Authors:
Alister Best and Raymond Flynn
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
conservation, modelling, peatlands, subsidence
Documentfile:
ipc16p428-432a092bestflynn.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
Irish peatland conservation programmes need to be implemented sustainably and in accordance with the law. Any approach needs to consider not only legal and technical issues, but also the social and financial elements of conservation and restoration strategies. Article 6.3 of the EU Habitats Directive provides a mechanism allowing ongoing human activity within Natura 2000 areas, protecting priority habitats, provided these do not conflict with site conservation objectives (COs). Allowing continued localised peat cutting on SACs, containing active raised bog and degradeg, requires a robust site characterisation strategy to predict changes in hydrolod raised bogical supporting conditions and their impact on site-specific COs. Profiling peat properties across uncut peatlands…