Enough hedgerow to reach from Cork to Kiev planted under ACRES

Ireland still faces biodiversity crisis, with many species and habitats under threat, Dáil told
Enough hedgerow to reach from Cork to Kiev planted under ACRES

Some 2,400km of new hedgerow have been planted under €1.5bn agri-environmental scheme.

Some 2,400km of new hedgerow, enough to go from Cork to Kiev, have been planted under the country’s flagship €1.5bn agri-environmental scheme, ACRES.

But the country still faces a biodiversity crisis, the Dáil was told during statements on nature and wildlife.

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