Provision of services for management of Shared Island Fund peatland restoration project

Description

National Parks and Wildlife Service via Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP has secured funding under the Shared Island Programme for peatland restoration in the Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The initiative is led by a partnership of LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature (WAN), National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Nature Scot and Peatland Action. The overall coordinator will manage the project(s) in Ireland, and, amongst other things, will be responsible for coordinating across stakeholders to create synergies across sectors and ensuring cohesion with the work in Northern Ireland and Scotland. The contract also includes management of the overall project in the Ireland, including the development of specific restoration project in county Mayo and overseeing a second action site at Cuilcagh – Anierin Uplands SAC in counties Cavan and Leitrim. The implementation of actions in the Cuilcagh – Anierin Uplands SAC is the subject of a separate Call for Tender.