Funding for biodiversity projects in Louth
Reporter:
Almost €32,000 has been awarded to biodiversity projects in Louth.
All of the local projects to receive funding promote actions contained in the National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) 2017-2021.
The grants offer funding to assist local authority biodiversity officers and heritage officers in local authorities without a biodiversity officer.
This year the funding was double that of 2020.
The local diversity projects that received funding include €5,000 to carry out a PILOT fire-risk survey of part of the Carlingford Mountain SAC, €500 for hedgerow awareness project, in which a highly visible 50 metre section of hedge will be laid in a prominent location, alongside a busy road and €12,750 for the eradication of alien invasive species along the Carlingford to Omeath Greenway.