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The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is an independent public body, "established under the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014," to, "protect and promote human rights and equality in Ireland and build a culture of respect for human rights, equality and intercultural understanding in the State."
The following is a list of Special Protection Areas in the Republic of Ireland known as SPA, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).The Special Protection Areas are designated areas of protection under the European Union Birds Directive and are in place to protect rare and vulnerable bird species, migratory bird species, and wetlands that are deemed to be internationally ...
All bats in Ireland are protected, under the Irish Wildlife Act 1976 and it is an offence to disturb, injure or kill bats or disturb or destroy their roosts. [9] The lesser horseshoe bat ( Rhinolophus hipposideros ) is the only species of the Rhinolophidae family of bats to occur in Ireland.
The legislation is designed to protect regional foods and came into force in 1992 and applies in the EU and in Northern Ireland. The EU designations are open for EU and non-EU products. Following Brexit therefore, UK cheeses remained in the register. Any cheese with a protected geographical cheese in the EU in 2020, is automatically protected ...
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (Irish: An tSeirbhís Páirceanna Náisiúnta agus Fiadhúlra) manages the Irish State's nature conservation responsibilities.As well as managing the national parks, the activities of the NPWS include the designation and protection of Natural Heritage Areas, Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas.
Arlington Reservoir, a 99.4-hectare (246-acre) biological SSSI in Arlington, East Sussex Long Mynd, view up Ashes Hollow towards Pole Bank. A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.
Natural Heritage Area (Irish: Limistéar Oidhreachta Nádúrtha) is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in Ireland.The Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 makes legal provision for the designation and protection of a national network of Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs).
The first ecological survey on Ardgraigue Bog was carried out in 1984, as described in an unpublished report for the Irish Forest and Wildlife Service by Douglas and Mooney. [ 17 ] The results of the national surveys carried out between 1983 and 1987 by the Wildlife Service were collated into the Cross report (‘The raised bogs of Ireland ...