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Today, Monday 20th<\/sup>\u00a0January,\u00a0Cllr Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats<\/strong>, will launch the Party\u2019s Biodiversity proposals as part of their \u2018Greener and Fairer\u2019 platform in the General election.<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of the launch, Cllr Jennifer Whitmore, the Social Democrats general election candidate in Wicklow said:<\/p>\n

\u201cBiodiversity loss is one of the most urgent challenges Ireland faces. If we don\u2019t meet this challenge head on, there will be catastrophic consequences, in particular for our entire food production system.<\/p>\n

\u201cIreland, despite its image of a green country, is one of the most deforested countries in Europe. Our insect population is declining at an alarming rate with, for example, our bumblebee and butterfly populations declining at more than the global rates.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there are solutions where there is the political will to lead on a radical reimagining of our relationship to the natural world. Our environment and our wildlife are robust, as long as they are given the time and support to recover. Working with farmers, who are guardians of much of our land, we can be a country where nature thrives again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need joined up thinking and action from national and local governments, working with our farmers and local communities, to implement a series of ambitious measures that will reshape how we work with our environment and restore our biodiversity.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur proposals include a voluntary purchase of unprofitable farmland for converting to native woodland; the doubling of our protected nature reserves; new legislation to eliminate pesticides; new measures to improve urban biodiversity and the promotion and expansion of wildlife corridors across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biodiversity crisis is now. The time for action is now. The consequences for ourselves and for future generations are too severe not to act.\u201d<\/p>\n

ENDS
\n20th<\/sup>\u00a0Jan 2020<\/p>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n

1. The launch will take place at the Leeson St. entrance to St. Stephens Green at 1pm<\/p>\n

2. The policy\u00a0Biodiversity: Protecting our fauna and natural habitat<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. The\u00a0Social Democrats are running 20 candidates in #GE2020. Full details\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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