Tillage
Funding has been awarded for a new European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project for habitats on arable land in coastal environments.
Rural Life
The hen harrier has helped put paid to contentious plans for a three-turbine wind farm reaching almost 500ft in height
Environment
Over 1,600 farmers were issued with around €20 million in payments under the Hen Harrier Project European Innovation Partnership (EIP).
Financial supports for farmers are key to the effectiveness of the ‘Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan’, according to the findings published.
Forestry
The DAFM is "committed" to reducing forest cover in Special Protected Areas (SPAs) for hen harrier conservation purposes.
Three environmental organisations said the 'Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan' is a "failed opportunity" to prevent the extinction of the bird.
A plan to address the decline of the hen harrier and improve the long term prospects of the species has been launched today.
The Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan (HHTRP) is a "litmus test" for the government's commitment to the Nature Restoration Law (NRL)...
%%excerpt%% The government have approved a multi-agency hen harrier action plan to address the dwindling population in the country
Agri-Business
Minister Andrew Muir, stated that the restoration of foraging habitats is essential if the population of the Hen Harrier is to increase.....
The future of the hen harrier, one of the UK's rarest birds of prey, remains uncertain, according to results from the 2023 hen harrier...
A threat response plan for hen harriers, which is under consultation, needs more practical measures for supporting farmers, the IFA has said.
Forest Industries Ireland (FFI) has voiced concerns about the government's draft Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan.
Three organisations are urging the public to get behind their 'Save the Skydancer' campaign to halt the decline of the hen harrier.
The publication of a survey of the hen harrier in Ireland has shown that the number of breeding pairs has declined by a third in seven years.
A public consultation on the draft Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan has been launched today and is now open for submissions.
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has awarded approximately €19 million in...
Year four of the Hen Harrier Project saw €4.3 million in payments made to some 1,600 participants, according to the latest Annual Report.
Almost €500,000 in payments under the Hen Harrier Programme will be made to qualifying farmers this week.
The NPWS of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is investigating the death of a hen harrier in Co. Meath.
The Department of Culture is finalising the draft Threat Response Plan for public consultation on the Hen Harrier population.
The commencement of some €500,000 in payments to farmers under the Hen Harrier Programme has been welcomed by Minister Creed.
Almost 700 farmers have been accepted into the Hen Harrier Programme, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed.
