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Public meeting over GAEC-2 to take place
Manage episode 480056962 series 2576057
A public meeting over GAEC-2 and Nature Restoration in the north west is to take place in Tubbercurry this evening.
There's major confusion locally over the schemes with farmers voicing their concerns on how it could impact their locality.
Under new GAEC-2 rules, any land that is recorded as being over 50% peatland, will be considered as 100% peatland.
This has caused confusion over how people can legally farm their land, due to restrictions around peatland.
Local Councillor Michael Clarke is hopeful the meeting will provide further clarity to those affected:
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Manage episode 480056962 series 2576057
A public meeting over GAEC-2 and Nature Restoration in the north west is to take place in Tubbercurry this evening.
There's major confusion locally over the schemes with farmers voicing their concerns on how it could impact their locality.
Under new GAEC-2 rules, any land that is recorded as being over 50% peatland, will be considered as 100% peatland.
This has caused confusion over how people can legally farm their land, due to restrictions around peatland.
Local Councillor Michael Clarke is hopeful the meeting will provide further clarity to those affected:
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