Accordingly, DTTAS is proposing to put in place the following environmental monitoring programme (see Table 17) to comply with the recommendations of the SEA. This programme will help to track progress towards achieving SEOs and reaching targets, and includes sources of relevant information. It can be seen that the majority of the information required is already being actively collected (by NPWS, SEAI, CSO and other programmes). Strategic Responsibility/ Environmental Key effects environmental SEO targets SEA indicators review component identified objectives (SEOs) timescale Biodiversity, infrastructural Preserve, protect and Majority of The status of – flora and fauna development maintain the habitats or protected habitats (BFF) terrestrial, aquatic species in, or and species as emissions – and soil biodiversity, moving towards, reported to the EU from CO2, NOx particularly EU and favourable (report due every National Parks and particulate nationally designated conservation six years, first & Wildlife matter sites and protected status by 2020. report in 2007) Service (NPWS) species on national (every 6 years) Target 17 of Ireland’s Action Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2016) Preserve and Annual percentage protect habitat reduction in EPA and species from national transport related combustion gases (yearly) air emissions as per EPA monitoring Population and emissions Contribute to – Zero emission Annual percentage human health from CO2, NOx sustainable cars and vans increase in zero (PHH) and particulate development sold in Ireland emission cars and matter protecting population from 2030 vans sold in Ireland SEAI and human health compared with lack of uptake – petrol/diesel cars (yearly) in zero emission cars and low emission vehicles Soil and land land use Avoid damage to soils Ensure the Percentage of – use (SL) change and the environment requirements in biofuels derived Teagasc/ from land use change the ILUC from food crops DAFM/SEAI infrastructural for alternative fuel Directive, 2015 to grown in Ireland – development use cap the (yearly) contribution of biofuels from food crops at 7%
Accordingly, DTTAS is proposing to put in place the following environmental monitoring programme (see Table 17) to comply with the recommendations of the SEA. This programme will help to track progress towards achieving SEOs and reaching targets, and includes sources of relevant information. It can be seen that the majority of the information required is already being actively collected (by NPWS, SEAI, CSO and other programmes). Environmental component Key effects identified Strategic environmental objectives (SEOs) SEO targets SEA indicators Responsibility/ review timescale Biodiversity, flora and fauna (BFF) – infrastructural development – emissions from CO2, NOx and particulate matter Preserve, protect and maintain the terrestrial, aquatic and soil biodiversity, particularly EU and nationally designated sites and protected species Majority of habitats or species in, or moving towards, favourable conservation status by 2020. on national Target 17 of Ireland’s Action Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2016) The status of protected habitats and species as reported to the EU (report due every six years, first report in 2007) National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) (every 6 years) Preserve and protect habitat and species from transport related air emissions Annual percentage reduction in national combustion gases as per EPA monitoring EPA (yearly) Population and human health (PHH) – emissions from CO2, NOx and particulate matter – lack of uptake in zero emission cars and low emission vehicles Contribute to sustainable development protecting population and human health Zero emission cars and vans sold in Ireland from 2030 Annual percentage increase in zero emission cars and vans sold in Ireland compared with petrol/diesel cars SEAI (yearly) Soil and land use (SL) – land use change – infrastructural development Avoid damage to soils and the environment from land use change for alternative fuel use Ensure the requirements in the ILUC Directive, 2015 to cap the contribution of biofuels from food crops at 7% Percentage of biofuels derived from food crops grown in Ireland Teagasc/ DAFM/SEAI (yearly)
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