DAERA Minister Muir announces £78k funding for Rathlin LIFE Raft project to protect birds
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has announced an additional investment of £915,000 to support nature recovery projects including one on Rathlin Island.
The Environment Fund (EF) multi-year Strategic Strand funding will enable 13 in-year projects across Northern Ireland to deliver vital work aimed at restoring ecosystems, enhancing biodiversity, and tackling environmental challenges.
One of the projects being supported is the LIFE Raft project on Rathlin Island to ensure complete eradication of invasive rats. Grant funding of £78,200 will extend the project.
The project aims to help create safe nesting habitats for seabirds and landbirds by removing predators.
Minister Muir said: “I am delighted to announce this additional investment of almost £1 million through the Environment Fund’s Multi-Year Strategic Strand. Projects like these are delivering nature recovery across Northern Ireland. Urgent and sustained action is needed to halt and reverse biodiversity decline, and this funding provides a much-needed boost for our natural environment.”