AQW 14907/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his Department’s plans to allocate funding for the restoration of habitats and ecosystems of Northern Ireland.
Asked by John Blair MLA on 17 February 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 17 February 2021
- Answer due by
- 4 March 2021
- Answered
- 26 February 20219 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department is developing a range of funding programmes and initiatives to support the restoration of habitats and ecosystems in NI. These are listed below:
The Environment Fund and its Challenge Funds. A Green Recovery Challenge Fund is under development for 2021/22.
The development of a Resilient Peatland Programme.
The development of future Agri-Environment schemes.
The implementation of the “Forests for our Future” programme.
Development of budgetary proposals to support the protection and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems.
Most of these initiatives and programmes will require multi-year investment and the level of delivery will be dependent upon the level of budget secured by the Department.
The Department have also been engaged with the development of the new EU Peace Plus Programme 2021-27.