{"id":1378,"date":"2020-02-13T16:19:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T16:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:29:28","slug":"community-wetlands-handbook-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/ga\/community-wetlands-handbook-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Wetlands Handbook now available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Community-Wetlands-Engagement-Handbook.jpg\" alt=\"Community-Wetlands-Engagement-Handbook\" class=\"wp-image-1379\" 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