Publications

Between 1986 and 1991 Environment and Heritage Service DOE (NI) commissioned the University of Ulster to carry out a series of surveys of the ecology and landscape of the Northern Ireland countryside.

The Northern Ireland Countryside Survey (NICS2000) provides an estimate of land cover in the landscape and what changes have occurred since the baseline NICS. The primary land cover types and field boundary types have been aggregated in Broad Habitats.

The aim of this report is to quantify the distribution of land use, ecological resources and landscape attributes using multivariate land classification as a sampling framework.

The report details an independent quality assurance exercise in relation to Northern Ireland Countryside Survey 2007 (NICS2007). The results demonstrated the reliability of Northern Ireland Countryside Survey (NICS) data and procedures.

An ecological survey of grassland vegetation in Northern Ireland (NI) was carried out during 1993.

This report considers what the Biodiversity Strategy has achieved to date. In particular, it looks at progress on actions with target dates up to December 2016, as well as those which are ongoing.

The Department has completed the first progress report on the implementation of the Invasive Alien Species Strategy.  The report considers what the Invasive Alien Species Strategy has achieved since its publication in 2013 against the set of key actions. 

Summary of the responses received in respect of the consultation on proposals to update the Department’s environmental impact assessment legislation in respect of agricultural uncultivated land projects in order to transpose Directive 2014/52/EU.

This Policy Position Statement explores and affirms the role statutory nature reserves play in conservation management in Northern Ireland and in providing places for people to connect with wildlife.  

Proposals are invited from individuals or organisations from the environmental, farming or other land management sectors, or service providers with environmental land management experience and suitable facilitation skills.

Northern Ireland Squirrel Forum Standard Operating Procedure: Squirrel feeding station and trap hygiene guidelines.

The designation of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) safeguards vulnerable or unique marine species and habitats of national importance in the Northern Ireland inshore region based on an ecosystem approach.

The designation of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) safeguards vulnerable or unique marine species and habitats of national importance in the Northern Ireland inshore region based on an ecosystem approach.

The designation of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) safeguards vulnerable or unique marine species and habitats of national importance in the Northern Ireland inshore region based on an ecosystem approach.

The designation of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) safeguards vulnerable or unique marine species and habitats of national importance in the Northern Ireland inshore region based on an ecosystem approach.

The purpose of this booklet is to give a broad outline of the laws protecting wildlife, particularly, but not exclusively, those relating to the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order (As amended) 1985.

The purpose of this document is to inform the landowner on the selection of appropriate trees and shrubs for planting in a range of settings, including gardens, parkland and farm woodlands, in order to help conserve local populations of red squirrels.