AIPP 2021-2025 Final Review

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025: Final Review

The AIPP was originally developed from the ground up to meet the challenge of pollinator declines across the island. The final review for 2021-2025 aims to transparently and honestly assess what has been achieved in the last five years.

The second phase of the AIPP for 2021-2025 launched at the end of March 2021. It had 186 actions within six objectives. Within each objective, targets were set and actions identified to help achieve that target. Responsibility for delivering the 186 actions was shared out between the supporting partner organisations. The AIPP is a voluntary Plan, those who engage do so willingly at their own expense. 

  • Objective 1: Making farmland pollinator friendly
  • Objective 2: Making public land pollinator friendly
  • Objective 3: Making private land pollinator friendly
  • Objective 4: All-Ireland Honey bee Strategy
  • Objective 5: Conserving rare pollinators
  • Objective 6: Strategic coordination of the Plan

Thanks to the widespread support from all partners organisations, the second phase of the AIPP has been successfully delivered. Of the 186 actions, 172 have been completed (92%), 9 are in train (5%) and 5 have not been progressed (3%). The small number not fully delivered are either in train, have been deliberately reallocated to the next phase, or were funding dependent.

 

The National Biodiversity Data Centre coordinates the implementation of the AIPP.  An incredible range of actions have taken place across all sectors on the island, making production of the final review documents and collation of updates from partner organisations an inspiring process. We have developed various documents below, to try to share a small fraction of the many positive initiatives that have occurred.

Thanks to the Steering Group for their skill and enthusiasm in guiding the AIPP over the last five years. Thanks to the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, who provided funding and have made coordination of the second phase possible. Huge credit is also due to the team of three Pollinator Plan Officers within the National Biodiversity Data Centre, who have engaged across sectors and supported successful delivery of the current phase.

The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is a shared plan of action. It is about all of us coming together to address the problem of wild pollinator loss. Progress to date is due to the support, goodwill, and enthusiasm of the partner organisations. It is also due to all those members of the public – whether in their garden, farm, park, school, local community, faith community, sports club or business property – who have engaged with the AIPP and decided to help. Lots of small actions, taken together, can begin to solve big problems!

The Final Review tries to honestly assess what the AIPP has achieved over the last five years. There are many successes, but there are also many areas where we need to do much more. We are still early in the journey of reversing pollinator decline. The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to have received funding to deliver the next phase of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan for 2026-2030. In collaboration with our partners, we hope to develop and deliver a much more ambitious third Plan. The AIPP 2026-2030 will be published in spring 2026.  We look forward to building on what has been achieved, and continuing to work together to create an island where pollinators can survive and thrive.

 

To mark the end of the AIPP 2021-2025, the following have been produced: