Plans afoot to protect the Burren

WORLD Heritage status for the Burren should be actively pursued within the lifetime of this Government, Environment Minister John Gormley told the conference on conservation farming in Ennistymon, Co Clare.

Plans afoot to protect the Burren

“It would, I believe, provide security and certainty for all those who live and work in the area, not least through providing the financial resources required to allow all stakeholders to protect the future of the area,” he said.

Minister Gormley said it is one of just a number of approaches that can be taken in relation to the Burren.

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