This week was spent mostly contacting potential interviewees. As my project is primarily based on interviews, this was very important to get organised. I contacted Brendan Dunford, leader of Burren Programme, and Una Fitzpatrick and Jane Stout. All three have a background focused on biodiversity in Ireland. These interviews will hopefully give me an insight into how schemes have helped biodiversity and what direction they think these schemes should now move in.
I also contacted James Moran, a lecturer in GMIT. James has worked on GLAS, REPS, RBAPS, and even the Burren Project. An interview was scheduled with him for the following week. In preparation for this interview, I spent the week researching his past and present work and preparing questions which focused on his personal experience working on these schemes.