{"id":156765,"date":"2025-11-24T09:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/156765\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:04:08","slug":"seven-biodiversity-projects-in-donegal-allocated-over-e97000-highland-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/156765\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven biodiversity projects in Donegal allocated over \u20ac97,000 &#8211; Highland Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-437794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-24-065331.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"519\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Seven Donegal projects have been allocated funding totalling over \u20ac97,000 under the Local Biodiversity Action Fund 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative will see \u20ac3 million being awarded to over 260 projects across 31 local authorities, supported by their Biodiversity and Heritage Officers.<\/p>\n<p>Junior Minister Charlie McConalogue, says the funding will support research, surveys, action on invasive species, and habitat management in Donegal.<\/p>\n<p>***************<\/p>\n<p>Release in full \u2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac97,546 allocated to Donegal biodiversity projects<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven Donegal biodiversity projects have been allocated funding totalling \u20ac97,546 under the Local Biodiversity Action Fund 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initiative will see \u20ac3 million being awarded to over 260 projects across 31 local authorities, supported by Biodiversity and Heritage Officers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcoming the funding announcement made by the Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O\u2019Sullivan, Donegal Minister of State, Charlie McConalogue, said: \u201cThis funding will support research, surveys, action on invasive species and habitat management in Donegal and I thank Minister O\u2019Sullivan for the funding allocated to seven local projects here in Donegal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe objective of the scheme is to support local authorities to deliver actions in Ireland\u2019s fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan,\u201d the Minister of State for Sport and Postal Policy added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fund was originally established in 2018 to assist local authorities in the implementation of actions in support of biodiversity. Over \u20ac13 million has been granted to local authorities for their biodiversity work over the past seven years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seven Donegal projects set to receive funding under the Local Biodiversity Action Fund 2026 are:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting IAS recording and control in Donegal \u2013 \u20ac18,700.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recording Irish mayfly \u2013 establishing conservation status \u2013 \u20ac1,228.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Putting Donegal Biodiversity on the Map \u2013 \u20ac12,903<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development of a Woodland Bat Monitoring Survey \u2013 \u20ac4,110<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Updating the Donegal Species Audit \u2013 Phase II \u2013 \u20ac8,500<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintenance of Predator Exclusion Fences \u2013 \u20ac30,940<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donegal Wetlands Field Survey 2024 \u2013 \u20ac21,165<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025 the Fund was awarded to 262 projects across 31 Local Authorities. Activities undertaken ranged from surveys and monitoring of rare species, measures to tackle invasive species, manage and restore unique habitats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) 2023-2030 was launched in January 2024 and sets out Ireland\u2019s vision for biodiversity, that by 2050 \u201cbiodiversity in Ireland is valued, conserved, restored and sustainably used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seven Donegal projects have been allocated funding totalling over \u20ac97,000 under the Local Biodiversity Action Fund 2026. 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