18 May 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee report: Report on the Welsh Government’s marine policies
… development decisions means that there are inherent risks in ramping up this marine development. Emily Williams of Wales Environment Link advises that developers collect huge amounts of marine data when they are developing projects, but that a lot …
17 May 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Offshore Marine Energy
… national marine development plan and to keep it under regular review. And that's supported by Wales Environment Link , who did inform our Climate Change, Environment , and Infrastructure Committee that sectoral locational guidance, as currently proposed by the …
9 March 2022 , Plenary
90-second Statements
… and they can be found in almost all Welsh coastal waters. I look forward to working with Wales Environment Link , the Marine Conservation Society and others to promote the protection of this magnificent fish …
8 March 2022 , Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2022-23
… this budget actually does combat the nature emergency. In fact, this ambiguity is just further evidence that Wales Environment Link are correct that the scale and pace of action needed to address the nature crisis are simply not …
3 February 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Joint Fisheries Statement - Environmental Groups
… Society for the Protection of Birds Cymru, and I also co-chair the marine working group of Wales Environment Link …
26 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… opportunity to amend the legislation in subsequent years, and in a letter to the First Minister, Wales Environment Link urged this administration to make the restoration of marine wildlife a higher priority, including protections for—I can never …
26 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… governance arrangements intended to ensure compliance and accountability in England and Scotland. And, again, to quote the Wales Environment Link , Wales has achieved comparatively little. Last week, you informed me that the timing of any work on long …
26 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… were relying on to look at what the targets ought to be. I recently met with Wales Environment Link ; I meet with them very regularly indeed. We're absolutely on the same page as them. We need …
20 January 2022 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
Thanks, Chair. Good morning, Minister, and your team. As Wales Environment Link have determined, with £4 million being put into marine energy, followed by £10 million for the following two years, there's a concern that some projects …
11 January 2022 , Plenary
Debate on a Statement: The Draft Budget 2022-23
… whilst Natural England is receiving a 47 per cent increase in UK Government funding, data provided by Wales Environment Link , via their budgetary consultation submission, shows that Natural Resources Wales 's funding has decreased by 35 per cent …
9 December 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 3: marine planning and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
… marine development plan, because I think that's one of the solutions that we've identified, as Wales Environment Link . But I did want to come in and talk about—. You asked about why it is not fit …
9 December 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 3: marine planning and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
… Wales with the Marine Conservation Society, and Emily Williams, co-chair of the marine working group with Wales Environment Link . I welcome the three of you to the meeting. We'll go straight into questions and …
25 November 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Priorities for the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee - Environmental organisations
… Rachel Sharp. I'm here on behalf of Wales Environment Link and I'm the director of Wildlife Trusts Wales …
25 November 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 - Environmental organisations
… disagree, and I look forward to the transcript on this specifically. But is it the case that Wales Environment Link are happy for a policy to be implemented at any cost, as long as something's done, rather …
25 November 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 - Environmental organisations
Yes. I'm also representing Wales Environment Link . I should also point out—. We've heard this morning mention of the Wales land management forum—I'm a member of the WLMF; I represent Carmarthenshire Fishermen's Federation …
25 November 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 - Environmental organisations
… much for this opportunity to give evidence. My name is Rachel Sharp. I'm here representing the Wales Environment Link network, WEL, but I'm also the director of Wildlife Trusts Wales . Thank you …
25 November 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 - Farming Unions
… But I would be interested to know what your responses would be to some comments made by Wales Environment Link —so, in the first instance, their assertion that the all- Wales approach means Wales is ready for intensification …
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 7 - environment and biodiversity: governance and targets
… Minister for environment to come forward with substantive plans on environmental governance. As the evidence from the Wales Environment Link makes clear, interim environmental protection assessor for Wales is a role which is different to that of formal …
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 7 - environment and biodiversity: governance and targets
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I wanted to ask you about environmental governance. I know that Wales Environment Link had said in the evidence to us that we could now be in a situation in Wales where we have the weakest …
30 September 2021 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 7 - environment and biodiversity: governance and targets
… and South Downs national parks combined. However, the Welsh Government hasn't put this commitment on record. Wales Environment Link also note that there is no mention of national parks in the Minister's letter to the committee …