Louth Biodiveristy Action Plan

There are just two days left to make submissions to the excellent Louth Biodiveristy Action Plan published on the LCC web site. To make submissions or just send an email supporting the plan, just email brenadn.mcsherry@louthcoco.ie.

The key points of the plan are laid out in the first few paragraphs:

"This plan represents an opportunity for Louth to lead the way in sustainable development and thereby create value across all sectors of society – enhancing the quality of life for communities and creating new business opportunities.

The actions under this plan can be placed under five main objectives:

1. To create a system for the protection of local biodiversity areas
2. To integrate biodiversity and Local Authority activities
3. To raise awareness and appreciation of Louth’s natural heritage across all sections of society
4. To gather information and enhance Louth’s biodiversity
5. To monitor the effectiveness of the Biodiversity Action Plan"

A particularly impressive feature of the is the proposal to create and protect Local Biodiversity Areas. These are areas that would fall under the threshold of current designations such as Special Area of Conservation under the Habitats Directive, Special Protection Areas under the Birds Directive and Natural Heritage Areas under the Wildlife Act.

Apart from providing a wealth of information about Louth's biodiversity, the plan also lists dozens of detailed practical actions to support and protect Louth's it.