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Article 12 Birds Directive Reporting 2008-2012 Dataset SeriesDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentThe Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) came into force in Ireland in 1981. Article 12 of this directive requires Member States to report on the implementation of national provisions taken under this Directive including specific reporting on status and trends of bird...
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EnvironmentBefore the Habitats Directive, only four lagoons were at all well known in Ireland (Lady’s Island Lake, Tacumshin Lake, Lough Murree, Furnace Lough) and very few biological studies had been published. Under the obligations of the Directive, the National Parks and Wildlife...
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EnvironmentThis GIS dataset holds positive records from the National Otter Survey of Ireland 1980/1981 by the Vincent Wildlife Trust. The survey was the first systematic study of otters and their wetland and coastal habitats to be undertaken throughout the Republic of Ireland and...
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EnvironmentThis GIS dataset holds positive records from the National Otter Survey of Ireland 2004/2005. The third Otter Survey of Ireland was carried out between August 2004 and August 2005. A total of 525 sites were included in the survey, distributed widely across the country, although...
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Commonage Framework Planning was a joint initiative between the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Department of Agriculture and Food. Teams combining agricultural and ecological skills to assess the sustainable use of these areas have surveyed all known commonage...
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EnvironmentDuring the Saltmarsh Monitoring Project 2006-2008, initiated by the Research Branch of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Annex I Saltmarsh habitats according to the EU Habitats Directive were mapped around the coast of the Republic of Ireland, and their conservation...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map - Ecosystem Service Stock Map: Soil CarbonDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the contribution of land to the regulation of greenhouse gases (carbon) through carbon sequestration associated with the soil. This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national scale) for a...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map - Ecosystem Service Stock Map: Marine CarbonDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing contribution to the regulation of greenhouse gases (carbon) through carbon sequestration associated with the marine environment. This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national scale) for...
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EnvironmentThe project represents the first comprehensive assessment of sand dune systems and their habitats in Ireland. Over the course of the three field seasons (2004-2006), all known sites for sand dunes in Ireland were assessed. The project involved the updating of an existing...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map – Supporting Ecosystem Service Information: Contrib...Department of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentA raster dataset showing areas' contributing to the woodland network, including how important the area is for the network (based on habitat type and proximity to the next core area). This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map – Marine areas contributing to marine food provisionDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the contribution of marine areas to marine food provision. This includes everything taken from the sea for human consumption, including fish (marine and diadromous), shellfish, crustaceans, and algae, both from wild harvest and from...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystems Services Map – Terrestrial BiodiversityDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the approximate biodiversity stock of terrestrial areas This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national scale) for a set of services prioritised through stakeholder consultation and any...
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EnvironmentThis GIS dataset holds positive records from the National Hare Survey of Ireland 2006/2007. The survey was carried out for the National Parks and Wildlife Service in order to report on the current and historical status of hares and to formulate recommendations for monitoring....
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National survey and assessment of the conservation status of Irish sea cliffsDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentA detailed desk study was carried out where possible on all of the cliff sites in Ireland which had been identified up until 2010, and further sites were identified. A conservation assessment and survey technique were developed (based on the pilot survey completed in 2009) and...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map – Land Temporarily Storing WaterDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the contribution of land to flood control, through its ability to temporarily store water. This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national scale) for a set of services prioritised through...
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This project contains NPWS GIS files relevant to the distribution of Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) and Nore Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera durrovensis) in Ireland. Both species are listed in Annex II and Annex V of the EU Habitats Directive. The...
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EnvironmentIn 2008, following a 2007 pilot study in Roscommon and Offaly, a nationwide research study into the semi-natural grasslands of Ireland commenced. This study involved collecting botanical and environmental data from semi-natural grassland across all 26 counties. A total of...
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Proposed Natural Heritage Areas (pNHA) were published on a non-statutory basis in 1995. They have not since been statutorily proposed or designated. These sites are of significance for wildlife and habitats. A process is underway to resurvey and formally designate some pNHAs...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map – Marine BiodiversityDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the approximate biodiversity stock of marine areas. This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national scale) for a set of services prioritised through stakeholder consultation and any...
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Under Article 4 of the Birds Directive (Directive 2009/ 147/EC) six Special Protection Areas (SPAs), covering a total land area of c.1,671km² has been classified for the conservation of the Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus in Ireland. A survey of breeding Hen Harrier reported that...
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