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IPCC's conservation aims and objectives are set out in a series of Action Plans, the most recent [when?] being the Bogs and Fens of Ireland Conservation Plan 2005. An account of the first fifteen years of the Save the Bogs campaign is contained in Save the Bogs Story. IPCC also produces a semi-annual campaign newsletter titled Peatland News.
This list of Ramsar sites in the Republic of Ireland includes wetlands that are considered to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Ireland currently has 45 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of 66,994 hectares (669.94 km 2 ).
Unlike many other parts of the world, the callows is relatively untouched by mankind. The area has not fallen victim to intensive agriculture or development by humans, making it a refuge for a wide range of flora and fauna. [1] The callows are a wetland ecosystem full of rivers and creeks.
Because of its importance to wildlife, the Ouse Washes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest [1] [19] a Ramsar internationally important wetland site, [20] a Special Protection Area for birds, [21] a Special Area of Conservation, [22] and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. [23]
A wetland (aerial view) Wetland conservation is aimed at protecting and preserving areas of land including marshes, swamps, bogs, and fens that are covered by water seasonally or permanently due to a variety of threats from both natural and anthropogenic hazards. Some examples of these hazards include habitat loss, pollution, and invasive species.
Castle Espie is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) on the banks of Strangford Lough, three miles south of Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of the same name. It is part of the Strangford Lough Ramsar Site.
Wetlands of Northern Ireland (2 C) B. Bogs of Ireland (2 C, 8 P) R. Ramsar sites in Ireland (2 C) This page was last edited on 22 July 2024, at 05:04 (UTC). ...
A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.The primary factor that distinguishes wetlands from other land forms or water bodies is the characteristic vegetation of aquatic plants, adapted to the unique hydric soil.