Nationally, €2.5 million has been allocated to biodiversity projects.
Biodiversity projects in the midlands are in line to benefit from almost €300,000 in funding.
The money, which comes from the Local Biodiversity Action Fund, will benefit 36 projects across the region.
€120,000 has been allocated to 17 projects in Offaly, which is the largest sum in the midlands.
That's followed by €90,000 in Westmeath, which will benefit 14 initiatives, and 5 projects have received a total sum of €80,000 in Laois.
Over €2.5 million has been allocated nationally.
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD says:
"Given that it’s Biodiversity Week, I’m especially delighted to announce funding of over €2.5 million for 188 biodiversity projects. The Local Biodiversity Action Fund is an enormously impactful scheme that supports local authorities and communities to deliver on Ireland’s national objectives for nature, from invasive species to habitat restoration to awareness-raising to surveys and monitoring work. As more and more Biodiversity Officers join the ranks of our local authorities, I know that the benefits for nature and people that this Fund provides are only going to grow."
LAOIS
Pollinator Awareness Radio Ads, €6,375
Biodiversity Awareness on the Portlaoise Orbital Route, €24,089
IAS Treatment at Abbeyleix bog, €10,071
Biodiversity Enhancement at Laois Education Centre, €34,000
Biodiversity Training for Laois CoCo staff, Heritage forum & Laois Chamber, €8,500
OFFALY
Treatment of Himalayan Balsam in Offaly, €17,000
Riparian Zone Widening for Biodiversity Enhancement at Tullamore River, €15,050
County Swift Survey, €13,540
Hedgerow Survey, €10,200
Graveyards Grassland Enhancement Proposal, €8,500
County Tree Map Survey, €10,625
Offaly County Council Staff Biodiversity Training, €8,500
Pollinator Awareness Radio Ads, €6,375
Monitoring the Alpine newt population, €4,809
Syngefield Demesne Management, €4,250
Citizen Science and Engagement, €4,250
Treatment of Japanese Knotweed in Offaly, €4,250
River Shannon Quagga Mussel project, €4,120
Barn Owl Conservation Measures, €3,868
Geashill Community Yellow Lough Swale and SuDS Information Board, €2,337
Barn Owl Booklet, €2,303
Daingean Tidy Towns AIIP guidance, €1,275
WESTMEATH
IAS Management Plan for Belvedere House, Gardens and Park, €27,370
Wetlands Survey of 26 sites, €14,450
Waders Survey at Lough Ennell, Lough Derravaragh and Lough Owel, €11,475
Biodiversity Surveys at Culleenmore, Ranelagh, Athlone and Clonmore, €8,500
Hedgerow Survey, €7,650
Pollinator Awareness Radio Ads, €6,375
Sand Martins project, €4,420
River Shannon Quagga Mussel project, €4,119
Biodiversity Enhancement Plan at Coolure Demense, €4,080
Barn Owl Project, €2,975
Bryophytes Survey of Ardan Woods, €2,588
Barn Owl Booklet, €2,561
Biodiversity Training for Council staff and the public, €2,125
Crayfish Awareness, €1,309
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