Welsh Fishermen’s Association manifesto WFA-CPC campaign ‘Sea Our Future’ Ahead of the Senedd election on the 6th May, the WFA has published its vision document, Sea Our Future, explaining who, what and how the WFA and its constituent fishermen’s associations work with fisheries managers, nature conservation bodies and others to aim for sustainable and profitable fisheries. […]

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There have been an increasing number of articles on the idea that ‘recycling’ is the ultimate example of ‘greenwashing’, which is really having little or no effect on reducing our overall use of plastics in particular. Beyond Recycling, a consultation report sets out how Wales sees a route to significant reductions in waste and carbon. […]

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Guardian: River pollution leads to Welsh demand for halt to intensive chicken farms ‘Pea soup’ algal blooms in River Wye cited as example of damage to habitats as coalition calls for moratorium on planning permission. As rivers in Wales deteriorate and fill with pollution, a coalition of groups has called for a moratorium on planning approval for […]

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Under the Marine and Coastal Access Act (MCAA), we must produce a Marine Plan. Welsh Ministers are the planning authority for the Welsh: inshore region (out to 12 nautical miles) offshore region (12 to 200 nautical miles) The Welsh National Marine Plan (WNMP) contains contain plans and policies which will: support our vision for clean, healthy, safe and diverse […]

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Judge calls for a ‘science based approach’ from Defra and highlights weakness of process  (continue) PestSmart – Welsh Water Project to prevent pesticide pollution rolled out across Wales (continue) Farmers Weekly: The ban on metaldehyde slug pellets is being overturned after the High Court in London agreed with a challenge on the legality of the […]

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Welsh Water’s pesticide disposal scheme achieves 100% approval rate  Trial collected over 1,600 kgs of pesticides and herbicides Free and confidential disposal scheme was offered to targeted rural areas across Wales 100% of participants said they would recommend the scheme Welsh Water’s free and confidential pesticide disposal scheme has been hailed a success after it […]

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Welsh joins the trend to commit to 100% renewable energy (continue) 100 multinationals commit to 100 per cent renewable power   BusinessGreen RE100 initiative celebrates milestone with confirmation that Blue Chip firms are on track to create demand for renewable power equivalent to the total electricity demand of Poland. The RE100 initiative has confirmed that over […]

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