Caring for the Uplands
The Irish Uplands Forum pursues a partnership approach to sustainable management of upland areas and to support upland community groups to address local challenges.
THE IRISH UPLANDS FORUM
The Irish Upland Forum (IUF) is a voluntary body established in 1995, to assist upland communities to face the many economic, social and environmental challenges arising in the upland districts of Ireland. Its members include farmers, recreational users, ecologists, geographers, tourism and other countryside service providers who represent those who live, work or recreate in the Irish Uplands.
LATEST NEWS
The Irish Uplands Forum is delighted to exhibit its new Digital Heritage StoryMap of the Knockmealdown Mountains, https://arcg.is/
Autumn Lecture Series 3 - Wednesday October 11th 7pm to 8pm - Challenges for Management of Upland Recreation
The Irish Uplands Forum is inviting you to the third webinar in our Autumn Lecture Series
Presented by Helen Lawless, Access & Conservation Officer, Mountaineering Ireland
Autumn Lecture Series 3 – Wednesday October 11th 7pm to 8pm Challenges for Management of Upland Recreation
Title: Challenges for Management of Upland Recreation
When: Wednesday 11th October, 7pm – 8pm – by Zoom
The Irish Uplands Forum is inviting you to the third webinar in our Autumn Lecture Series
Presented by Helen Lawless, Access & Conservation Officer, Mountaineering Ireland
Autumn Lecture Series 4 - Wednesday Nov 15th 7pm to 8pm - Current Status of High-Nature-Value (HNV) Farming in Ireland
The Irish Uplands Forum is inviting you to the fourth and final Webinar in our IUF Autumn Lecture Series.
Guest Speakers : Derek Mc Laughlin - EU-LIFE Wild Atlantic Nature project
and Pat O’Shea - Upland Farmer’s Perspective, Castlegregory, Kerry
Autumn Lecture Series 4 – Wednesday Nov 15th 7pm to 8pm. Current Status of High-Nature-Value (HNV) Farming in Ireland
Title: Current Status of High-Nature-Value (HNV) Farming in Ireland
When: Wednesday 15th November, 7pm – 8pm – by Zoom
The Irish Uplands Forum is inviting you to the fourth and final Webinar in our IUF Autumn Lecture Series.
Guest speakers: Derek Mc Laughlin, EU Life Wild Atlantic Project and Pat O’Shea, Uplands Farmer’s perspective, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry
Autumn Lecture Series 2 - Lessons from the Community Wetlands Forum for partnership-building in the Uplands
The Irish Uplands Forum invites you to view the second webinar in our Autumn Lecture Series.
Presented by Micheál Callaghan - Coordinator, Community Wetlands Forum
National Heritage Week: Archaeology of the Irish Uplands
Presented by renowned archaeologist, Michael Gibbons.
Irish Uplands Forum hosted a Heritage Week Webinar to celebrate the archaeological heritage of Ireland’s Uplands.
IUF Summer 2023 Newsletter
Irish Uplands Summer Newsletter 2023 includes updates/articles from Comhairle Na Tuaithe, Croagh Patrick, Conservation Grazing, as well as a summary of the findings of a survey carried out with Irish Uplands Forum member groups last year
OUR OBJECTIVES
The main objective of IUF is to promote a partnership approach to the sustainable management of upland areas in Ireland north and south.
- Organise meetings, workshops and study visits to examine issues affecting the uplands
- Provide practical support to established and start-up local community to support.
- Sustainable local community management in upland areas.
- Undertake research on socio-economic and environmental issues affecting biodiversity, landscapes and communities in the uplands.
Support the Leave No Trace programme to promote responsible use of the outdoor environment. - Contribute as an active member of Comhairle na Tuaithe to the implementation of the National Countryside Recreation Strategy
- Provide a resource centre on sustainable development in upland areas.
- Network with similar groups outside Ireland which support community based sustainable upland development.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- 11October 2023
Wednesday, 7PM to 8PMAutumn Lecture Series 3 – Challenges for Management of Upland Recreation
- 15November 2023 Wednesday, 7PM to 8PMAutumn Lecture Series 4 – Current Status of High-Nature-Value (HNV) Farming in Ireland
- 30November 2023 Thursday, 7PM to 8PMDigital Heritage StoryMap of Knockmealdown Mountains
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Help Maintain Ireland’s Beauty
The Irish Uplands Forum (IUF) is a voluntary group of people who represent the views of a diverse group of stakeholders who live, work and recreate in Ireland’s upland areas. IUF is dedicated to the pursuit of a partnership approach to sustainable upland management which is centred on local community integration and involvement.
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
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The main object of the Irish Uplands Forum is to promote the development of a partnership approach to the sustainable management of Upland areas in Ireland. Its policy is to carry out projects, generally in conjunction with other bodies around the country.
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