Green Coast Award

The Green Coast Award is a symbol of excellence. It aims to acknowledge, promote and protect the environment of rural beaches found in both Ireland and Wales.

The Green Coast Award places a strong emphasis on community and environmental activities.  Coastcare groups are established at Green Coast beaches with members acting as voluntary wardens. Information on locally organised environmental activities can be found on beach notice boards or in the nearest Tourist Information Centres.

Beaches eligible for this award must:

• Comply with the Guideline Bathing Water Directive. This is the highest EU standard meaning the water quality is excellent.
   
• Be carefully managed in close consultation with conservation organisations to account for their environmentally sensitive nature.
   
• Ensure that where facilities and signs are present, they are designed and located to minimise the visual impact on the landscape.
   
• Ensure that beach cleansing of litter is carried out sensitively without removing seaweed and natural debris such as driftwood.

For more information contact Wexford County Council on (053) 9176500 Ext. 6312, 6313, 6316, 6452, 6475 or Keep Wales Tidy on (0044) 02920 256767.

Project part financed by the European Union.

An Gradam "Cósta Glas"

Siomból feabhais is ea an Gradam Cósta Glas. Is é a chuspóir timpeallacht/tránna faoin tuath sa Bhreatain Bhig agus in Éirinn a aithint, a chur chun cinn, agus a chaomhnú.

Leagann an Gradam Cósta Glas béim láidir ar imeachtaí pobail agus timpeallachta. Bunaítear grúpaí Cúram-chósta ag na tránna Cósta Glas a ndéanann a mbaill maoirseacht deonach ar an trá. Is féidir eolas faoi imeachtaí imshaoil a eagraítear go háitiúil a fháil ar chlár fógraí ar an trá nó san Ionad Turasóireachta is cóngaraí.

Chun an gradam seo a fháil ní mór do thrá:

• Forálacha na Treorach maidir le hUisce Snámha a chomhlíonadh. Is é seo an caighdeán CE is airde a léiríonn go bhfuil cáilíocht an uisce ar fheabhas.
   
• Bainisteoireacht cháiréiseach a bheith uirthi i gcomhar le heagraíochtaí caomhnaithe í ngeall ar a leochaíllí is atá an trá ó thaobh na timpeallachta de.
   
• Deimhin a dhánamh de i gcásanna go bhfuil áiscanna agus comharthaí ar fail nach ndéanfaidh a ndearadh ná a suíomh cur isteach infheicthe ar an tírdhreach.
   
• A chinntiú go nglartar bruscar di go híogaireach i slí nach dtógtar feamainn ná turscar nádúrtha ar nós adhmad farraige.

Tá breis eolas le fail ach glaoch ar Coinnigh Slacht ar an MBreatainn Bhig ag (0044) 029 2025 6767 nó Comhairle Contae Loch Gárman ag (053) 9142211 Ext. 312, 313, 316, 452 nó 475.

Tá an tionscadal seo á maoiniú i bpáirt leis an Aonas Eorpach.