Deadline 25 September 2024
Assessment (Article 8), Determination of Good Environmental Status (Article 9) and Environmental Targets (Article 10)
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage invites observations, views and comments on the review and development of Ireland’s Marine Strategy Part 1: Assessment (Article 8), Determination of Good Environmental Status (Article 9) and Environmental Targets (Article 10) under the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD, 2008/56/EC)
Ireland’s MSFD Marine Strategy Part 1 contains the most comprehensive and up to date assessment of the status of Ireland’s marine environment, the characteristics of what Good Environmental Status (GES) should look like, and a revised set of environmental targets for each of the 11 qualitative descriptors of the Directive. It also contains a socio-economic analysis of the use of Ireland’s marine waters and of the cost of degradation of the marine environment.
To get involved, please consider the three documents provided on the gov.ie website. Further details also provided on gov.ie.
You can send in your views and observations using the contact details below:
All submissions must be entered by 5pm on Wednesday 25th September 2024.
