The People’s Discovery Visitor Experience mission is to be a flagship for sustainable living to help people make sense of climate change and sustainability so they can be the change agents in their own lives, their families, communities and workplaces, opening the door to a new sustainable world for all. Its purpose is to be:
- A major visitor attraction with an iconic visual and sensory structure, synonymous with its Greening Ireland mission and reflecting deep insight into location and purpose.
- A place of fun, for physical, mental, and spiritual connection to the natural world, to self and to others.
- A place of eternal energy – story telling from our past and our future that will draw in large numbers of people from all age groups and from home and abroad.
- A driver of economic development, local employment and renewal for Irelands Hidden Heartlands.
- A memorable name and unique positioning – welcoming, natural, everybody, and possibility – the future of Ireland.
- A major events facility for entertainment, conferences, festivals and gatherings.
- An accessible and inclusive space with a carbon positive footprint to drive adoption and behaviour change.
- A social enterprise, inviting public, commercial, and non-profit partners from a variety of economic sectors (e.g. food, agriculture, transport, energy, tourism, construction) to demonstrate new innovations and engage with the public.
- A foundation for learning, research, training and development - for families, schools, community groups and workplaces - contributing to a global network of change makers.
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- Investigation, assessment and selection of suitable sites
- Preparation of restoration and rehabilitation plans
- Development of drainage management plans
- Review of regulatory requirements
- Implementation of restoration and rehabilitation works
- Vegetation monitoring
- Hydrological monitoring
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring
- Further reductions in GHGs as more peatlands in Ireland are restored/rehabilitated via complementary actions
- Develop the accelerator model
- Site screening and assessment for the Just Transition Accelerator and People's Discovery Visitor Experience
- Establish the Just Transition Accelerator
- Stakeholder, partnerships and stewardship strategies
- Final site selection and development consent
- Become a self-funding legal entity and further support the midlands in a Just Transition
- Develop a business plan and establish an operational entity
- Site screening and assessment for the site of the Just Transition Accelerator and People's Discovery Visitor Experience
- Review of visitor facilitation at selected sites
- Stakeholder, partnerships and stewardship strategies
- Final site selection and development consent
- Sustainable construction of the People's Discovery Visitor Experience, including the programme, collections and exhibits.
- Operate and maintain a sustainable tourist and educational attraction which delivers a highly immersive visitor experience.