Clare County Biodiversity Action Plan 2025-2031

The Clare County Biodiversity Action Plan 2025-2031 provides a framework for biodiversity action over the next six years with the aim of halting biodiversity loss in County Clare by 2031.

The new plan outlines a vision supported by five key pillars, five overarching objectives, fifty-eight actions and associated targets and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The plan is a non‑statutory document underpinned by Ireland’s 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan 2023-2030 and aligns with the strategic biodiversity objectives of the Clare County Development Plan 2023-2029. The new plan aims to ensure that biodiversity in County Clare is conserved, restored, enhanced and sustainably used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people. The plan looks at how we as a society can address the biodiversity emergency as part of a renewed national effort to act for nature and adopts a whole of society approach to address the biodiversity emergency at a county wide level involving local communities, farmers, sports organisations, faith communities, educational research institutions, schools, businesses, council staff, local interest groups, citizens, statutory bodies and non-government organisations. The plan will be embedded within the Council’s functions and operations, adopting a cross-departmental approach while fostering environmental stewardship across all directorates. The Clare County Biodiversity Action Plan 2025-2031 underwent Screening for Appropriate Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment and was informed by international, national and local conservation strategies.