The government is about to publish their plan for managing our waters but it has significant faults and will ultimately fail to restore our rivers, lakes and seas. Half of which are unhealthy!
Minister O’Brien and Minister Noonan must not sign off on it until our asks are addressed.
Take our action to email the Ministers below.
What are SWAN’s 7 key asks?
These are our recommendations to fix the plan and restore our waters to a healthy state.
Why we need action?
Who is SWAN?
The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) is an umbrella network of 25 of Ireland’s leading environmental NGOs, national and regional, working together to protect and restore Ireland’s rivers, lakes, coast and groundwater through coordinated participation in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the Floods Directive, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and other water-related policy.
SWAN National Members
An Taisce
The National Trust For Ireland
Bat Conservation Ireland
BirdWatch Ireland
Coastal Concern Alliance
Coastwatch
ECO-UNESCO
Ireland’s Environmental Education and Youth Organisation
Friends of the Earth Ireland
Friends Of The Irish Environment
Irish Peatland Conservation Council
Irish Seal Sanctuary
Caring for Ireland’s Marine Ecology
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
Irish Wildlife Trust
