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www.heritageireland.ie : Information on Ireland's heritage
The Heritage of Ireland website contains information on historic sites, parks and gardens in State care. It is designed to introduce you to some of the many rich and varied attractions of
Ireland's heritage. Whether you have a specialised or general interest in these aspects of Ireland, you should find something to
enlighten and engage you. On visiting this website you will experience what many millions of people from all over the world come to see each year.
www.heritagedata.ie : GIS Heritage Data for Ireland
This site provides a simple way of accessing the heritage information managed by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,
including information on the Sites and Monuments Record, the Recorded Monuments Record, Monuments in State Care, Natural Heritage Areas, Special Areas of
Conservation, Special Protection Areas (Birds Directive), Nature Reserves and National Parks.
www.npws.ie : National Parks & Wildlife Service
Ireland's natural heritage is an integral part of our national inheritance and forms part of our sense of identity, providing resources of social,
educational, recreational and aesthetic value.The National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS), part of the Department of the Environment,
Heritage & Local Government (DEHLG), manages the Irish State's nature conservation responsibilities under National and European law, and also
obligations and responsibilities under international conventions and agreements. NPWS is charged with the conservation of a range of ecosystems and populations of flora and fauna in Ireland. A particular responsibility of
NPWS is the designation and protection of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs).
Consultation with interested parties is an integral element of the designation process.
NPWS is also responsible for:
- the implementation of both domestic (e.g. Wildlife Acts 1976-2000) & international (e.g. EU Habitats & Birds Directives) legislation.
- the management & development of National Parks & Nature Reserves.
- overseeing licencing under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) & the Wildlife Acts 1976-2000.
www.environ.ie : Dept. of Environment, Heritage & Local Government
The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government mission statement is to promote sustainable development and improve
the quality of life through protection of the environment and heritage, infrastructure provision, balanced regional development and
good local government. The Department's activities touch the lives of every citizen of the state. They range from the quality of the
environment in which we live to the housing, roads, water and other services of which we avail. It also deals, in partnership with the local authorities and others,
with areas as diverse as litter, elections, heritage, Met Eireann and planning. You can find information about these and a whole other
range of issues on this site.
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