Have your say! Louth County Council Local Biodiversity Action Plan – Pre-Draft Consultation Discussion Paper
Louth County Council would like to hear your views on nature.
We are seeking feedback on how we should be addressing biodiversity loss and your priorities for biodiversity action in Louth to inform the development of a new Local Biodiversity Action Plan for 2025 – 2030.
It is a requirement by Government under our National Biodiversity Action Plan that all Local Authorities and Government departments have a Biodiversity Action Plan in place by the end of 2026. The development of this plan aims to help to protect, restore and enhance biodiversity within Louth over the next five years. This will be achieved by prioritising, developing, initiating and coordinating actions in partnership with local communities and organisations.
With the recent appointment of a Biodiversity Officer, under the Heritage Council’s Biodiversity Officer Programme Louth County Council has commenced this process. A Pre-Draft Consultation Paper has been prepared to provide background to the development of Louth’s Plan.
Submissions are sought from all interested parties including members of the public, community groups and organisations during this first phase of the preparation of the Plan.
How and why should I get involved?
For our Local Authority Biodiversity Action Plan to be successful it must reflect your local biodiversity priorities. Knowing what is important to the people of Louth helps to ensure that local knowledge feeds into the process and informs the development of biodiversity actions and priorities that are important to you.
By providing feedback now, you can help to shape the development of the Louth County Council Local Biodiversity Action Plan.
Deadline for responses: 4pm Friday 6 December 2024
Attend a drop-in event:
Dunleer Library: 3-5pm Tue 19 November 2024
Carlingford Library: 3-5pm Fri 22 November 2024
Dundalk Library: 3-5pm Fri 29 November 2024
Drogheda Library: 10-12pm Sat 30 November 2024
Ardee Library: 3-4:45pm Sat 30 November 2024
Complete an online survey:
Please complete the online survey on https://consult.louthcoco.ie/
Send an email:
Please email your feedback to biodiversity@louthcoco.ie
Write a letter:
Helen Hanratty, Biodiversity Officer. Louth County Council. County Hall. Millennium Centre. St. Alphonsus Road. Dundalk. County Louth. A91 KFW6.