Minister Malcolm Noonan announces â¬1.35 million for Local Authority biodiversity projects on World Wildlife Day
Malcolm Noonan T.D., Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, has today, World Wildlife Day (March 3rd 2021), announced that over â¬1.35 million will be made available to local authorities in the Local Authority Biodiversity Grant Scheme for projects which tackle Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and to carry out actions in the National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017-2021 (NBAP). First launched in 2018, funding for the grant scheme has been increased from â¬700,000 in 2020. The scheme comprises two streams: a â¬500,000 fund for projects tackling Invasive Alien Species (IAS), including species which are included on the EU IAS list of Union concern, and â¬850,000 for other maintenance, restoration and awareness-raising projects under actions in the National Biodiversity Action Plan.