The scheme supports community-led projects who play a vital role in helping to promote and implement peatland conservation and restoration.
Some €20,000 has been awarded to Knockirr Bog Committee and Trustees to develop a sustainable and long-term plan for the community-owned bog, under the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2023.
The second Kildare project, to receive funding of €3,529 is the Irish Peatland Conservation Council to support the IPCC’s peatland education programme with the costs of peatland educational equipment and leaflets.
The funding was announced by Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, as part of more than €290,000 for 24 local community groups and organisations, including two in Kildare, to support a variety of local projects across Ireland under the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2023.
Projects to benefit from this funding in 2023 span across Ireland including Galway, Westmeath, Kildare, Longford, Offaly, Kerry, Cavan, Monaghan, Louth, Tipperary, Limerick, Laois, Cork, Donegal and Dublin.
The scheme primarily supports community-led projects and volunteer groups, who play a vital role in helping to promote and implement peatland conservation and restoration in Ireland.
Led by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme encourages local initiatives to conserve and revitalise raised and blanket bogs – particularly protected bogs and fens – and promotes public engagement with our natural heritage and environment.
Announcing the funding, which has been operating since 2018, Minister Noonan stated that he was delighted to see the diverse range of initiatives put forward by such active community and volunteer groups and environmental organisations.
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