Minister Hackett welcomes new National Biodiversity Action PlanMinister Pippa Hackett has welcomed the new National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) which was launched by Minister Malcolm Noonan today (Thursday) in Glasnevin, Dublin. I was determined that this National Biodiversity Action Plan would be an ‘impact plan’ and, combined with the people power I’ve encountered on my travels, the new statutory footing for the NBAP and the €3.15bn Climate and Nature Fund, I believe that it will be. This is Ireland’s fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan and the first to be published on a Statutory basis, under the Wildlife Amendment Act 2023. Following a phase of renewal, the National Parks and Wildlife Service is ready to lead on the ambition of the Plan. Millions of years of evolution are at stake.”The development of the National Biodiversity Action Plan has been led by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS ) at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in collaboration with key stakeholders across government and wider society.

Source: Irish Independent January 25, 2024 15:24 UTC