Northern Ireland comprises a wide range of habitats such as woodland, bog and grasslands. They are important for biodiversity and ecosystem services. The aim is to understand how land use and the environment influence habitats and their biodiversity and how habitats change with time. NICS provides a science-based record of habitat change that can be used as a measure of the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation and performance on environmental sustainability.
NICS 2007 Broad Habitat Change 1998-2007