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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… emergency here in Wales. I recently had the real pleasure of visiting the seagrass meadow at Porthdinllaen with Project Seagrass, to see and assist in the collection of seagrass seeds. I met the most delightful set of young … for marine habitat restoration, specifically for seagrass and salt marsh, and we're doing that in conjunction with Project Seagrass, who are absolutely pivotal to this, and I really value the critical work that they do, and that …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: A sustainable Welsh marine environment
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement today. I'm delighted that you have mentioned Project Seagrass because, as many Members might know, I'm the Senedd seagrass champion, and I'm very keen to make sure that … are you taking to make seagrass planting exempt from marine licensing or to allow permitted organisations such as Project Seagrass and the WWF to obtain one single licence that covers the whole of Wales? I would also …
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90-second Statements
… the Welsh Parliament's seagrass champion, I'm proud to be working alongside fantastic organisations such as Project Seagrass, the Marine Conservation Society, Seagrass Network Cymru, Wales Environment Link, and WWF Cymru to advocate for its protection and …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
… action plan for seagrass for Wales. That's a consortium of all sorts of different partners from Project Seagrass—Swansea University, Bangor University are part of that, the Port of Milford Haven are part of it, and WWF …
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Halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030 - evidence session with academics
… marine environment perspective, that is absolutely critical. Recent analysis that we've done within Swansea University and Project Seagrass shows that all of the highest recorded nitrate levels ever in the Cleddau tributaries into Milford Haven waterway, the …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: A sustainable Welsh marine environment
… have going forward. But I am pleased that we've been able to award the funding to Project Seagrass through the nature networks fund. It is an important step towards our seagrass restoration in Wales, and …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: A sustainable Welsh marine environment
… that bring huge benefits to people and nature. Just look at the work that's been done by Project Seagrass, funded through the coastal capacity building fund. Their work engages the local community, it upskills young people, and …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Priorities for climate change and rural affairs
… yet a square metre of seagrass captures triple the amount of the equivalent from a rainforest. We have Project Seagrass in Wales, but we should be investing more in making such projects bigger. Progress could also be made …
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Business Statement and Announcement
… has some of the world's leading seagrass scientists, and through the work of organisations such as the Project Seagrass and WWF Cymru, there are large numbers of dedicated volunteers who are prepared to help in collecting and …
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… the Anglesey Sea Zoo, who works really hard on this seagrass restoration on a voluntary basis. So, currently, Project Seagrass chair the group, but they need increased and continued funding to keep this momentum going. So, will you …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Biodiversity and the nature emergency - evidence session 2
… name is Richard Unsworth. I'm associate professor at Swansea University and also chief scientific officer at Project Seagrass, and my background is marine ecology and restoration …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Blue carbon habitats
… sum up, though, briefly: let's develop that national blue carbon recovery plan and work to expand Project Seagrass, bringing the benefits to all parts of Wales and especially the Vale of Clwyd. Thank you …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Blue carbon habitats
… and therefore political energy, which is why projects like the pioneering Welsh seagrass nursery in Pendine are vital. Project Seagrass's restoration project at Porthdinllaen on the Llŷn peninsula is already a big success story. Developing a large …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Blue carbon habitats
… rainforest, and 10 times the amount from grassland. So, clearly, we need to build on the success of project seagrass. It is considered that salt marshes in estuaries with high suspended sediment loads in the water column, such …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
… the same as the next, so we are working with Governments to bring those opportunities together. Within Project Seagrass, we were actually also fortunate to link up with NRW and bring in some fantastic capital expenditure into our …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
… the Great Big Green Week, you'll be pleased to know that I rightly praised the work of Project Seagrass. Elsewhere, in my own constituency, I have been undertaking discussions with Professor Chris Baines, who has rightly outlined …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 4: blue carbon and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
… the Marine Conservation Society; and Dr Richard Unsworth, associate professor in marine biology, Swansea University and director of Project Seagrass. I welcome all of you. We'll go straight into questions, and we'll start with Janet Finch …