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It is important to be familiar with the various legal and regulatory obligations governing forestry, and you can see your full legal obligations on our website covering forestry and the law in Ireland.
Forestry and Freshwater Pearl Mussel Requirements, (DAFM, 2008)
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Environmental Requirements for Afforestation
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DRAFT Plan for Forests & Freshwater Pearl Mussel in Ireland
DownloadWildfires can have catastrophic impacts on upland habitats and rural communities, putting homes, property and lives at risk and diverting emergency services from their main tasks.
Forest Fire Danger Notices are issued during the main wildfire risk season from March to September. These provide forest owners and managers with advance warning of high fire risk weather conditions and permit appropriate readiness measures to take ahead of fire outbreaks.
See more on current alerts and warning system our Fire Management page.
- learn more on how to keep your forest healthy on our website
- International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) sets down standards for treatment and marking of Wood Packaging Material (WPM) which includes pallets, crates and dunnage used in the international trade of goods of all kinds
Learn more on ISPM 15.
- the COFORD Council advises the minister and the department on issues related to the development of the forestry sector in Ireland. Its membership is appointed by the minister and comprises stakeholders from across the forestry sector.
- Competitive Forestry Research for Development Programme
The LULUCF regulation implements the agreement between EU leaders in October 2014 that all sectors should contribute to the EU's 2030 emission reduction target, including the land use sector.
The forestry division is responsible for implementing EU Council Directive 1999/105/EC on the marketing of forest reproductive material.
Forest reproductive material (FRM) describes seeds, plants and cuttings, which are important for forestry purposes.
The aim of the legislation is to ensure that forest reproductive material, which is marketed, is from approved suitable sources and is clearly labelled and identified throughout the entire process from tree seed collection to processing, storage, forest nursery production and delivery to the final forest user.
The forestry division is also the National Designated Authority in Ireland for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Scheme for the Certification of Forest Reproductive Material Moving in International Trade otherwise known as the ‘OECD Forest Seed and Plant Scheme’.
The international scheme encourages the production and use of forest seeds, parts of plants and plants that have been collected, transported, processed, raised and distributed in a manner that ensures their trueness to name. Material covered by the scheme is intended for use in a variety of forestry purposes.
Post Brexit, the OECD scheme is the certification system required for all imports and exports of forest reproductive material to and from Great Britain.
Forest seed and plants are also be subject to the requirements of the EU Plant Health Regulation 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants.
The following services are available:
- registration of seed stands
- registration of suppliers of forest reproductive material - seed collectors, nurseries, seed and plant importers and brokers
- issuing of Seed Collection Permits and Master Certificates of Provenance for seed collections
- certification of exports of forest seeds and plants to non-EU countries, who are members of the OECD Forest Seed and Plant Scheme such as UK(GB)
- advice on forest seed and plant regulations
For additional information on Forest Reproductive Material (FRM), see the documents and links below:
Council Directive 1999/105/EC on the marketing of forest reproductive material
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Ireland’s National List of Basic Material 2020 – EU Regulated Species
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Ireland’s National List of Basic Material 2020 – EU Regulated Species and species registered in Ireland
DownloadFORMATIS - The EU Commission's Forest Reproductive Material Information System (FOREMATIS) provides a search tool for forest breeders, forest nursery workers, experts and the public, functioning as a repository linked with EU countries' data of planted tree species.
OECD Forest Seed and Plant Scheme - The OECD Scheme for the Certification of Forest Reproductive Material Moving in International Trade seeks to encourage the production and use of forest tree seeds or plants that have been collected, processed, raised, labelled and distributed in a manner that ensures their trueness to name.
Learn more on the future of EU rules on plant and forest reproductive material.
Forest Service - Forest Reproductive Material (FRM)
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Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Agriculture House (3 West), Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
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