Walking recently along a quiet road near Drumquin, in west Tyrone, I was thrilled at seeing a red squirrel working its way through a high hedge of whitethorn mixed with ash.
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The Environmental Pillar representative has formally withdrawn from the Agri-Food Strategy 2030 committee, it has emerged.
It is understood that the decision was made due to perceived “failures” by the committee to align agricultural production policies with environmental protection and legal obligations.
The Department of Agriculture s Agri-Food Strategy 2030 – the ten year strategy to replace Food Wise 2025 – is due to be published next month.
Leading water NGOs have subsequently announced their support of the environmental sector’s decision to withdraw and, in doing so, has also issued further warnings over water quality.
The Environmental Pillar is comprised of 32 members including: An Taisce, BirdWatch Ireland; Friends of the Earth; Hedge Laying Association of Ireland; Irish Peatland Conservation Council; Bat Conservation Ireland; Irish Wildlife Trust; Native Woodland Trust.