2 November 2026 , Legislation Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
… the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) ( Wales ) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, we have the letter from Wales Environment Link , dated 28 October. Wales Environment Link has written about these regulations, raising concerns about the explanation for the breach … public document. Do Members wish to seek clarification from the Cabinet Minister about the concerns raised by Wales Environment Link …
26 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… that targets do have a role to play in helping to protect and restore biodiversity. Now, Wales Environment Link sent you and the First Minister a letter last week stating that the scale and pace of action needed … address the nature crisis are simply not in place. Now, I and others agree with Wales Environment Link that Wales , as one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, needs to lead the way on setting …
2 November 2026 , Legislation Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
… environmental concerns around this change in the regulations and, from the evidence provided in the letter from Wales Environment Link , it gives the impression that the Minister's hiding behind process, when actually that process was completed …
7 February 2023 , Plenary
& 6. The general principles of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill
… financial support. Given my first point, ironically, it's a bit like the chicken and the egg. Wales Environment Link and others argue that, without a deadline on basic payments, we cannot successfully transition to the sustainability scheme … access to green and blue, in the case of our waterways and spaces. So, I wholly support Wales Environment Link 's proposal to strengthen these provisions in the Bill. 'This land is your land', the song goes, but …
25 November 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 - Farming Unions
… the improvement in water quality is certainly not there. Now, going to the assertions of the Wales Environment Link in terms of it putting areas at a disadvantage, let’s be clear: the evidence, as I said earlier … impact then of sanctions upon that business. So, I do not accept, really, the assertion that the Wales Environment Link have made and I think it’s unfair, really, the understanding that they’ve had. I’ll just …
4 March 2026 , Plenary
90-second Statements
… 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 restoration. Though modest in appearance, seagrass is one of our oceans …
24 February 2026 , Plenary
Debate: Stage 4 of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill
… the amendments to the Bill. I'd also like to thank Friends of the Earth Cymru and Wales Environment Link for their assistance with our amendments. Now, this is a Bill, of course, on the power to correct …
10 February 2026 , Plenary
Group 11: Meaning of ‘public authority’ (Amendment 52)
… committee team, the Commission, the Government team and the environmental groups that we've been working with— Wales Environment Link and Friends of the Earth Cymru in particular—and could I thank Niamh Salkeld and Lewis Owen …
21 January 2026 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
… going out to all of these organisations, but we do work closely at a collaborative level with Wales Environment Link and other environmental organisations. I think that a number of them are coming to our event on Nature …
11 December 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 13: Biodiversity targets: targets under new section 6B of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendments 133, 134, 20, 135, 52, 65A, 65, 136, 137, 53, 1, 138, 139, 140, 66, 54, 21, 67, 2)
… slow in bringing forward this legislation. He's actually echoing some of my comments earlier. As the Wales Environment Link put it in their evidence: 'The Bill currently requires targets to be set within 36 months of Royal …
11 December 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 13: Biodiversity targets: targets under new section 6B of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendments 133, 134, 20, 135, 52, 65A, 65, 136, 137, 53, 1, 138, 139, 140, 66, 54, 21, 67, 2)
… heard very strong evidence that this time frame is too long, and we've heard it from Wales Environment Link and RSPB Cymru. The Royal Society of Chemistry highlighted that targets were set for England within 13 months …
11 December 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 1: Environmental objective (Amendment 165)
… some of them as well: the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the Green Alliance, WWF, Wales Environment Link , Healthier Cymru, amongst others. Contrary to what we have heard in the past, I don't think …
20 November 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
… recent 30x30 progress report suggests that Wales is projected to miss the global target by some way. Wales Environment Link has called for an investment of £438 million a year to restore nature in line with global targets …
11 November 2025 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill. and the financial resolution in respect of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill
… pleased to meet with a number of organisations, like Delyth has met—the Green Alliance, the RSPB, Wales Environment Link and Plantlife—where we discussed the Bill. They said how much they welcome the Bill, and were very …
11 November 2025 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill. and the financial resolution in respect of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill
… what we will be pushing for, and I'd like to put on record my thanks to Wales Environment Link , the Green Alliance, RSPB, WWF, Friends of the Earth Cymru, all those groups who are seeking to make …
11 November 2025 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill. and the financial resolution in respect of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill
… target of reversing the loss of nature by 2030 and its clear recovery by 2050? As the Wales Environment Link highlighted, the three-year time frame for laying regulations, setting the first suite of targets, means that targets …
1 October 2025 , Plenary
Short Debate: Eager about beavers: Downstreaming the managed reintroduction of beavers in Wales
… take this opportunity to thank Joyce Watson MS, who is the dedicated species champion, nominated by Wales Environment Link for the European beaver, for her continued momentum and passion, which, I've got to say, has been vital …
18 September 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay. Just on monitoring, Wales Environment Link suggested adding a monitoring duty on Welsh Ministers that would be comparable to the duty on the Secretary of State in the UK Environment Act. Is that something you considered, and …
9 July 2025 , Plenary
Short Debate: Should the Welsh Government prohibit bottom trawling in Wales?
… the evidence our own climate committee here presented in our report on progress towards the 30x30 target. Wales Environment Link , WWF Cymru and the Marine Conservation Society highlighted that we have been waiting over a decade for new …
29 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
… well. It really works. I think probably one of the most powerful innovations that the WEL—the Wales Environment Link —have done is to actually identify individual Members and say, 'That's your species—champion and protect them …