Actions to be tested for incorporating and maintaining new nature-led residential developments at scale
This report presents a set of practical, testable actions to mainstream biodiversity in new residential development
Ireland faces a unique challenge and opportunity. With a growing population and a target to build 50,000 new homes per year by 2040—and associated infrastructure, there is a real risk of accelerating biodiversity loss unless nature is integrated into development from the start. The scale of new developments also presents the opportunity to “get it right” by embedding biodiversity at scale.
This report presents a set of practical, testable actions derived from the findings of the reports D1.1 and D2.1 of BIO-NEIGHBOUR project. The aim is to move from identifying barriers to implementation by proposing measures that can be trialled and refined with stakeholders. These actions are not fixed prescriptions but testable options to be interrogated in workshops, where their feasibility, governance, and resourcing will be explored alongside alignment with existing legislation and policy.
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