2005 National REPS Conference Proceedings

Presentations

• The Opportunities of Organic Farming in REPS (951 KB)
  Frank Macken, Department of Agriculture & Food
• National Parks and Wildlife Service Farm Plan Scheme for Designated Areas and Commange (79 kb)
  Dr. Ciaran O’Keefe, Research Manager, National Parks and Wildlife Services
• Financial Impact of Rural Environment Protection Scheme (102 KB)
  Liam Connolly, Head Farm Surveys Department, Teagasc, Athenry
• High Nature Value farmland – an emerging policy area (951 KB)
  Dr. Liam Lysaght, Wildlife Officer, The Heritage Council.
• BurrenLIFE: Farming for conservation in the Burren (5 MB)
  Dr. Brendan Dunford, BurrenLIFE Project Manager, Teagasc, Ardnaculla
  Dr. James Moran, Conservation/Ecology Specialist, Teagasc, Athenry
  Dr. Sharon Parr, BurrenLIFE Project Scientist, Teagasc, Ardnaculla
  Mr. Ruairí Ó Conchúir, BurrenLIFE Project, Teagasc, Ardnaculla
• Maximising the Biodiversity Impacts of REPS (76 KB)
  Alex. Copland, BirdWatch Ireland
  John O’Halloran, Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science, UCC
  John Murphy, BirdWatch Ireland
• Biodiversity Options in Action
  Catherine Keena, Teagasc Countryside Management Specialist
• Environmental Opportunities in Rural Development (638 KB)
  Michael Hamell, Agriculture and Soil Unit ,DG Environment, European Commission
• Progress on REPS 3 (415 KB)
  Gerry Rice, currently with the Dept of Agriculture & Food