Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP, a 9-year EU-funded LIFE Integrated Project, will work 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. As part of the project, a pilot voluntary Results Based Payment Scheme (RBPS) will be linked to the quality of the habitat, thereby putting landowners and their skills, expertise and knowledge of their land central to the development of this project.
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Ireland, IE
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As one of the associated beneficiaries, we congratulate LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature for winning European Commission's Working Together for Nature Award 2024. The project shows how farmers can be paid fairly and effectively to protect Natura 2000 sites and habitats. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eXXyebUB
Thanks to everyone at EU DG Environment for a great event in Brussels for the #Natura2000Awards. Such inspirational projects. We were fortunate enough to win an award for our work with farmers, advisors, NGOs and government agencies 'Working Together for Nature' Read more: https://lnkd.in/eXXyebUB
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Please consider giving Wild Atlantic Nature your vote in the 2024 #Natura2000Awards Citizen's Award Voting is easy and takes less than a minute of your time: https://lnkd.in/eVDjwa4i Wild Atlantic Nature has been selected as one of the 27 finalists, and is listed in the working together for nature category for the project's work with over 800 farmers for a results based payment scheme in eight Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in the #Natura2000 network in NW Ireland. The scheme linked payments to the environmental quality of a farm, with higher nature quality resulting in a higher payment levels for farmers. #protectnature #lovebogs #communities #farmingfornature #naturacommunities
🎉 We're thrilled to announce that we're a finalist for the #Natura2000Awards for our Wild Atlantic Nature RBPS. 🌍 The Natura 2000 Award recognises outstanding achievements in nature conservation within the European Union. Huge thanks to our partners NPWS and DAFM, farm advisors, farm organizations, and especially the 823 farmers who took part in the pilot. Check out our initiative and give us your vote for the Citizen's Award 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVDjwa4i
🎉 We're thrilled to announce that we're a finalist for the #Natura2000Awards for our Wild Atlantic Nature RBPS. 🌍 The Natura 2000 Award recognises outstanding achievements in nature conservation within the European Union. Huge thanks to our partners NPWS and DAFM, farm advisors, farm organizations, and especially the 823 farmers who took part in the pilot. Check out our initiative and give us your vote for the Citizen's Award 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVDjwa4i
Issue three of our annual newsletter is out! Read about some project highlights from 2023, plus news from WaterLANDS LIFE IP Peatlands and People Teagasc and more! https://lnkd.in/eqJwhNAm