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Ireland's National Ireland’s National Strategy for Plant Conservation Progress towards 2020 Target 1 Target 9 Widely accessible preliminary census lists of all wild Conserve the genetic diversity of all known indigenous traditional plant species, and fungi, found in Ireland Irish agricultural plant varieties of crops, land races and crop relatives as well as other socio-economically valuable plant Target 2 species. A preliminary assessment of the conservation status of all known plant species in Ireland completed and made Target 10 widely available. Management plans in place for at least 10 major alien species that threaten plants, plant communities and associated habitats and Target 3 ecosystems in Ireland. Comprehensive and documented suite of practical solutions based on new or tested models, case studies, Target 11 research and other experiences available for plant No species of wild flora endangered by international trade. conservation and sustainable use in Ireland. Target 12 Target 4 All plant-based products derived from Irish wild plants harvested At least 15 per cent of each of Ireland’s plant habitats from sustainably managed sources. effectively conserved. Target 13 Target 5 Safeguard the traditional practices based on plant resources, and Protection of the most important areas for plant diversity their associated knowledge that support local communities and assured. their livelihoods in Ireland. Target 6 Target 14 At least 30 per cent of production lands managed Ensure that plant conservation and biodiversity issues are consistent with the conservation of plant diversity. incorporated into the formal educational curricula at all levels, and in informal education and national public awareness programmes. Target 7 Conservation of at least 60 per cent of Ireland’s threatened Target 15 plant species assured in situ. The number of trained people working with appropriate facilities in plant conservation increased, as required, to achieve the targets Target 8 of this Strategy. All threatened plant species in accessible ex situ collections, and all Critically Endangered and Endangered Target 16 category species included in effective conservation Broadly based Irish network for plant conservation established to management programmes. achieve the targets for this strategy. 2 | 01 857 0909 / [email protected] Ireland’s National Strategy for Plant Conservation | 3 Back to Targets 1-8 Back to Targets 1-8 Target 1 Target 2 Widely accessible preliminary census A preliminary assessment of the lists of all wild plant species, and conservation status of all known plant fungi, found in Ireland species in Ireland completed and made widely available. Highlights Highlights Census lists of Irish species Ireland has recently updated its Flora Protection Order Census catalogues and preliminary checklists are available (2015) on the National Botanic Gardens website for lichens • This gives legal protection to 68 vascular plant (2010), marine algae (2008), mosses (2008), liverworts species and 65 species of bryophytes (25 liverworts (2008), hornworts (2008), seed plants (1987) & alien and 40 mosses) http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ species (2002) Target 1 Target 2 eli/2015/si/356/made/en/print World Flora Online Consortium. (www.worldfloraonline.org). The Director and Scientific National Level National Level New Red lists for Irish species using IUCN guidelines for both vascular plants (2016) and bryophytes (2012) Staff of the National Botanic Gardens are also affiliated Progress Progress with the project and the most recent World Flora Online • Of the 1,211 vascular plants assessed for Irelands Council Meeting took place at Trinity College Dublin and Red data book in 2016, 106 (8.8%) , 20 (1.7%) are Achieved Achieved the National Botanic Gardens (3-7th December 2018) Critically Endangered, 25 (2.1%) are Endangered and 61 (5.0%) are Vulnerable • Red list of Irish Vascular plants completed in 2016 (Wyse Jackson, M., FitzPatrick, Ú., Cole, E., Jebb, M., McFerran, References D., Sheehy Skeffington, M. & Wright, M. (2016). Ireland Bryant, J.A., Stewart, N.F. & Stace, C.A., 2002. Legon, N.W., Henrici, A., Roberts, P.J., A checklist of Characeae of the British Isles. Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005. Checklist Red list No. 10. Vascular Plants. https://www.npws.ie/ Watsonia 24: 203-208. of the British and Irish Basidiomycota. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. On track On track content/publications/ireland-red-list-no10- Devlin, Z. The wildflowers of Ireland. A field to Achieve to Achieve guide. The Collins Press. O’Hanlon, R., and T.J. Harrington 2011. vascular-plants Diversity and distribution of mushroom- Fox, H., 2001. Census catalogue of the forming fungi (Agaricomycetes) in Ireland. • Red Data List of Bryophytes completed in 2012 and lichenicolous fungi of Ireland (~150 species). Biology and Environment: Proceedings of National Botanic Gardens, Dublin. the Royal Irish Academy, vol. 111B, no. 2, available (Lockhart, N., Hodgetts, N. & Holyoak, D. (2012) Guiry, M.D., 1979. A consensus and pp. 117–133. Ireland Red List No. 8: Bryophytes. National Parks and bibliography of Irish Seaweeds. Bibliotheca Reynolds, S.C.P., A catalogue of alien plants Phycologica 44: 1-287 [513 species]. in Ireland. 2002. National Botanic Gardens, Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Hardy, G. and Guiry, M.D. 2008. A Checklist Glasnevin. Gaeltacht, Dublin, Ireland.) https://www.npws.ie/ Insufficient Insufficient and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain Seaward, M.R.D., 2010. Census Catalogue of and Ireland. 2nd corrected Edn. British Irish Lichens (3rd Edition). National Museums Progress Progress Phycological Society. Northern Ireland, Belfast. Henderson, D.M., 2000. A Checklist of the Rust Scannell, M. & Synnott, D.M. 1987. Census Fungi of the British Isles. British Mycological Catalogue of the Flora of Ireland. Government Society, Cambridge, England, UK. Publications, Stationary Office. Hill, M.O., Blackstock, T.H., Long, D.G. & http://botanicgardens.ie/science-and- Rothero, G.P., 2008. A checklist and census learning/irish-florarecords/. catalogue of British and Irish bryophytes updated 2008. Middlewich, Cheshire: British http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/ Bryological Society. wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ No No Irelands-Biodiversity-20101.pdf Progress Progress Achievable by 2020 Achievable by 2020 4 | 01 857 0909 / [email protected] Ireland’s National Strategy for Plant Conservation | 5 Back to Targets 1-8 Back to Targets 1-8 Target 4 At least 15 per cent of each of Ireland’s plant habitats effectively conserved. Highlights A large percentage of our most important and distinctive Irish habitats are formally protected in Special Areas of Conservation Target 3 Percentage of Specialist EU Annexed Irish Habitats in Special Areas of Conservation ArticlePercentage 17 Assessment of Specialist in 2013 EU Annexed = BAD Irish Habitats = POOR in Special Areas of Conservation Comprehensive and documented suite of practical solutions Article 17 Assessment in 2013 = BAD = POOR based on new or tested models, case studies, research and Source SDF Statistics June 2015 available from NPWS other experiences available for plant conservation and 84 83 84 73 83 sustainable use in Ireland. 67 73 67 56 67 67 56 Highlights Ireland’s plant diversity is relatively well surveyed. There is an updated Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland Atlas of the flora due in 2020. Which aims to provide maps for both native and introduced taxa, interactive maps to display frequency and distribution at various scales and an analysis of change summarising the state Machair Turlough Orchid rich Active raised Limestone Old Oak grassland bog pavement Woodlands of the Irish flora in 2020. https://bsbi.org/atlas-2020 More positive news on one of our most distinctive Irish habitat peatlands More positive news on one of our most distinctive Irish habitat peatlands The National Biodiversity data centre have a number of current initiatives providing • Despite a 26.7% loss in peatlands with 735 108 ha remaining. Of this 35.8% information, on invasive species, vascular species, bryophytes, Irelands pollinator plan and • orDespite 263 288 a 26.7% ha is currentlyloss in peatlands in conservation with 735 worthy 108 ha status. remaining. 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Target 3 National Level Progress Target 4 National Level Progress No Insufficient On track Achieved No Insufficient On track Achieved Progress Progress to Achieve Progress Progress to Achieve Achievable by 2020 Achievable by 2020 6 | 01 857 0909 / [email protected] Ireland’s National Strategy for Plant Conservation | 7 Back
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