€20.8m cross-border nature restoration project launched

The newly launched PeacePlus Nature project aims to reverse the decline of key priority species and habitats across 23 sites in Northern Ireland and border counties

(Left to right) Andrew Muir, MLA, minister of agriculture, environment and rural affairs in Northern Ireland; Paul Sheridan, Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) director; Dr Claire Cooper, assistant principal in the Scientific Advice and Research Directorate of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, and Joanne Sherwood, RSPB Northern Ireland, director.

A new €20.8m cross-border conservation initiative has been launched to reverse the decline of key species and habitats.

The PeacePlus Nature programme, led by RSPB NI, will operate across 23 sites in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic of Ireland, targeting priority species and habitats under pressure.