore in Co Waterford in June 1999. In 1999 the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC), jointly purchased Fenor Bog in Co. Waterford with the Móin Fhionnúrach Development Association (MFDA). Not only were IPCC and MFDA-owned lands included in the reserve order but two families - the Curran's and the Queally's included a buffer zone of their lands surrounding the bog as part of the nature reserve. www.open-earth.org /document/printNature_main.php?natureId=205

Irish Peatlands The Irish Peatland Conservation Council, a non-governmental organisation formed in 1982 in response to the threatened destruction of Irish peatlands, aims to ensure the conservation of a representative sample of peatland types in Ireland. Peatlands, together with their unique assemblage of plants and animals, are a seriously endangered western European habitat. Under such conditions soil minerals, such as iron, were leached from the surface layers of the soil, and in extreme cases this led to the development of the impermeable iron pan lower down the soil profile: Rainwater was thus prevented from draining away, the soil became permanently waterlogged, and peat started to accumulate (Figure 1). www.enfo.ie /leaflets/fs6.htm

Conservation in the Republic of Ireland Conservation in the Republic of Ireland in the news www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Conservation-in-the-Republic-of-Ireland.htm

Environment Watch Ireland - Bord Na Mona - Destroying Ireland's Bogland Heritage The Irish Peatland Conservation Council was formed to protect the remaining peatland. These peatlands are worked by huge 'harvesting' machines which continuously 'scrape' the peat from the bog. The impact of human development began 5500 years ago but didn't seriously threaten peatlands until the middle of this century. home.versatel.nl /ireland22/bordnam.htm

Dáil Éireann - Volume 471 - 12 November, 1996 - Priority Questions. - Loss of Peatland Habitat. It is important to remind the Minister the latest report on the conservation of peatlands recognises that the last statement on nature conservation since 1987 was made in 1992 by Deputy Noel Treacy. Peatland covers 17.2 per cent of the State territory, which is under 2 million hectares. I will then propose the best peatland sites for designation as special areas of conservation and no activity or development likely to have a significant damaging effect on these sites will be allowed, other than on grounds of human health or public safety. www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0471/D.0471.199611120003.html

Irish Community Portal The Irish Peatland Conservation Council's (IPCC) 'Hop-to-it' Irish Frog Survey has established that there are frogs to be found in 77 per cent of Ireland's total land area. And, according to IPCC conservation officer, Ms Noreen McLoughlin, frog numbers in south Donegal and east Galway were poorly represented in the survey. However, the IPCC is concerned about the number of frogs being killed on Irish roads. www.irish.lu /news.cfm?id=355

Untitled Document Learn with experts from the Irish Peatland Conservation Council through an exciting programme of slide shows, practical workshops and field studies.A daylong field tripwill be included to three sites in the Irish Midlands to study bog formation from open water, through fen to raised bog. She is Chief Executive with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council. habitats, archaeology and conservation of Ireland’s bogs and fens on this special eye-opening course. www.ucd.ie /adulted/main/pages/interest/HN207.htm

Dáil Éireann - Volume 387 - 21 February, 1989 - Written Answers. - Derryrickrone Bog. I have considered representations from the Irish Peatland Conservation Council but I am not in a position to change the terms of the issued approval. Keating asked the Minister for Energy if he will make a statement on the present situation with regard to the possible afforestation of Derryrickrone bog, County Galway, and on the representations made by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council. Burke): A grant was approved for the afforestation of lands at Derryrickrone, County Galway in December 1986, subject to conditions which took account of environmental considerations. historical-debates.oireachtas.ie /D/0387/D.0387.198902210102.html

Kildare Nationalist - 2003/07/10: Peatland World is saved THE Peatland World museum at Lullymore, Rathangan was saved in the final days before auction when the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) stepped in to buy it for 275,000 on Monday. The centre has an excellent reputation and what better place for a peatland organisation to set up its headquarters than in the heart of the bog, said Peter Foss,, IPPC chief executive. The IPCC said it would be moving its headquarters and its four full-time staff from Capel Street, Dublin, to Lullymore in the New Year. archives.tcm.ie /kildarenationalist/2003/07/10/story15287.asp

Environmental Groups Irish Peatland Conservation Council - One of Ireland's leading environmental campaigning groups, with information on bogs, press releases, fundraising, education and contacts. Irish Peatland Conservation Council - Environmental campaigning group, with information on bogs, press releases, fundraising, education and contacts. Irish Seedsavers Association - This conservation organisation dedicated to the preservation of Ireland's special and disappearing varieties of fruit, grains and vegetables, provides background information, details of projects, membership and sponsorship notes, and event and contact data. www.supercrawler.com /Regional/Europe/Ireland/Science_and_Environment/Environmental_Groups

Kerry Bog Pony Auction to Help Save the Bogs The centre will be developed by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council and located at Lullymore in the Bog of Allen in Co. Kildare. A Kerry Bog Pony is to be auctioned to help raise funds for the development of a national centre for peatland education, conservation and research. The re-discovery of the breed is due to John Mulvihill of the Kerry Bog Village, a founder of the Kerry Bog Pony Society. www.kildare.ie /community/notices/irish-bog-pony.asp

Job Vacancies for Bogs and Wildlife Information Guides The Irish Peatland Conservation Council and KELT are seeking expressions of interest from potential candidates to join a panel of Information Guides being formed to deliver a lifestyles education programme focusing on bogs and the environment at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare. A two week training programme will be given by experts in the Irish Peatland Conservation Council to successful candidates. The course will be given in June by IPCC staff at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre. kildare.ie /community/Notices/bog-information-guides.asp

Limerick County Council - Environment Section - Home Composting The Irish Peatland Conservation Council's new Composting and Wildlife The new web site will be hosted at www.ipcc.ie and it provides DIY skills on home composting as well as promoting awareness of how peat-free gardening helps to conserve peatlands. Limerick County Council and The Irish Peat Conservation Council (IPCC) is holding a series of workshops for householders on wildlife gardening and home composting. www.limerickcoco.ie /environment/new_composting.asp

Limerick Leader - October 30th, 2004 - Features - AN FEAR TUAITHE / THE COUNTRYMAN Not yet an endangered species here, the Irish Peatland Conservation Council which is engaged in an ongoing study confirmed this week that the biggest problem facing the species was an ever growing loss of natural habitat. Overall the Council, appears to be happy with the Irish situation pointing out that the response to its "Hop to It-Irish Frog Survey'', was widespread and covered many sightings. The response, however, to the Council's study has been good and it is not unduly worried about numbers at this time. www.limerick-leader.ie /issues/20041030/feartuaithe.html

Peatlands and the Ramsar Convention Peatlands are made up of mainly semi-decayed plant material accumulated over some five to eight thousand years. The world's peatlands are under increasing pressure from development such as agricultural conversion, forestry and mining, for both energy and horticultural supplies. Jakarta Statement on the Importance of Tropical Peatlands www.ramsar.org /types_peatlands.htm

Ireland's Native Woodland Trust - Planting Trees and Conserving Woodlands The Irish species of Arctic Char (a salmonoid fish) are facing extinction, with possibly five populations/species disappearing in the last 20 years. Irish authorities have continually removed species from the Redlist of Vascular Plants (Wildflower & Trees) since 1976, despite the increased pressures on the environment over the last 30 years. The Irish government declined to propose National Parks such as The Burren and Killarney as World Heritage Sites because their poor condition "could be diplomatically, politically and professionally embarrassing". www.nativewoodtrust.ie /140504.html

How To Grow Irish Moss, alternative-essentials.com Irish moss is a bushy seaweed that saved thousands of starving Irish during the potato famine of the mid 19th century. Irish moss is green or yellow does not indicate an unusual condition, since this plant has always managed to grow in... Irish Moss is the common name for a red ALGAE (Chondrus crispus), but may also refer to 1 or 2 other red SEAWEEDS (Gigartina stellata and Furcellaria lumbricalis). alternative-essentials.com /87/how-to-grow-irish-moss.html

Friends Work Within the national nature designation process 44% of the Natural Heritage Areas are peatland but none of these have management plans which would ensure their favourable conservation status. We have sought from the Irish authorities the correspondence between the European Commission and Ireland in relation to the approval of the Public Service Order and these have not been released on the grounds that the negotiations are "ongoing". The Irish State is seeking planning permission for two new power plants to operate by extracting peat from raised bogs to burn for electricity generation. www.friendsoftheirishenvironment.net /main/article.php?sid=14&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

News - 4 June 1998 THE IRISH Peatland Conservation Council are encouraging teachers in Galway to participate in field studies with their pupils to the bogs in Galway. The one day course will be held by the head of education at the Irish Peatland Conservation Council Dr Catherine O'Connell. The course is designed to provide the opportunity for students to engage in more field work, which is a useful tool in the learning process. www.galwayadvertiser.ie /news/980604/page23.htm

FAST-BIE-3 (TRENPP2F) IRISH SOCIETY AND CULTURE PAPERS It was established in 1983 to campaign for the conservation of a representative sample of living intact Irish bogs and peatlands. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council already completed the purchase of 489 acres of bogland at Bealacoon in Connemara, Co. Galway in 1993. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) is a national charity and is entirely supported by voluntary contributions. www.uta.fi /FAST/BIE/BI3/ev-orgs.html

Dáil Éireann - Volume 491 - 03 June, 1998 - Written Answers. - Environmental Partnership Fund. This included a sum of £1,750 towards the cost of a guide to wetland conservation prepared by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council; this portion of the funding was released by the county council to the Irish Peatland Conservation Council on 14 April last. The payment of a supplementary local authority contribution is a matter for Offaly County Council. Wallace): Under the Environmental Partnership Fund 1997, a grant of £2,750 was allocated to Offaly County Council to assist two projects in Offaly. www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0491/D.0491.199806030169.html

Dáil Éireann - Volume 461 - 14 February, 1996 - Written Answers. - Conservation of Peatlands. Regulations under the European Communities Act 1972 to transpose Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (Habitats Directive) into Irish Law are also in the course of preparation and I hope to make these regulations later this year. Under the Directive raised and blanket bogs are natural habitat types of Community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation. Therefore I will be including raised and blanket bogs in the list of candidate special areas of conservation which I will publish subsequent to the transposition of the Directive. www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0461/D.0461.199602140056.html

Dáil Éireann - Volume 535 - 01 May, 2001 - Written Answers - Natural Heritage. Sargent asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands if her attention has been drawn to the Irish Peatland Conservation Council bogs and fens conservation plan; and if she is able to assist in its implementation through financial help or policy changes or enforcement. [374] Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands (Miss de Valera): My attention has been drawn to the Irish Peatland Conservation Council's proposal for a bogs and fens conservation plan which, I understand, is not as yet a completed document. The work of the IPCC is well known to me and I am pleased that my Department has been associated with their initiatives in the past, especially in relation to acquisition of bog habitat. historical-debates.oireachtas.ie /D/0535/D.0535.200105010351.html

Welcome To Mooney Goes Wild On One The Irish Peatland Conservation Council is concerned the types of plants and animals that occur on bogs. This Association is comcerned with the threats to bogs caused by drainage, pollution, dumping, electricity generation etc. They own several areas of bogland and have their headquarters in the Bog of Allen in Lullymore in Co. Kildare. The Irish Wildlife Trust is concerned with all types of plants and animals and their habitats. www.rte.ie /radio/mooneygoeswild/giftideas.html

KildareNet News The Project includes the development of indoor and outdoor education and public awareness displays on peatlands and environmental issues, and the creation of a commercially viable conservation project and Centre of Excellence in County Kildare. 17 October 2003: A Project Manager is to be recruited for the Bog of Allen Project being developed by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council as part of a move by the council to the former Peatland World Centre at Lullymore in Rathangan. The new Bog of Allen Project Manager will be responsible to the the Board of Directors of IPCC and will be someone with proven fundraising and PR skills. www.kildare.ie /knn/allenbog171003.htm

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