Immediate release: Thursday 25 April
NATION RURAL NETWORK LAUNCH NATIONAL
PHOTO COMPETITION TO HIGHLIGHT HABITAT LOSS
The National Rural Network (NRN) today launched a national photo competition to highlight the threat of habitat loss to the future of our native animal and plant life.
This competition is open to all, farmers and non-farmers but images must focus on habitats within your local area.
Commenting on the theme of the competition, The NRN’s Philip Farrelly said, “Habitats and natural ecosystems are crucial to the preservation and conservation of biodiversity. There are many large-scale projects such as restoring drained peatlands, the Pearl Mussel Project and the Hen Harrier Project that have the objective of protecting threatened species and their habitats.
“Restoring peatlands is important to reinstate lost habitats, while also playing a vital role in carbon sequestration. The Pearl Mussel Project is managing and enhancing ecosystems to maintain and protect some of Ireland’s most pristine waters, while the Hen Harrier Project is a land-based species focused scheme, which educates farmers on how to correctly manage their land to encourage successful breeding seasons of the ground nesting birds,” said Mr Farrelly.
mailto Photos should be emailed to:farmphoto@nationalruralnetwork.iewith a description of the habitat and its location. Only entries submitted in landscape format as a JPEG file between 3MB-7MB will be accepted. Entries close at 5pm on Monday 20th May 2019.
Two lucky winners will each receive two tickets to BLOOM in the Park, 30 May to 3 June 2019.
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For more information, contact James Claffey at the NRN on Tel: 087 281 9741.
About the NRN
The NRN is a membership network for farmers, agricultural advisors, rural communities and others interested in rural development. It provides up-to-date information, case studies, seminars and conferences to maximise the beneficial outcomes of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 for rural stakeholders. The NRN is managed by a consortium led by Irish Rural Link in partnership with The Wheel, NUI Galway and Philip Farrelly & Co.
