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Podcast: Hedgerows Bill with Leesha O'Driscoll SC

4 Dec 2023

Podcast with Leesha O'Driscoll SC explores Bill in detail

Why legislate for the protection of hedgerows?


The Protection of Hedgerows Bill 2023, prepared by a working Group of Comhshaol – The Climate Bar Association, seeks to safeguard the native Irish hedgerow, a crucial element of our landscape and natural heritage that provides vital ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration and reservoirs of biodiversity.


Leesha O'Driscoll SC is a member of the Climate Bar Association and part of the Hedgerows Legislation Project who have drafted this Bill which the Green Party intends to introduce as a private members bill next year.

For more, visit naturaljustice.ie

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