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Coillte Nature - Biodiversity planting in Ireland's Forests!

Updated: Jan 16, 2023

Mooney Goes Wild - Listen to Éanna Ní Lamhna's interview with Dr. Ciarán Fallon, Director of Coillte Nature explain how Coillte and Forestry Partners have developed a new initiative to deliver new non-commercial native woodlands in communities across Ireland.

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The Nature Trust aims to create new native woodlands with four key benefits:

  • Climate benefits through independently verified carbon sequestration and storage

  • Biodiversity benefits through the creation of valuable habitat for nature

  • Community health and wellbeing benefits through the provision of free, public access recreational amenities such as tracks and trails

  • Education and engagement benefits through partnerships with schools, universities and the staff of participating organisations