Local Authority Biodiversity Action Plans in place and in development

Local Biodiversity Action Plans are instrumental in effectively implementing national and international biodiversity conservation policy. This indicator tracks the development and implementation of Local Biodiversity Action Plans by Local Authorities across Ireland.

To date, 21 local authorities have successfully implemented Local Biodiversity Action Plans, with two awaiting adoption by their local authority and eight currently in development.

The current National Biodiversity Action Plan, Actions for Biodiversity 2017-2021 can be found here

https://www.npws.ie/legislation/national-biodiversity-plan

Links

In development: SEA Statement for the Carlow County Development Plan 2015-2021, Heritage Policy 1
http://www.carlow.ie/wp-content/documents/uploads/carlow-county-development-plan-appendix-1-SEA.pdf

The Cavan Heritage Plan 2006-2011
http://www.cavancoco.ie/file/development-plans/county-cavan/Development-Plan-Adopted/SEA%20and%20AA/SEA%20Statement%20CavanCountyDP2014.doc

Clare Biodiversity Action Plan 2006-2013; Clare Biodiversity Action Plan 2014-2017; Clare Biodiversity Action Plan 2017 -2023 https://www.clarecoco.ie/services/arts-recreation/publications/Clare-Biodiversity-Action-Plan-2017-2023-26799.pdf

Cork City Biodiversity Action Plan 2009-2014 http://www.corkcity.ie/services/strategicplanningeconomicdevelopment/heritagesection/naturalheritageandbiodiversity/corkcitybiodiversityplan/corkcity_biodiversity_actionplan.pdf

Cork County Biodiversity Action Plan 2009-2014
http://www.corkcoco.ie/co/pdf/734358998.pdf

In development: Draft County Donegal Heritage Plan 2014-2019, Objective 5.16 http://www.donegalcoco.ie/culture/heritage/heritageplan/2014-2019/

The Dublin City Biodiversity Action Plan 2015-2020
http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-and-amenities-dublin-city-parks-biodiversity-dublin-city/dublin-city

Treasuring Our Wildlife: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Biodiversity Plan 2009-2013
http://www.dlrcoco.ie/heritage/dlr_heritage_plan_%202013_2018_Intro.pdf

Fingal Biodiversity Action Plan 2010-2015
http://www.fingalbiodiversity.ie/resources/general/Fingal%20Biodiversity%20Plan.pdf

Galway City Biodiversity Action Plan 2014-2024
http://galwaybiodiversity.com/galway-city-biodiversity-action-plan/

Biodiversity Action Plan for County Galway 2008-2013; Galway County Heritage and Biodiversity Plan 2017-2022 http://www.galwaycountybiodiversity.com/dp.php?c=action-plans&id=23&t=biodiversity-action-plan

Biodiversity Actions 2008-2012
http://www.kerrycoco.ie/en/allservices/heritage/biodiversityactions2008-2012/thefile,2350,en.pdf

County Kildare Biodiversity Plan 2009-2014
http://www.kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/Heritage/Biodiversity/

County Kilkenny Biodiversity Plan 2009-2014; Combined Library Arts & Heritage Plan 2018 -2022
Available on request from Hertiage Officer

In development for new 2020 – 2025 plan
http://www.laois.ie/LeisureandCulture/Heritage/HeritagePublications/Laois%20Heritage%20Plan%202014%20-%202019%20FINAL.pdf

In development: Strategic Action 6B(i) of the County Leitrim Local Development Strategy http://www.ldco.ie/assets/uploads/Local_Development_Strategy_-_Leitrim-compress.pdf

Limerick City Biodiversity Plan completed in 2012; Limerick’s Heritage Plan 2017-2030 https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2017-10/Heritage%20Plan%202017%20-2030_0.pdf

County Longford Heritage Plan 2019 – 2024
https://www.longfordlibrary.ie/heritage/heritage-office/heritage-plan/county-longford-heritage-plan-2019-2024_text.pdf

Louth Biodiversity Action Plan 2014-2018; Louth County Development Plan 2015-2021 https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/publications/development-plans/louth-county-council-development-plans/volume-1-written-statement.pdf

County Mayo Biodiversity Action Plan 2010-2015
http://www.mayococo.ie/en/media/Media,19219,en.pdf

The County Meath Biodiversity Action Plan: 2008-2012; 2015-2020 http://www.meath.ie/CountyCouncil/Publications/HeritagePublications/File,41769,en.pdf

Action 19 Heritage Plan 2012-2017; draft plan 2020-2025
https://monaghan.ie/heritage/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/11/County_Monaghan_Heritage_Plan_2012-2017.pdf

Integrated into existing Heritage Plan
http://www.offaly.ie/eng/Services/Heritage/Documents/Offaly_Heritage_Plan_2012_-_2016.pdf

Integrated into existing Heritage Plan http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/County_Heritage_Plans/County_Roscommon_Heritage_Plan_2012-2016.pdf

County Sligo Biodiversity Action Plan 2010-2014; 2016-2020 plan in development as Action 15 Sligo County Heritage Plan 2016-2020 http://www.sligococo.ie/media/Draft%20Sligo%20Biodiversity%20Action%20Plan.pdf

Action 19 Heritage Plan 2012-2017; draft plan 2020-2025 http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/County_Heritage_Plans/South_Dublin_County_Heritage_Plan_2010-2015.pdf

South Tipperary Biodiversity Action Plan 2010-2015;TIPPERARY HERITAGE PLAN 2017-2021 http://www.tipperarycoco.ie/heritage/biodiversity-information

Conserving our Natural Heritage: County Waterford Local Biodiversity Action Plan 2008-2013 http://www.waterfordcouncil.ie/en/media/RESIDENT/Heritage/Action,Plans/Waterford%20County%20Biodiversity%20Plan.pdf

County Westmeath Biodiversity Action Plan 2014-2020
http://www.westmeathcoco.ie/en/ourservices/planning/biodiversity/

County Wexford Biodiversity Action Plan 2013-2018 http://www.wexford.ie/wex/Departments/Planning/Biodiversity/CoWexfordBiodiversityActionPlan2013-2018/

County Wicklow Biodiversity Action Plan 2010-2015
http://www.wicklow.ie/biodiversity

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