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EU Habitats and Birds Directives

Farmer fined for causing 'serious damage' to Kerry SAC

Rural Life

over 2 years ago

Farmer fined for causing 'serious damage' to Kerry SAC

Serious damage was caused to a wet heath habitat in Kerry after a sheep farmer used a heavy machine to construct a track, a court was told.

Estimated cost to restore protected habitats in Ireland to EU standards over €1.1 billion 

Environment

over 4 years ago

Estimated cost to restore protected habitats in Ireland to EU standards over €1.1 billion 

The estimated level of investment required to manage and restore habitats and species to the status required under the EU Habitats and Birds Directives is circa €163 million per annum, or €1.138 billion over a seven-year period.

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