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Ireland Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES)

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Evidence: Observational / pre–post Top 18% 60/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Ireland's statutory agri-environment PES under the 2023-2027 EU CAP: EUR 150M/yr for 54,000+ farm families managing 1.1M ha for biodiversity, peatland carbon and water quality, including 130,000 ha of peat grassland and 285,000 ha of commonage.

EUR 150M /yr
Annual budget
54,000+
Farm families enrolled
1.1M ha
Land managed
130,000 ha / 285,000 ha
Peatland grassland / commonage

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Ireland)
Period
2023-present
Keywords
Agriculture, peatland, biodiversity, water quality

Context

Ireland's Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is a statutory agri-environmental PES under the EU CAP 2023-2027.

Results

It pays EUR 150M/yr to over 54,000 farm families managing 1.1M ha for biodiversity, peatland carbon and water quality, including 130,000 ha of peaty grassland and 285,000 ha of commonage.

Implementation

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