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Survey of Annex I Alluvial woodland in Lough Ree cSAC 2019Department of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironment
Ancient woodland refers to those woods that have had a continuous history of cover since before the period when planting and afforestation became common practice (mid‐1600s). These woodlands are important in terms of their biological and cultural value, and may even form links wi
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Environment
Survey to assess the conservation status of eight Annex I habitats of sand dunes in Ireland. The assessment methodology was refined, ArcGIS habitat maps were updated and conservation status was assessed for reporting under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive. The project delive
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Environment
The Grassland Monitoring Project 2006 represents the initial phase of a larger grassland survey which is designed to meet the monitoring and conservation objectives of the Habitats Directive.
The Grassland Monitoring Project 2006 is initially focusing on the two priority Annex I
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Habitat and management data collation and collection on callows and floodplain grasslandsDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironment
The project was organised into two distinct stages. Stage A involved the collection and collation of the habitat and management data on floodplain grasslands and was primarily a GIS task. Stage A included a review of appropriate management for callows and floodplain grasslands. S
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The monitoring and assessment of three EU Habitats Directive Annex I grassland habitatsDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironment
The monitoring and assessment of three EU Habitats Directive Annex I grassland habitats, referred to as the Grassland Monitoring Survey (GMS), was a three-year survey conducted from 2015 to 2017 by BEC Consultants on behalf of NPWS. One hundred and ten EU Annex I grassland sites
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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
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Environment
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
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Ancient and Long-established Woodland Inventory 2010Department of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironment
Ancient woodland refers to those woods that have had a continuous history of cover since before the period when planting and afforestation became common practice (mid‐1600s). These woodlands are important in terms of their biological and cultural value, and may even form links wi
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Environment
Before 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 Service
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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 areas
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Environment
During 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 status
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Environment
The 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 inventor
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National survey and assessment of the conservation status of Irish sea cliffsDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironment
A 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 fi
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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.
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