CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
4.3 Biodiversity, Flora and Fauna The SEA considered available information on designated sites of conservation interest as well as protected species, ecological connectivity and non-designated habitats which have high ecological value. The SEA has also identified data sources which may be appropriate to local, project level development and assessments. There are a number of considerations for nature conservation designations in Cork City including: Table 4-1: Designated Ecological Sites and Protected Species Environmental Features Description UNESCO 13 (United There is no World Heritage or UNESCO designation within Cork City that is of natural and cultural importance, however, Cork City achieved a UNESCO award as a Learning City in 2015.
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) World Heritage and Biosphere sites Special Areas of Conservation 14 (SACs) 15
Designated under the Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora). There are no designated SACs within, partially within or adjacent to the Strategy area. Designated under the Birds Directive (EC Directive 200/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds). There is 1 designated SPA partially within the Strategy area; Cork Harbour SPA (004030). The Convention of Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Water Fowl Habitat, was established at Ramsar in 1971 and ratified by Ireland in 1984. The main aim of the Convention is to secure the designation by each contracting state of wetlands in its territory for inclusion in a list of wetlands of international importance for waterfowl. This entails the commitment of each contracting state to a policy of protection and management of the designated wetlands, and of formulating and implementing planning so as to promote the conservation of designated wetlands and, as far as possible, the wise use of wetlands in its territory. Ireland presently has 45 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with surface areas of 66,994 hectares. There is 1 designated Ramsar site partially within the city boundary; Cork Harbour. NHAs are designated due to their national conservation value for ecological and/or geological/geomorphological heritage. They cover nationally important semi-natural and natural habitats, landforms or geomorphological features, wildlife plant and animal species or a diversity of these natural attributes. NHAs are designated under the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000. There are no designated NHAs within the Strategy area.
Special Protection Areas 16 (SPAs) 17
RAMSAR sites 18
Natural Heritage Areas 19 (NHAs)
13 UNESCO Sites in Ireland - HeritageMaps.ie - data.gov.ie 14 Designated site data | National Parks & Wildlife Service (npws.ie) 15 Habitats Directive (1992/43/EEC) - habitats and species listed in Annex I and II 16 Designated site data | National Parks & Wildlife Service (npws.ie) 17 Birds Directive (2009/147/EEC) 18 Ramsar Sites - Datasets - data.gov.ie 19 Natural Heritage Areas (NHA) | National Parks & Wildlife Service (npws.ie)
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