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ASSESSMENT OF MAIN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS LEADING TO THREE MAJOR PEATLAND FAILURES IN LEITRIM, KERRY AND DONEGAL

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AIE to request details of records received by the Dept under the following tender for services:

Provision of a detailed scientific assessment of peat land landslides in Leitrim, Kerry and Donegal

Services RFT30112020

Contracting authority: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Contract Notice (eTenders)27/05/2021 20:00
Contract Award Notice (eTenders)31/08/2021 10:30

LITERATURE REVIEW OF CONDITIONING AND TRIGGERING FACTORS IN PEAT FAILURES

Keywords: Peat stability, peat failure, blanket bog, hydrology, ecology, conditioning, and triggering
factors.

MAIN FACTORS CONSIDERED TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THREE MAJOR PEAT FAILURES IN 2020

Keywords: landslide, bogflow, bog slide, upland blanket peat, Ireland, forestry, rainfall.

Overview: Task 2 and 3 of the project involves a review of available data to determine the key contributory factors to three major landslides (peat failures) in upland blanket bog and afforested upland blanket bog that occurred in Ireland in 2020.

POTENTIAL TO UPDATE NATIONAL LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY MAP

Keywords: Landslide, Peat failure, blanket bog, susceptibility, land use, human activity, Meenbog, Shass
Mountain, Mount Eagle

Task 4 of the project involves an assessment of the potential to update the National Landslide Susceptibility Map using data collated and analysed in this project. Review and assess whether areas of peatland within the study areas of this project, currently mapped as low to moderate susceptibility on the National Landslide Susceptibility Map, are likely to have a higher classification of susceptibility to landslides.

TECHNICAL NOTE: DATA GAPS RELATED TO IMPACT ASSESSMENTS AND PLANNING

Keywords: EIAR, Blanket bog, Peat Stability, Ecosystem functioning, Hydrology/Hydrogeology

Task 5 of the project involves the identification of data gaps (with respect to peatland landslides and peat stability) related to impact assessments and planning associated with infrastructure developments and land use changes.

TECHNICAL ADVISORY NOTE: IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF LAND USE CHANGES ON PEAT STABILITY ON BLANKET BOG/PEATLAND HABITATS

Keywords: Blanket bog, peat failure, land-use

Task 6 of the project involves the assessment of potential impacts of land use changes on key
blanket bog features and properties, and directly or indirectly on peat stability

PROJECT SUMMARY REPORT

Keywords: Landslide, bog flow, bog slide, Peat stability, Peat failure, Bogs, blanket peat, conditioning and
triggering factors, rainfall

Task 7 of the project involves the preparation of an overarching report detailing the findings of the literature review, methods, results discussion, conclusions, and recommendations of the study.

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