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Pollinator Plan: News & Updates

Sustainability

Tidy Towns Ireland, through its various initiatives, aligns with multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to promote sustainable development in communities. Key areas of focus include climate action, environmental protection, community development, and responsible consumption and production. All Tidy Towns groups aim to support these goals in the work that they do in their communities, and the goals are integrated into the eight Tidy Towns competition categories.
 

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SDG #1 – No Poverty

SDG #2 – Zero Hunger

SDG #3 – Good Health and Well-being

SDG #4 – Quality Education

SDG #5 – Gender Equality

SDG #6 – Clean Water and Sanitation

SDG #7 – Affordable and Clean Energy

SDG #8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG #9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SDG #10 – Reduced Inequalities

SDG #11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG #12 – Responsible Consumption and Production

SDG #13 – Climate Action

SDG #14 – Life Below Water

SDG #15 – Life on Land

SDG #16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

SDG #17 – Partnerships for the Goals



Read about some of the actions we have taken to support the Sustainable Development Goals

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Leaf Composting

Sweeping up the leaves from the deciduous trees is one of the big jobs we do in Raheny each autumn. We leave the leaves alone from flower beds and lawns as they nourish the soil and provide a home for lots of creatures over the winter. But it is important to have footpaths clear to avoid injury to pedestrians.

 

We now have several large leaf bins in the in the village to compost leaves.  We use the leaf mould  to mulch flowerbeds. 

Water Conservation

We have installed water butts in several locations around the village and use this to water plants in the village. In the planters and hanging baskets, we choose drought-tolerant plants which need less watering.

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Sustainable Planting

We aim to grow more and more plants from seed, cuttings, or donations from our volunteers' gardens in order to reduce plastic waste. The herb planter in this photo was planted with chives, thyme, mint and oregano donated from the gardens of volunteers.

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