Biodiversity Delivery Groups
Progress of Actions.
As a key part of the NI Biodiversity Strategy 37 Northern Ireland Habitat Action Plans (HAPs) have been published for priority habitats requiring conservation action. Each of these plans detail a range of targets and actions for government Departments and Agencies. To deliver these plans there was a need to forge an ongoing partnership between government and other groups. This process has been initiated by the setting up of biodiversity delivery groups. These groups are useful in that:
- They bring the relevant Departmental, Agency and non-government partners together.
- They provide a focus for combining closely related HAPs into a single coherent work programme.
- They provide a co-ordination platform to allocate tasks within and out side government.
- They provide a forum to discuss and negotiate issues and priorities.
As an example of composition The Native Woodland Group is chaired by the Forest Service and run in partnership with NIEA.
At the core of the Native Woodland Group is a rolling work programme. The membership has evolved over time as work priorities have advanced.
The implementation groups are:
Coastal and Marine Biodiversity
Farmland Biodiversity Delivery Group
