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Owenroe tributary of the Caragh
Minister of State for heritage Malcolm Noonan has formally launched the socioeconomic evaluation of KerryLIFE, an agri-environmental initiative that operated between 2014 and 2020.
KerryLIFE was co-funded by the EU’s LIFE Programme; Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine; Coillte; Teagasc; and the South Kerry Development Partnership.
The project covered two river systems which are home to almost half of Ireland’s population of freshwater pearl mussels – the Blackwater and Caragh River Catchments, in the Iveragh Peninsula, Co. Kerry.
The pearl mussel is a very rare aquatic species, and “is an excellent indicator of pristine water quality”.
Hoggets heading to the MacGillycuddy Reeks for summer grazing. \ Valerie O Sullivan
A locally led agri-environmental project in the MacGillycuddy Reeks is seeking farmers with private or commonage land to submit applications for funding to carry out works in 2021.
The MacGillycuddy Reeks European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project aims to improve the sustainability and economic viability of the farming in the High Nature Value area through the development of practical solutions to protect its unique biodiversity.
Measures
Condition of peatland.
Biodiversity actions – habitat creation / farm pollinators.
The MacGillycuddy Reeks EIP (European Innovation Partnership Project) is a locally-led agri-environmental project, which aims to improve the sustainability and economic viability of the farming in the MacGillycuddy Reeks through the development of practical, achievable and innovative solutions in order to protect the biodiversity of this unique area.
Funded by DAFM
The project is inviting farmers to submit an expression of interest or application, with the support of their farm advisor, to carry out work on their private farm holdings or on commonages (with the agreement of other commonage shareholders) during 2021.
It is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine as part of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, led by the South Kerry Development Partnership.