LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature
Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP, a 9-year EU-funded LIFE Integrated Project, works with farmers, local communities and land owners to add value to the wide range of services provided from our Special Area of Conservation (SAC) network of blanket bogs and associated areas. These peatlands provide clean drinking water, store carbon, support biodiversity, produce high quality food and support resilient rural economies and livelihoods through farming, tourism, recreation and other activities.
Cuidíonn Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP, Tionscadal Comhtháite LIFE 9 mbliana arna mhaoiniú ag an AE, le feirmeoirí, pobail áitiúla agus úinéirí talún chun luach a chur leis an raon leathan seirbhísí a chuirtear ar fáil ónár líonra de phortaigh blaincéad Limistéar Speisialta Caomhnaithe (SAC) agus réimsí gaolmhara. Soláthraíonn na tailte portaigh seo uisce óil glan, stórálann siad carbón, tacaíonn siad le bithéagsúlacht, táirgeann siad bia ar ardchaighdeán agus tacaíonn siad le geilleagair agus slite beatha tuaithe athléimneacha trí fheirmeoireacht, turasóireacht, áineas agus gníomhaíochtaí eile.
The project, coordinated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, will focus on 35 blanket bog project sites in counties Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo and Galway. As well as working closely with farmers and local communities, the project brings together the experience and knowledge of associated partners including the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, RTÉ, Coillte, Fáilte Ireland, The Heritage Council, Bord na Móna, Teagasc, Northern & Western Regional Assembly, and Universidade de Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
