FORESTS FOR NATURE
Forests are more important than ever. Coillte manages its forests sustainably to help combat climate change, to supply wood for building homes, to protect habitats for nature, and to provide beautiful places for people to enjoy for a Greener Future for All.
- That’s why Coillte is managing large areas of our forests for nature, to enhance and restore Ireland’s biodiversity
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Forests are important habitats for wildlife and are home to many of our wild animals and plants. There is a growing global recognition of the need to protect and enhance biodiversity and here in Ireland and Coillte is playing a key role in biodiversity protection and enhancement.
We are committed to protecting and increasing the amount of hugely diverse habitats that Coillte owns and manages and upon which such a wide range of Ireland’s native animals and plants depend.
For the past 20 years Coillte have identified, mapped and managed over 20% of its forests and lands for nature conservation and biodiversity; making it one of Ireland’s largest natural biodiversity resources but we recognise more needs to be done.
COILLTE'S FUTURE AMBITIONS AIM TO:
Enhance and restore biodiversity by increasing the area of our estate managed primarily for nature from 20% to 30% by 2025
Transform areas of our forests so that 50% of our estate is managed primarily for nature in the long-term
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We protect nature across all of our lands
Coillte works with and respects nature, protecting important habitats and features where they occur.
We are restoring important habitats
Since 2000, we have restored 3,200 hectares of ecologically valuable peatland habitats, and 2,400 hectares of rare native forests on our estate with more exciting projects currently ongoing
We are creating new native woodlands
Coillte intends to increase Ireland’s native tree cover, capturing carbon while benefitting nature, local communities and wider society
FORESTS FOR CLIMATE
Forests have a unique role to play in combatting climate change. Well managed forests have a triple climate benefit.