Minister Hackett announces the results of Call for new locally-led Farm and Community Biodiversity Initiatives • Approved projects spread across the whole country
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett today announced the results of an Open Call for Farm and Community Biodiversity Initiatives. 24 groups, of the 54 which responded to the Call, have been chosen to implement their projects over the next 18 months.
Listing the projects which have been allocated funding, the Minister stated,
“I am very excited to see the wonderful projects that this Call is going to fund. It is really positive to see the ideas so many small farm and community groups have come up with to impact positively on their own local environment. I am delighted with the range of projects which have been successful and also with the way they spread across the country. The response we got to the call proves there is huge concern about and int
May 28, 2021 2:43 pm
24 groups have been chosen to implement locally-led farm and community biodiversity initiatives over the next 18 months.
Minister of State Pippa Hackett has announced the results of a €3 million open call. 54 groups across the country responded to the call, with 24 successful.
Minister Hackett had originally allocated €1.25 million in funding however, the budget was then increased due to the response to the open call.
The projects selected will focus on the promotion of biodiversity through collaboration amongst farming groups, community and local action groups who engage with the wider population.
Huge concern and interest in biodiversity
“It is really positive to see the ideas so many small farm and community groups have come up with to impact positively on their own local environment,” Minister Hackett said.