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MINISTER for State at the Depart- ment of Agriculture with special responsibility for Forestry, Mary Wallace, last week launched a DVD entitled “Bringing The Bogs Back To LIFE” at the ENFO Headquarters in Dublin. It has been produced by Coillte to promote its EU LIFE fund- ed bog restoration projects across the country and to demonstrate the work that went into them. It is available free of charge from Coillte.
“T am delighted to be here today to launch this informative DVD which tells the story of the great work done
by Coillte under the EU funded LIFE initiative in restoring both raised bogs and blanket bogs in Ireland,” she said.
‘Having had the chance to view the DVD it provided a very comprehen- sive record of the projects and I com- mend all who were involved in its production. I know that Coillte is also successfully implementing another important LIFE-Nature project — on the restoration of Priority Woodland Habitats, which I had the pleasure of launching recently and I wish you well with both the DVD and your ongoing work in this area.”
Also speaking the at the launch
was David Gunning, Chief Execu- tive of Coillte.
“Coillte manages its forests com- mercially but, in doing so, we pay a lot of attention to environmental and social considerations,’ he said.
“Our forests are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as being well managed in accordance with Strict environmental, social and eco- es eRew Kure
‘Nature Conservation is an integral part of forest and land management and 15 per cent of Coillte’s estate is managed with nature conservation as the primary management objective.
“The DVD produced as part of
these projects will stand as a record of the work done and the contribution Coillte has made in restoring some of these valuable habitats across the country. Copies are available free of charge by contacting Coillte or via our website — www.coillte.ie.”
The blanket bog project has just finished involved 20 sites Clare as well as Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Gal- way, Kerry and Laois.
The promotional DVD has been produced to highlight the objectives, actions and expected results of Coill- te’s two bog restoration projects. You can read more about the Bog Resto- ration projects via www.coillte.ie.