#InOurNature: OPW launches Biodiversity Action Strategy

A new survey carried out by the Office of Public Works (OPW) has found that over half of the population (56%) are unsure of how to help improve biodiversity, despite the overwhelming majority (90%) wanting to play their part in improving Irish biodiversity. The findings come as the OPW launches its Biodiversity Action Strategy to improve biodiversity across its entire operations.

Recognising the importance of addressing declining biodiversity head-on, the OPW’s Biodiversity Action Strategy sets out how it will work towards promoting and protecting biodiversity over the next five years. The impact of the OPW’s new Biodiversity Action Strategy will be felt across its over 100 offices, 780 heritage sites, 5,700 acres of gardens and parkland, 11,500km of drainage channels, and 142 flood relief schemes, and many projects on a range of public and private land. The scope of its work gives the OPW great opportunities to increase the scale of biodiversity conservation achievable as part of the services it delivers.

To bring the Biodiversity Action Strategy home to the Irish public, the OPW is also launching a new online campaign #InOurNature to encourage and demonstrate to people how to promote biodiversity in their own homes.

Office of Public Works launches new Biodiversity Action Strategy