NPWS to take in new Farm Plan Scheme participants to benefit nature
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This may be of interest to many of you. National Parks and Wildlife Service have opened their new Farm Plan Scheme. This helps funds building biodiversity on your land.
https://www.npws.ie/news/npws-take-new-farm-plan-scheme-participants-benefit-nature
NPWS to take in new Farm Plan Scheme participants to benefit nature
Date Released: Wednesday, February 16, 2022- The NPWS Farm Plan Scheme supports landowners to deliver actions that benefit habitats and species in biodiversity areas of European and Irish importance
- A significant funding increase in 2021 saw the Scheme grow to almost 250 farm plans
- Minister Noonan invites interested landowners to submit applications by 31 March 2022
- deliver actions that benefit habitats and species in Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas, known collectively as Natura 2000 sites,
- to support farmland biodiversity more generally, and
- to provide a platform for trialling new conservation approaches which can be delivered on a wider scale.
- Plans that will deliver for the Conservation Objectives of designated sites such as Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and Natural Heritage Areas
- Intervention plans for sites where there is a need to intervene and address the management of a particular area of land in agreement with the landowner (this is typically led by NPWS)
- Research and Innovation plans, aimed at advancing knowledge and testing new methodologies to inform wider application
- People with lands in designated sites such as Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and Natural Heritage Areas
- People whose lands support habitats and species of conservation concern
- Dual funding with other Agri-Environmental Schemes (e.g. GLAS/REAP/EIPs) is not allowed