Over €33,000 has been granted to Cairde na hEaragaile CLG under the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2023.
The project will provide educational programmes to be delivered in conjunction with Glenveagh National Park Education Centre.
Cairde na hEaragaile CLG was established as part of the Sustainable Access & Restoration Project at Errigal mountain.
It is one of 24 local community groups and organisations to share more than €290,000 in funding announced today.
Led by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme encourages local initiatives to conserve and revitalise raised and blanket bogs – particularly protected bogs and fens – and promotes public engagement with our natural heritage and environment. The scheme primarily supports community-led projects and volunteer groups, who play a vital role in helping to promote and implement peatland conservation and restoration in Ireland.
Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform said: “Communities play a vital role in the mission of the National Parks and Wildlife Service to protect nature. Peatlands in Ireland are often at the heart of these communities.
“This funding will support the work that local communities and volunteers do as custodians of our natural heritage. Our peatlands are places of serenity and a wonderful showcase of what nature has to offer hosting a huge variety of plants, supporting animals and rare species who have adapted to life in the bogs.
“The bogs of Ireland are places that epitomise community spirit and I am delighted to be able to continue to support community organisations and others in their efforts to embrace nature and support biodiversity.”
