Actions for Biodiversity 2011-2016 – Ireland’s National Biodiversity Plan. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Subject Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Biodiversity Climate change Disasters Research Sustainable development Marine protected areas Ecosystem preservation Protected area PIC-prior informed consent Animal health Grazing Access and benefit-sharing Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes 2011 – 2016 Abstract The Actions for Biodiversity 2011-2016 – Ireland’s National Biodiversity Plan (Plan) is Ireland’s response to its international commitments under the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD). It is a cross-sectoral plan with national coverage for the 2011-2016 period. The Plan provides Ireland’s vision for biodiversity: that biodiversity and ecosystem in Ireland are conserved and restored, delivering benefits essential for all sectors of society and that Ireland contributes to efforts to halt the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystems in the EU and globally. The measures Ireland will take under the overall Plan are presented in a series of strategic objectives. These objectives include a series of relevant targets, actions, indicators and outcomes. Full text English