The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D. and the Minister of State Senator Pippa Hackett have announced Project Woodland , an initiative to tackle issues in forestry in Ireland and drive forward the planting of trees.
The Ministers accepted a report on reforming the Irish Forestry Licensing system and committed to its immediate implementation.
Welcoming the announcement, Minister Charlie McConalogue stated, I am delighted to help launch the new strategy for our forestry sector and I give my support to Project Woodland. The new initiative is aimed at solving many of the issues which has mired the forestry sector in recent times .
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The new initiative is aimed at solving many of the issues which has mired the forestry sector in recent times, Minister McConalogue said.
An new initiative called Project Woodland is to tackle the issues in forestry in Ireland and drive forward the planting of trees, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and the Minister of State Senator Pippa Hackett have announced.
The project is Minister Hackett and the Department’s response to the implementation of the MacKinnon Report, which was delivered in 2019.
Under the leadership of Minister Hackett, Project Woodland involves four different streams working to her through a project manager and board.
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D. and the Minister of State Senator Pippa Hackett today announced âProject Woodlandâ, an initiative to tackle issues in forestry in Ireland and drive forward the planting of trees. The Ministers accepted a report on reforming the Irish Forestry Licensing system, and committed to its immediate implementation.
Welcoming the announcement, Minister Charlie McConalogue stated,
âI am delighted to help launch the new strategy for our forestry sector and I give my support to Project Woodland. The new initiative is aimed at solving many of the issues which has mired the forestry sector in recent times. Working alongside my colleague in the Department of
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