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Japanese knotweed is one of the invasive species that will be tackled
Thirty-one local authorities will share a €1.35m grant to promote biodiversity, tackle invasive species, conduct wetlands surveys, and much more.
More than 100 projects will benefit from funding under the National Biodiversity Local Authority Biodiversity Grant Scheme, announced by Minister of State with responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan.
Biodiversity grant doubled
The scheme, which saw funding doubled for 2021, is operated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
It assists local authority biodiversity officers (and heritage officers in local authorities without a biodiversity officer) with the implementation of projects that promote actions contained in the National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) 2017-2021.
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