| Description |
xx, 157 p. ; 30cm. ; pbk. |
| Series |
STRIVE Report Series; No.75
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Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for the Environment (STRIVE) Programme 2007-2013
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| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"This large-scaled integrated study, informally known as the ?BOGLAND project? was funded as a 4-year ?sustainable development? project by the National Development Plan through the Environmental Research Technological Development and Innovation (ERTDI) research programme. Its overall objective was to develop guidance in the development of strategies for the sustainable future management of peatlands in Ireland. To this effect, this report aims to provide a synthesis of knowledge on this key natural resource, the important functions and roles that peatland ecosystems perform, their various utilisation, and how attitudes and policies affect them. This report presents recommendations on the development and the planning of peatland management that could be used as an information source in drafting laws and regulations and ultimately a peatland policy for Ireland. Finally, but not least, it is hoped that this report can communicate the reality of Irish peatlands to the public and Irish Government as well as academia in a clear and unambiguous fashion. his work built on the considerable body of existing information on vascular plant communities and macro- fauna (birds) of Irish peatlands...." -- Website. |
| Local Note / Price |
20.00 |
| Subject(s) |
Bogs -- Ireland.
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Peatland -- Ireland.
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| Alt Title |
EPA STRIVE Programme
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| Alt Author |
Renou-Wilson, Florence.
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Ireland. Environmental Protection Agency.
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| ISBN |
9781840954005 |
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