Strandhill Peninsula in County Sligo was recently awarded an EDEN: Environmental Science Assignment, IT Sligo

Assignment Details:

Strandhill peninsula in County Sligo was recently awarded an EDEN (European Destination of Excellence) Award by Fáilte Ireland. EDEN aims to promote sustainable tourism development models across the EU. The initiative is based on national competitions and promotional campaigns that result in the selection and promotion of a tourist ‘destination of excellence’ for each participating European country.

As part of this designation Sligo County Council committed to an environmental management plan for the Strandhill beach and dune area along with Knocknarea mountain (known collectively as the Strandhill Peninsula). You have been tasked with completing the management plan. This should include an integrated assessment of the state of the environment, identify priority environmental and sustainability issues, specific indicators, and responses that should be taken.

As this location is an award-winning tourist destination and a thriving satellite village to Sligo town, the report should also address ecosystem – human well-being connections based on economic valuation.

Assignment Include:

1. Overview of priority issues influencing environmental change
2. Describe and interpret environmental change through time and space, by making use of qualitative and quantitative information, including indicators
3. Identify direct and indirect causes of environmental change
4. Identify and characterize the impacts of environmental change on the environment and society
5. Identify and analyze mechanisms and responses that directly or indirectly contribute (in positive or negative ways) to environmental change
6. Structure and coherence of discussion
7. Referencing – A reference list should be provided at the end of the document.