Category Archives: Wales
Natural Resources Wales is launched
Today marks the official launch of a new body to manage the natural environment in Wales. Natural Resources Wales brings together three previously separate organisations – Forestry Commission Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Environment Agency Wales – … Continue reading
Badger cull: licences reissued by Natural England
In 2011, it was announced that a badger cull would be implemented to attempt to curb the spread of bovine tuberculosis. Licences were issued last summer, with culls initially scheduled to take place last autumn. Due to the combination of … Continue reading
Is this 'Bird Armageddon'?
Since 1966 UK bird population has decline by 44 million which amounts to just under a million birds a year (over 45 years), which is dismal November news indeed. Yesterday the RSPB published their most extensive survey of the UK’s … Continue reading
Welsh Environment Minister announces programme of badger vaccination
Welsh Environment Minister John Griffiths yesterday launched the Welsh Government’s Strategic Framework for Bovine TB Eradication, which outlined a programme of badger vaccination to be introduced in the Intensive Action Area. The Minister said the decision to pursue vaccination as … Continue reading
Consultations launched on major proposals for Wales’ environmental policy
The Welsh government is seeking opinions on two major new proposals for the future of Wales’ environmental policy. Following the announcement of Welsh Environment Minister John Griffiths in November last year proposing the development of a single body to replace … Continue reading
Welsh Universities Lead in Climate Change Research and Innovation
This week the Welsh Government held a climate change and sustainability exhibition hosted by Professor Noel Lloyd, Chair of Higher Education Wales and John Griffiths AM, Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development. The exhibition showcased the work of Wales’ … Continue reading
Badger cull on hold in Wales as Government awaits an independent review
The Welsh Government announced earlier this week that plans for a controversial cull of badgers in north Pembrokeshire would be put on hold whilst Ministers await the outcome of a science review. Professor John Harries, Chief Scientific Advisor to the … Continue reading
Energy debates in Wales
Welsh Labour’s First Minister, Carwyn Jones, is set to ask the UK government to devolve powers to Welsh government when it comes to decisions over clean energy projects in Wales. After a series of public campaigns against the National Grid … Continue reading
BES at the National Assembly for Wales
The British Ecological Society’s Policy Team attended a meeting at the building of the National Assembly for Wales on Tuesday, for a day of presentations from academics working in applied research across the country. The event, ‘Science at the Assembly, … Continue reading
Ministerial Posts Announced in Wales and Scotland
Following last week’s elections in the devolved administrations, the Welsh and Scottish Governments have today announced details of their respective cabinets. Wales John Griffiths AM becomes the Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, taking over from Jane Davidson AM, … Continue reading