Resources & Links
This is the Wildlife resources and links section. Here you can find links to external websites for this heritage area of interest.
Government & State Agencies for Natural Heritage
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
www.ahg.gov.ie
National Parks and Wildlife
www.npws.ie
Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.ie
Scottish Natural Heritage
www.snh.org.uk
English Nature
www.english-nature.org.uk
Countryside Council for Wales
www.ccw.gov.uk
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (UK)
www.jncc.gov.uk
Environment & Heritage Services of Northern Ireland
www.ehsni.gov.uk
National Sustainable Development Partnership
www.comharsdc.ie
Natural History Museum
www.museum.ie
Conventions & International Agreements
Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on Biological Diversity [pdf 1mb]
Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn Convention)
www.cms.int
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
www.ramsar.org
Eurobat Agreement
www.eurobats.org
The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)
www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/Environment/Nature_and_biological_diversity/Nature_protection/
Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
www.cites.org
The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
www.ospar.org
World Heritage Convention
http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
http://unfccc.int/2860.php
African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement
www.unep-aewa.org
Biodiversity Conservation & Management Initiatives
Burren Farming for Conservation Programme
www.burrenlife.com
Control of Aquatic Invasive Species in Ireland
http://caisie.ie
MulkearLIFE Restoration of the Lower Shannon SAC for Sea Lamprey, Atlantic Salmon and Otter
www.mulkearlife.com
IRD Duhallow LIFE Conservation of protected species on the River Allow www.duhallowlife.com
Coillte Demonstrating best practice in raised bog restoration in Ireland www.raisedbogrestoration.ie
Biological Recording
National Biodiversity Network (UK)
www.nbn.org.uk
National Framework for Biological Recording (UK)
www.nfbr.org.uk
British Association of Nature Conservationists (UK)
www.banc.org.uk
Centre for Environmental Data and Recording (NI)
www.habitas.org.uk/cedar
Butterflies of Ireland
www.irishbutterflies.com
Butterfly Ireland
www.butterflyireland.com
Dragonfly Ireland
www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland
Syrphidae (Diptera) Database
www.iol.ie/~millweb/syrph/syrphid.htm
British Mycological Fungal Records Database
www.fieldmycology.net
Birdtrack - Recording Birds across Britain & Ireland
www.bto.org/birdtrack/index.htm
Cetacean sightings scheme
www.iwdg.ie/iscope/?cat=2
Recent Irish Bird Sightings
www.irishbirding.com
Irish Rare Bird Committee
www.irbc.ie
Irish Naturalists' Journal
www.habitas.org.uk/inj/index.html
Irish Frog Survey
www.ipcc.ie/hoptoitintro.html
National Newt Survey
http://iwt.ie
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
www.gbif.net/portal/index.jsp
Algaebase
www.algaebase.org
Irish Biogeographical Society
www.irishbiogeographicalsociety.com/
Irish Environmental Non-Government Organisations
BirdWatch Ireland
www.birdwatchireland.ie
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [ISPCA]
www.ispca.ie
Irish Peatland Conservation Council
www.ipcc.ie
Irish Wildlife Trust
www.iwt.ie
Irish Seal Sanctuary
www.irishsealsanctuary.ie
An Taisce
www.antaisce.org
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group
www.iwdg.ie
Friends of the Irish Environment
www.friendsoftheirishenvironment.org
Burrenbeo
www.burrenbeo.com
Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment
http://voiceireland.org
Ireland's National Platform for Biodiversity Research
www.biodiversityresearch.ie
Irish Seed Savers
www.irishseedsavers.ie
European Institutions
European Union's Directorate General for Environment
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/index_en.htm
European Union's Directorate General for Agriculture & Rural Development
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/agriculture/index_en.htm
European Union's DG for Fisheries
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/maritimeaffairs_fisheries/index_en.htm
European Environmental Agency
www.eea.eu.int
European Union Network for Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law
http://impel.eu
Ecologic - Institute for International and European Environmental Policy
www.ecologic.de
European Environmental Bureau
www.eeb.org
Council of Europe - Cultural and Natural Heritage
www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/default_en.asp
Council of Europe - Environment and Sustainable Development
www.coe.int/lportal/web/coe-portal/what-we-do/culture-and-nature/sustainable-development
European Research Area
ec.europa.eu/research/era/index_en.htm
European Community Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism
biodiversity-chm.eea.eu.int
European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy
www.epbrs.org
International Environmental Non-Government Organisations
UNESCO Man & Biosphere Programme
www.unesco.org/mab/index.htm
UNESCO - Natural Sciences
www.unesco.org/science
BirdLife International
www.birdlife.net/index.html
British Trust for Ornithology
www.bto.org/
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
www.rspb.org.uk
Bat Conservation Trust (UK)
www.bats.org.uk
The Mammal Society (UK)
www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal
British Dragonfly Society
www.dragonflysoc.org.uk
Wetlands International
www.wetlands.org
UNEP - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
www.unep-wcmc.org
Conservation International
www.conservation.org/xp/CIWEB/home
Flora & Fauna International
www.fauna-flora.org
International Mire Conservation Group
www.imcg.net
World Wide Fund for Nature
www.panda.org
IUCN - The World Conservation Union
iucn.org
European Forum for Nature Conservation & Pastoralism
www.efncp.org
Europarc - European Federation of National Parks
www.europarc.org
European Centre for Nature Conservation
www.ecnc.nl
European Environmental Advisory Councils
www.eeac-network.org
Forest Stewardship Council
www.fsc.org/en
Institute for European Environment Policy
www.ieep.org.uk