Empowering Communities for Wetlands and Bog Restoration Through Community Involvement

Empowering local communities for wetlands and bog restoration involves educating on the benefits of conservation, navigating through political challenges, and fostering community involvement. The Wetlands Forum and local networks aim to engage stakeholders in identifying potential sites and organizing events to promote community ownership. Understanding sacrifices, fostering problem resolution, and envisioning a sustainable future are key components for successful restoration projects.

• Community involvement
• Wetlands restoration
• Conservation
• Stakeholder engagement
• Environmental education

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1. Bog Restoration Community involvement

2. Turf cutting Yyyyypppppppp - Use of Machines 1990s - made turf cutting possible - Eu Directive

3. Not Easy Nothing offered to off set family costs A political hot potato -Majority of rural dwelling ff depend on turf for fuel. - Radical change required

4. Valuable? biodiversity Long term valuet to community - Turf over wild life - Communities interests - National Interest - wetland and bogs as places of heritage

5. Education How to inform Different approaches from Government - The community - Families - Fuel Poverty - benefits in the long term

6. Community involvement Understanding of sacrifices which must be made. Structure that is respected by stakeholders Room for problem resolution - Ownership - Informed - A vision of what might be.

7. Wetlands Forum 11 local networks. These include Abbeyleix, Corlea, Cabragh, Laois Offaly Wildlife Trust, Cloughjordan, Kenagh, Boora, Clara, Kerry, Meath, Westmeath and Kildare. Aim To foster community involvement in wetlands and bog restoration

8. Activities The identification of potential wetland sites in communities and communities who wish to evaluate their own areas. The co-ordination of targeted event, seminars on community involvement. The provision of direct assistance to groups who wish to explore new projects. The attendance at events to promote the network and attract new members. The organisation of Forum meetings including identifying expert speakers and recording minutes. Organisation of training workshops based on membership demands

9. The 20-20-60 rule Chrys Uys 20% hold extreme views against 20 hold extreme views in favour 60% are open minded and will examine the practical implications

10. Issues Alternative fuel Compensation Benefits of conservation Community ownership Community capacity

11. The future Bogs and Wetlands with a different purpose New benefits to communities Imaginative ideas from communities

12. Finally Lets us start here in 2015