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Dublin Bay Biosphere

Biospheres are places where nature and culture connect. In 1981, UNESCO recognised the importance of Dublin Bay by designating North Bull Island as a Biosphere because of its rare and internationally important habitats and species of wildlife. To support sustainable development, UNESCO’s concept of a Biosphere has evolved to include not just areas of ecological value but also the areas around them and the communities that live and work within these areas. There have since been additional international and national designations, covering much of Dublin Bay, to ensure the protection of its water quality and biodiversity. To fulfil these broader management aims for the ecosystem, the Biosphere was expanded in 2015. The Biosphere now covers Dublin Bay, reflecting its significant environmental, economic, cultural and tourism importance, and extends to over 300km². Over 300,000 people live within the newly enlarged Biosphere. Dublin Bay Biosphere contains three different zones, which are managed in different ways: 1. The core zone of Dublin Bay Biosphere comprises 50km² of areas of high natural value. Key areas include the Tolka and Baldoyle Estuaries, Booterstown Marsh, Howth Head, North Bull Island, Dalkey Island and Ireland’s Eye. 2. The buffer zone comprises 82km² of public and private green spaces such as parks, greenbelts and golf courses, which surround and adjoin the core zones. 3. The transition zone comprises 173km² and forms the outer part of the Biosphere. It includes residential areas, harbours, ports and industrial and commercial areas. None

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Date (Publication)
2020-10-14
Date (Revision)
2020-10-14
Date (Creation)
2020-10-14
Citation identifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.4408
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Dublin Bay Biosphere

info@dublinbaybiosphere.ie

Originator
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
OGC Simple Feature Types
  • Point
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
  • Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
Marine Institute Dataset Communities
  • Dataset
Use limitation

While every effort is made in preparing the dataset no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of the Marine Institute for any errors, omissions or misleading information. The Marine Institute accepts no responsibility for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been occasioned, in part or in full, as a consequence of any person acting, or refraining from acting as a result of a matter contained in this datasets or as a consequence of using this dataset for any purpose whatsoever.

Use limitation

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Access constraints
CC%20BY%204.0
Spatial representation type
Grid
Language
English
Begin date
2015-12-01
End date
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Reference system identifier
INSPIRE RS registry / http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857
Distribution format
Name Version

Web Map Service

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

https://www.dublinbaybiosphere.ie
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

OGC:WMS

https://atlas.marine.ie/

Web Map Service

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

See the referenced specification

Pass
Yes
Statement

Data supplied by Marine Institute.

Metadata

File identifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.4408 XML
Metadata language
English
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2020-10-14
Metadata standard name

ISDI Metadata Profile

Metadata standard version

1.2

Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Marine Institute

datarequests@marine.ie

Point of contact
 
 

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