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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 October 2021

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Questions (466)

Jennifer Whitmore

Question:

466. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to publish the National Biodiversity Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51004/21]

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Written answers

The current National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) was published in 2017 and runs until the end of 2021. An interim review of the current NBAP was published in February 2020 and may be viewed on the NPWS website:

https://www.npws.ie/legislation/national-biodiversity-plan.

A final review of progress on the Plan will be published in early 2022. 

Building on the previous plan, the new document will be informed by the findings of this review. The new Plan will also take into account the outcomes of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in China next April, namely the new Global Biodiversity Framework. 

The NBAP is a whole of government Plan. It encompasses a wide range of policy areas including climate, sustainable development, water, agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Led by my Department, stakeholder consultations will be held in the coming months to ensure a participatory and inclusive process. 

With this in mind, I intend to publish the new NBAP in the second half of 2022.

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