Over €96,000 in funding has been allocated for biodiversity projects in Kerry.
It’s among €2.7 million announced by Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan for schemes across the country.
This €96,263 has been awarded through the Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) to nine projects in Kerry.
The announcement comes as Biodiversity Week is currently being celebrated.
The Kerry projects approved this year are:
€34,000 for Japanese Knotweed treatment in Dingle and West Kerry
€17,000 for a Rhododendron ponticum strategy
€11,475 for the Kerry Biosphere Educational Programme 2023
€8,500 for dune restoration in Natura 2000 sites in Kerry
€8,500 to celebrate 30 years of knowledge of the Shannon dolphins
€8,500 to improve soil biodiversity by the use of natural bio-fertilisers
€4,250 for a bat survey
€2,550 for a barn owl booklet
€1,488 for delivering climate action training to teachers
