Draft Discussion Paper to begin the process of drafting the Limerick City and County Council Biodiversity Action Plan 2024/5-2030

Open15 Apr, 2024, 9:00am - 27 May, 2024, 5:00pm

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Limerick City and County Council in partnership with the Heritage Council is beginning a process to draft a Limerick Biodiversity Action Plan. The aim of this plan will be to protect and enhance biodiversity within Limerick City and County. The new Limerick Biodiversity Action Plan will contribute to regional and national efforts to protect and enhance our natural heritage.

The aim of this discussion paper is to begin this process and to:

Hear your views on nature/biodiversity/natural heritage
Listen to your views on what actions are needed and
Record, conserve and restore biodiversity in Limerick
Make space for Nature

Submissions, views and observations will be welcome from citizens, businesses or from an agency or group that works to conserve and protect the natural elements of the environment that in turn will protect biodiversity.

Have your say on this discussion document by close of business on Monday 27^th May 2024.

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Email your thoughts, suggestions and/or comments to biodiversityactionplan@limerick.ie or
Come along to any of our biodiversity events and other information sessions and keep an eye on @limerickenviron twitter/facebook & Instagram
Send a written submission to Biodiversity Officer, Environment & Climate Action Team, Limerick City & County Council, Dooradoyle, Limerick

Information Sessions
Day	Date	Time	Library	Type of session
Wed	24th April	12pm - 14:00	Kilmallock	Presentation and drop in
Tues	30th April	13.00 - 15.00	Newcastle West	Presentation and drop in
Wed	1^st may	13.00 – 15.00	City Centre	Presentation and drop in
Thurs	2nd May	12:30-14:30	Watch House Cross	Presentation and drop in
Thurs	2nd May	18:30-19:30	Watch House Cross	Presentation and drop in
Thurs	9th May	17:30-19:30	Dooradoyle	Presentation and drop in
Wed	15th May	10.30-12.30	Adare	Drop in
Wed	15th May	2-4pm	Rathkeale	Drop in

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Submissions

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Questions

Q1. Imagine Limerick in 2050 – what type of biodiversity would you like to experience in Limerick City and County.

Q2. How can we develop and protect the Ecological Network in Limerick?

Q3. What are the main threats to Limerick’s biodiversity and natural heritage?

Q4. How can we provide for development while ensuring that we enhance and protect biodiversity and nature

Q5. Do you have an ideas for Citizen Science Projects that you think may support and enhance biodiversity in Limerick?

Q6. What are the most important priority actions that need to be taken to restore and enhance biodiversity in Limerick?

Q7. Do you have any innovative ideas on how we can gather and manage baseline data?

Q8. what is missing now that was abundant in the past?

Q9. Think of your younger days. Have you noticed a biodiversity decline in your local area

Q10. Other observations

Materials

Generic Privacy Statement for discussion doc on my point.pdf

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2024.04.12 Discussion paper for LCCC Draft Local Authority Biodiversity Action Plan 2024.pdf

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Library Public Information Session for the biodiversity discussion document.pdf

636.53 KB

References

4th National Biodiversity Action Plan

Recommendations and Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss

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