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Friends of the Irish Environment
(in brief)...
...is a grassroots network of Irish environmental groups and individuals.
It was formed in the autumn of 1997.
The Friends network brings together interested people who are already
involved in environmental work around the country. A major function of
the network is to assist individuals alliances and local groups, who retain
their own group names identities and special interests. Agenda 21 is fully
endorsed by Friends of the Irish Environment. [more...]
At the Allihies Conference in March 2002, it emerged that one of greatest
needs for was a website website to enable us to offer our knowledge to
all the groups in the country who need to know how to intervene effectively
in the political and administrative system of our country.
While the FIE website offers examples of appeals to the national planning
appeals board and complaints to the European Commission, we are sadly
lacking in this form of empowerment. Watch this space.
Contacts for
Friends of ther Irish Environment:
Founding Principles
We support
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a root and branch reform of Irish planning laws. We believe that
the Planning Acts must contain clear legally binding land use principles
based on the concept of sustainable development.
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and monitor the full implementation in Irish law of European environmental
legislation with a particular focus on the environmental impact assessment
directive and the habitats directive.
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the maintenance of areas of scenic importance in the Irish landscape
and the maintenance of traditional economic activities which sustain
the population.
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the existing conservation designations and zonings in Ireland including
national monuments listed buildings natural heritage areas special
areas of conservation and areas zoned for amenity purposes in local
authority development plans.
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the idea that urbanisation should not be at the expense of the countryside;
the town-countryside boundary must be maintained. The Irish countryside
should not be turned into a suburban subdivision.
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the traditional right of access to the land by the people of Ireland
as well as the right of public access to the foreshore.
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the maintenance of traditional Irish nucleated settlements including
villages towns and hamlets.
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the retention of agricultural land in agricultural use and the retention
of rural character including old hedgerows and existing stone walls.
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non-intensive agriculture with an emphasis on organic farming.
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the rejuvenation of the natural woodlands of Ireland with native
species by means of appropriate forest design to avoid monoculture
in order to enhance the landscape and enhance the variety of sustainable
use of our woodlands.
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the sustainable use of the sea including the maintenance of wild
fish stocks.
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owner-occupied and social housing while opposing investment-led
housing.
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sustainable tourism that favours keeping revenue in the local community
where it is spent. We oppose environmentally and socially destructive
tourism projects.
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coalitions of locally owned businesses in order to gain more control
of the tourism sector both economically and environmentally.
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non-car oriented transport both public and private: buses train
community transport taxis and bicycles.
- small scale interventions in the landscape as well as the use of
traditional materials in residential building.
We oppose
Legal Mumbo Jumbo
FIE is a network of environmentalists that maintain and support this
website. Out of this network a company limited by guarantee registered
in Ireland has been formed to pursue the stated aims of the network. The
name of the Company is Friends of the Irish Environment Limited. The Company
Registration Number is 326985. The Registered Office is:
Friends of the Irish Environment Limited Allihies County Cork Republic
of Ireland.
Tel: 027-73025
Directors: Roger Garland David Healy Tony Lowes Percy Podger Peter Sweetman.
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