The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC; ) is a national charitable organisation established in 1982 to conserve and protect a representative sample of
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
bogs,
and to campaign on bog-related issues.
History
Having been for many years in Dublin city centre, the Council's headquarters are currently located at the
Bog of Allen
The Bog of Allen ( ga, Móin Alúine) is a large raised bog in the centre of Ireland between the rivers Liffey and Shannon.
The bog's 958 square kilometers (370 square miles) stretch into County Offaly, County Meath, County Kildare, County Lao ...
Nature Centre,
Lullymore
Lullymore () is a civil parish in County Kildare in Ireland. It is in the historical barony of Offaly East.
The lowest observed 20th century air temperature in Ireland, -18.8 °C was measured at Lullymore on 2 January 1979.
Location
Lul ...
,
Rathangan,
Co. Kildare
County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Cou ...
. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre was acquired by IPCC in 2003 and since then work has been ongoing to develop an internationally recognised centre for peatland conservation, education and research.
Membership
The ''Friend of the Bog'' scheme is one means by which members of the public can become involved in and help the Save the Bogs Campaign. Other fundraising methods include special appeals, sale of symbolic share certificates in Irish bogs, a ''Save the Bogs'' card and gift catalogue, raffles, open days and sales of work, visits to the Bog of Allen Nature Centre.
Objectives
IPCC's conservation aims and objectives are set out in a series of Action Plans, the most recent being ''Bogs and Fens of Ireland Conservation Plan 2005''. An account of the first fifteen years of the Save the Bogs Campaign is contained in ''Save the Bogs Story'', with all IPCC publications orderable through the charity's websit
IPCC also produces a twice-yearly campaign newsletter Peatland News which goes out to ''Friends of the Bog''.
The IPCC is a registered charity, It is not state-funded and so relies on public support to ensure its independence and influence.
The IPCC is a member of the
Irish Environmental Network The Irish Environmental Network (IEN) is a network of environmental Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) that was established in 2002. The network is designed to give greater reach and access to funding for disparate and sometimes small member organ ...
, a network of Ireland's environmental
NGOs
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
.
See also
2003 Derrybrien landslide
External links
Official website
References
Conservation in the Republic of Ireland
Environmental organisations based in Ireland
Wetlands organizations
Non-profit organisations based in the Republic of Ireland
1982 establishments in Ireland
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