10.5.6 Biodiversity

Ireland is a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity, a global legal framework for action on biodiversity which defines ‘biological diversity’ (or ‘biodiversity’) as the variability among living organisms from all sources including terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.

Biodiversity contributes greatly to the natural heritage and quality of life of the city and contributes to the ‘green credentials’ of Dublin City as a location for business and tourism. Urban pressures create a constant challenge to maintaining and enhancing this status and the City Council is committed under the National Biodiversity Plan (2011– 2016), the National Heritage Plan, the City Biodiversity Action Plan (2015 – 2020), and international law to managing this key resource.