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Background The catchments of the rivers Caragh and Blackwater in Kerry are important for a number of habitats and species, including the endangered freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera). The conservation status of this species has, over the years, declined due to land mismanagement, with diffuse sediment and nutrient losses being the main ...
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...project is to help restore wetland, peat-forming conditions on Ireland’s raised bogs by continuing the process of removing plantation forests. This project builds upon the work carried out under Coillte’s previous LIFE-funded project (LIFE04 NAT/IE/000121 “Restoring Raised Bog in Ireland”), which was completed in December 2008. That project demonstrated that tree removal and drain-blocking ...
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Restoring Priority Woodland Habitats in Ireland (RPWHI)

Start date: Jan 1, 2006, End date: Dec 31, 2009,

...t in order to ensure the future for priority woodlands in Ireland. As such the beneficiary has committed to delivering a robust but challenging AfterLife programme. The project beneficiary, Coillte, has been awarded an Energy Globe Award in June 2010 for this LIFE project. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Conservation Plan (see "R ...
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Restoring raised bogs in Ireland (RRBI)

Start date: Oct 1, 2004, End date: Sep 30, 2008,

..., electricity production and the manufacture of horticultural products. Afforestation has also resulted in habitat loss, but on a smaller scale, with about 2% of the original peatland area planted. Coillte initiated a Nature Conservation Strategy in 1999, taking into account national and European biodiversity and nature conservation requirements. Since 1997, 11,831 ha of high raised bog has been ...
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Restoring Active Blanket Bog in Ireland (Blanket bog)

Start date: Jul 1, 2002, End date: Dec 31, 2007,

...en areas, being unfenced, suffered from ever-increasing grazing pressures. The result has been an extensive degradation and desiccation of the habitat. The tide however, recently began to turn. Coillte Teoranta (the Irish Forestry Board) for instance, set aside 15% of its landholding for biodiversity. This created a unique opportunity to reverse past damages and begin to restore key afforested bog ...
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