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Northern Ireland Special Areas of Conservation

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are those which have been given greater protection under the European legislation of The Habitat's Directive. They have been designated because of a possible threat to the special habitats or species which they contain and to provide increased

Seabird Foraging Radii

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Timpeallacht

The aim of the NPWS Seabird Foraging Radii Project was to create a number of polygon shapefiles describing the geographic foraging range of 20 seabird species identified by the National Parks and Wildlife Service Birds unit. The polygons were centred around Natura 2000 SPA (Spec

SAC Datasheets

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Timpeallacht

Summary tabular data relating to Natura 2000 SAC sites in Ireland, providing Natura 2000 site-related details, including lists of the habitats and species listed in Annex I and Annex II of the Habitats Directive for which each Natura 2000 site is selected. Data is accurate up to

Special Area of Conservation

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

These are prime wildlife conservation areas in the country, considered to be important on a European as well as Irish level. Most Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are in the countryside, although a few sites reach into town or city landscapes, such as Dublin Bay and Cork Harb

Special Area of Conservation (WFD RBMP Cycle 3)

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

This dataset represents a subset of Special Areas of Conservation that have protected water dependent habitats or species. Detail on the water dependencies of protected habitats and species was provided by National Parks and Wildlife Service. This snapshot was taken of this subse

Site Specific Conservation Objectives

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Timpeallacht

Site-specific conservation objectives aim to define favourable conservation condition for Habitats Directive Annex I habitats, Annex II species at a site level and the SPA special conservation interest "wetlands and waterbirds". This project relates to the following Annex I habit

Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Statistics September 2016

Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Timpeallacht

The Government has put in place a compensation scheme for those affected by the cessation of turf cutting on raised bog special areas of conservation. This cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme comprises a payment of €1,500 per year, index linked, for15 years or, where fe