Collaborative Action for the Natural Network

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland)

Date of latest update: 2023-03-10

Description

Description (EN):

The Collaborative Action for the Natura Network (CANN) – a consortium of public bodies, third-level institutions, charities and local government authorities from Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland lead by Newry, Mourne & Down District Council NMDDC - will deliver direct conservation actions across 3,105 ha of Special Areas of Conservation to contribute towards the programme output of 4,500 ha of habitats supported in order to improve conservation status. This will contribute towards the programme specific result ‘to increase the total area of these habitats approaching favourable conservation status from the current baseline of 1% to over 10% of selected protected habitats by 2023.’ The jurisdictional border in Ireland has hampered efforts to manage the peatland resource across the country. Currently there are no cross-border networks that allow managers to co-operate, share information and implement landscape scale conservation. INTERREG VA provides us with this opportunity. We will produce conservation action plans for 25 Special Areas of Conservation across six of the seven priority habitats: alkaline fens, blanket bog, active raised bog, hard oligo-mesotrophic waters (marl lakes), calcareous fens, and transition mires/quaking bogs. Across the three jurisdictions, the seven priority habitats are in ‘unfavourable’ condition. The continuing decline of these unique habitats and species is a global issue and ensuring protection and restoration is an obligation for all EU Member States. We will also produce site-specific species action plans for the INTERREG VA priority species: white-clawed crayfish, hen harrier, breeding waders (curlew, redshank, snipe), golden plover, and red grouse.

Achievements (EN):

Throughout the CANN project, a team of leading scientists, researchers, local authorities, and charities from a partnership of 11 organisations across the three regions have worked together to prevent this decline in peatland and wetland habitats. As a result, 26 Conservation Action Plans have been produced across the three project regions. The project is led by Newry Mourne and Down District Council and employs over 30 project staff. The CANN Project Team has carried out direct conservation actions to improve the condition of these habitats, helping to protect vital species. It has worked with local people and communities to manage these unique landscapes and iconic species. The project focussed on seven protected habitats, along with seven priority species, including birds such as the hen harrier, golden plover and red grouse, insects such as the marsh fritillary butterfly, and freshwater species such as white-clawed crayfish.

Website: https://www.seupb.eu/iva-overview

Expected Results (EN): 2.1.1 The percentage of selected protected habitats in or approaching favourable condition;

Expected Outputs (EN):

We will produce conservation action plans for 27 Special Areas of Conservation across six of the seven priority habitats: alkaline fens, blanket bog, active raised bog, hard oligo-mesotrophic waters (marl lakes), calcareous fens, and transition mires/quaking bogs. Across the three jurisdictions, the seven priority habitats are in ‘unfavourable’ condition. The continuing decline of these unique habitats and species is a global issue and ensuring protection and restoration is an obligation for all EU Member States.

Thematic information

Sustainable management of natural resources

Specific Objective: To promote cross-border co-operation to facilitate the recovery of selected protected habitats and priority species

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06d) Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure

Partners (11)

Lead Partner: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Address: Monaghan Row, BT35 8DL NEWRY, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: www.newrymournedown.org

Total budget: EUR 858 033.30

East Border Region

Name: East Border Region

Address: Monaghan Court, BT35 6BH NEWRY, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 314 317.90

Ulster University

Name: Ulster University

Department: School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Coleraine Campus

Address: Cromore Road, BT52 1SA Coleraine, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: https://www.ulster.ac.uk/

Total budget: EUR 271 832.05

Monaghan County Council

Name: Monaghan County Council

Address: The Glen, Glen Road, Co. Monaghan, H18 YT50 Monaghan, Ireland

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 850 709.75

Golden Eagle Trust

Name: Golden Eagle Trust

Address: Ely Place, D02 T651 Dublin 2, Ireland

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 1 230 463.50

Institute of Technology Sligo

Name: Institute of Technology Sligo

Department: Centre for Environmental Research Innovation and Sustainability (CERIS)

Address: Ash Ln, Bellanode, Sligo, Ireland, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland

Legal status: private

Website: www.itsligo.ie

Total budget: EUR 832 942.50

Scottish Natural Heritage

Name: Scottish Natural Heritage

Address: Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, IV3 8NW Inverness, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 255 682.75

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

Name: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

Address: Newforge Lane, BT9 5PX Belfast, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.afbini.gov.uk

Total budget: EUR 765 805.60

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Name: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Address: Council Offices, The Palace Demesne, BT60 4EL Armagh, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 411 607.40

Ulster Wildlife

Name: Ulster Wildlife

Address: McClelland House, 10 Heron Road, BT3 9LE Belfast, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 1 640 651.80

Argyll & The Isles Coast and Countryside Trust

Name: Argyll & The Isles Coast and Countryside Trust

Address: Kilmory Industrial Estate, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8RR Argyll, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 917 641.30

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Summary

Project name (EN): Collaborative Action for the Natural Network

Project acronym: CANN

Project start date: 2017-01-01

Project end date: 2021-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 8 349 687.85

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 7 097 234.67

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2022-11-16

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33 / 33 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

175 / 175 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Data of four projects (FASTER, ISIMPATHY, Sea Monitor, ONSIDE and SWELL_2) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2021-09-15 and 2022-11-15. Specific objectives were derived from Thematic objectives. Regarding partners data only main partners is available. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://www.seupb.eu/iva-overview), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-17, 2023-02-01 and 2024 03 20.

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