Following the publication of the programme for government and the appointment of cabinet ministers, the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has called for the reinstatement of a Minister of State for nature.
The trust has said that there is a "lack of ambition" for nature in the programme for government published last week.
It said that six years ago, the Irish government declared a "climate and biodiversity emergency", but that there has been no "real targets" set.
"Reinstating a Minister of State for Nature would be a welcome addition and would be a good first step in showing leadership at tackling the climate and biodiversity crises," the IWT stated.
The IWT said it contacted lead negotiators during the drafting of the programme and requested that funds were ring fenced from the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund to enact the EU Nature Restoration Law, however, it said this was omitted.
"Without ambitious funding, farmers will be unable to enact any voluntary measures for the restoration of nature," the trust said.
Other aspects around the Nature Restoration Law were mentioned such as the progression of a National Restoration Plan (NRP) to "ensure restoration actions on state lands".
Marine advocacy officer for the IWT, Grace Carr said: "The lack of ring fencing of funds for nature restoration is the most worrying omission.
"We hope that the allocation of the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature fund will take into account the critical need for nature restoration and the positive impacts this will have on climate change mitigation and adaptation," Carr said.
The IWT also said that there was no mention of reform mandates of Coillte and Bord na Móna, despite "their lands making up the largest proportion of areas suitable for nature restoration actions".
The trust has welcomed the re-establishment of a Minister for State for Fisheries and Marine. However, said commitments for marine conservation were "lacking" in the programme.
Another omission highlighted is that there was "no mention" of the Marine Protected Areas Bill, which the trust said was in the last programme for government.