, Plenary
Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
… all, again, raised these concerns here today. During the inquiry, both the Nature Friendly Farming Network and Wales Environment Link emphasised the value of trees for both the environment and agricultural productivity. Farming representatives were also quite clear …
, Plenary
Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
… presentation he made at a seminar here in the Senedd earlier this year, which was organised by Wales Environment Link. He has way more trees than 10 per cent, and they provide essential shelter for sheep and cows …
, Plenary
Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
… NFU Cymru described 17 universal areas as totally impractical, and the Nature Friendly Farming Network and the Wales Environment Link suggested the universal actions could be packaged differently to make them less onerous. There was consensus that delaying …
, Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Natural Resources Wales—Annual Scrutiny 2023-24'
… unknown condition. Well, I find that incredible. The current level of staffing is inadequate for conservation purposes. Wales Environment Link states that the current levels of staffing at Natural Resources Wales would probably need to be doubled—not …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with environmental organisations
Yes. So, Wales Environment Link has told us in written evidence that marine Cymru could be a good example of leveraging private investment. Could you just briefly expand on what that means or looks like …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with environmental organisations
… part of our evidence, through Wales Environment Link, we flagged the 'Pathways' report, which we've just had updated, actually. It now reflects the revised 'Scale of Need' report, looking at the cost of environmentally sustainable land management …
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Environmental organisations
Okay. So, how do we guard against the existential risk that Wales Environment Link has spoken about, which is that the greenwash brigade will simply buy up the land in order to just meet carbon obligations …
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Environmental organisations
… think it currently has. The issue around the funding of the tiers, we've said, as Wales Environment Link, based on the current set-up of the actions, that we think about 50 per cent of the budget …
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Environmental organisations
Yes. So, my name's Alex Phillips and I work for WWF Cymru. I'm here representing Wales Environment Link, which has a membership across Wales of several tens of thousands of people …
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
… couple of comments in response to this conversation; just on that point with regards to the Wales Environment Link, you could flip that argument on its head, actually, because, if this scheme doesn't deliver economic viability …
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
… going to meet our carbon emissions reduction. And the other is the point raised by Wales Environment Link: if we don't integrate increased tree cover into the sustainable farming scheme, then others will come in from outside …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Given that you mentioned Wales Environment Link, of course, the point has been made that the universal action for biosecurity on farms focuses on livestock. It doesn't necessarily recognise risks in relation to trees and invasive species …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
… just to add to what everyone else has said—. And I should say I'm here representing Wales Environment Link, rather than WWF directly, so I'm trying to merge the opinions of 31 organisations …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with farming representatives
Wales Environment Link members would like to see the optional and collaborative layers of the scheme introduced within 12 months of the scheme launching, with information on payment rates for these published as soon as possible. It hopes …
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 2 - Stakeholders
Arfon Williams, representing RSPB Cymru, and also Wales Environment Link …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - part 2
Some of that money, according to the Wales Environment Link, under the fisheries schemes, was also about protecting and monitoring the protection of fishing in our seas. And we all know that we've spent money on the …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - part 2
… wondering, is there going to be something that you can lay out for the Senedd, and for Wales Environment Link, and for others, on this route and the timetable? Can you publish something? Can you scope this out …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - part 2
… accurate. What I can tell you is that we're doing a lot of work with Wales Environment Link members, and with Natural Resources Wales, and with rural development colleagues in the Welsh Government, right across the board …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - part 2
Thank you, Chair. Hello, Minister, again. Can you comment on the conclusion from Wales Environment Link's 2023 report 'Pathways to 2030', that £158 million additional annual budget was needed beyond the public spending commitments for nature recovery …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Natural Resources Wales
… course, we've had the Wales Environment Link 'Pathways to 2030' report, and, in that report, they estimate a shortfall or a need of at least £5 million for yourself, just to manage and report on protected sites …