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