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Dublin Mountains Makeover (DMM)

GreenBiodiversity preservation
By project PROGRESS
Published on 04 January 2021
Owen Douglas
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About this good practice

The European Green Deal states that the EU’s forested area needs to improve, both in quality and quantity, for the EU to reach climate neutrality and to secure a healthy environment. Furthermore, the Eurobarometer Survey (2019) revealed that the clear-felling of forests is something the youth of Europe no longer want to see. The strategic aim of the DMM is to improve biodiversity, climate resilience and recreation by regenerating high footfall urban forests. Sections with suitable soils are being planted with native trees, and forests will no longer be clear-felled. Instead, Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) techniques underlie the ongoing transition to multi-generational forests, conducted in a manner that minimises disruption to local residents and visitors, while locking in benefits for nature and recreation. The effectiveness of the DMM is underscored by the involvement of wide-ranging stakeholders in its development as the vision for the Coillte estates in the Dublin mountains. These include 1) the Dublin Mountain Initiative (DMI) representing recreational users of the Dublin Mountains including Mountaineering Ireland, Cycling Ireland, the Irish Mountain Running Association and the Irish Orienteering Association, 2) Scouting Ireland, 3) Local Municipalities, and 4) the National Parks and Wildlife Service. These stakeholders came together with Coillte to form the “Dublin Mountains Partnership” which worked to develop a 'shared vision' for forests in the Dublin Mountains.
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The DMM is a project of Coillte Nature, the not-for-profit branch of Coillte, a state owned commercial forestry business (Turnover in 2019: €327.4 million). The team includes a Director, a Specialist in Environmental Communications & Partnerships, an Ecologist and a Forestry Operations Expert.

Evidence of success

In 2020, 14 hectares (ha) of “Continuous Cover Forestry” (CCF) and 6 ha of Remove & Replant with a mix of native and non-natives (R&R-mix) were planted in Ballyedmonduff forest; CCF was undertaken in Cruagh forest (18 ha), and; on-site preparations were made for the first new native woodland in the Dublin Mountains at Ticknock using Remove & Replant (R&R) over 3 ha near the public car park. Project implementation is comprehensively documented on the project website on an ongoing basis.

Potential for learning or transfer

Good examples of sustainable forest management approaches are vital to achieve key targets contained in the European Green Deal. The DMM is a practical example which can inform better forestry management for biodiversity enhancement and recreation in high footfall forests. While Coillte (the practice owner) is state-owned, an increasing proportion of forestry activity in Ireland is being conducted on a private basis. With climate change and biodiversity now firmly at the top of EU and national agendas, public and private sector foresters require new knowledge in order to improve the planning and management of their forests to respond to these challenges and horizontally integrate ecosystem service considerations into their plans and strategies. Sharing of the DMM as a Good Practice can also potentially inform the New Forest Strategy for the EU, particularly for forest restoration in high footfall locations.

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