Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan 2018-2020. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Sustainable development Genetic resources Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Access and benefit-sharing Extension Poverty Climate change Biodiversity Early warning system/emergency intervention system Emissions Food security Planting material/seeds Plant production Fertilizers/nutrients Protected area Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes 2018 - 2020. Abstract This Plan is a national cross-sector document aiming to (i) provide a framework for how Ireland will implement the Sustainable Development Goals from 2018-2020s, both domestically and internationally; (ii) support national policies which contribute to meeting the Goals; and (iii) facilitate multi-stakeholder participation. In implementing the SDGs, Ireland will be guided by two key principles (1) every person is entitled to a life of dignity in which they can fulfil their full potential; and (2) the economic, social and environmental requirements of such a life are fundamentally linked and interdependent on each other. At the moment, Ireland’s national Sustainable Development Strategy Our Sustainable Future is an important component of Ireland’s framework for implementing the SDGs. To further integrate the SDGs into national policy, a new Sustainable Development Strategy will be prepared, which will build on Our Sustainable Future and directly reference the SDGs. To achieve the SDGs by 2030, Ireland is adopting a ‘whole-of government’ approach, which means that every Government Department will have a role in implementing the Goals, together with state agencies and local authorities. Listed below are the actions that the Irish government has already included in its development policies and documents in different areas. Full text English