A Report for the Office of Environmental Protection
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Table of Contents
- AN EVIDENCE REVIEW ON 2
- THE INFLUENCE OF 2
- LOWLAND AGRICULTURE 2
- AND LAND USE CHANGE ON BIODIVERSITY IN NORTHERN 2
- IRELAND 2
- Methodological approach 6
- Review findings Declines in species abundance and distribution 7
- Land use change and habitat loss Habitat condition 8
- Policy response 9
- Species Case study Farmland birds with a focus on Lowland Breeding Waders 10
- Farmland birds as indicator species 10
- Drivers of trends 10
- A focus on lowland breeding waders 12
- Breeding wader declines in Northern Ireland 13
- Threats and pressures 15
- Conservation Interventions 17
- Conclusion 19
- Habitat Case study Hedgerows and biodiversity 20
- Introduction 20
- The biodiversity value of hedgerows 20
- The impact of management on the biodiversity value of hedgerows 21
- The hedgerow network in Northern Ireland 25
- Year KM KMkm2 Net change 25
- 1991 124000 Not available Not available 25
- 1998 119120 8.8 -4 25
- 2007 113648 8.03 -4.6 25
- Is there scope to increase hedgerow extent in Northern Ireland 26
- Percentage increase by 2050 27
- Length of hedgerow network in 2050 km 27
- Average Hedgerow density kmkm2 27
- Annual rate of net increase needed km 27
- 20 136377 9.6 874 27
- 30 147742 10.4 1311 27
- 40 159107 11.2 1748 27
- Improving hedgerow condition 27
- Assessment of policies aimed at increasing extent and condition of Northern Irelands hedgerow network 28
- Agri-environment schemes 28
- Regulation 29
- Conclusion 30
- Gaps in evidence understanding and data 30
- Conclusion and key findings 31
