CYMRU FYW: A LIVING WALES A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR OUR

ENVIRONMENT,OUR COUNTRYSIDE AND OUR SEAS

CONTEXT

• Our system for planning and managing land use has its roots in the post War settlement in the 1940`s

• It introduced separate systems for land management (Agriculture Act 1947), land use planning (Town and Country Planning Act 1947) and conservation (National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949)

• The NPAC 1949 introduced separate systems for the management of nature conservation and countryside (including landscape)

• Marine not mentioned

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FRAMEWORK

• Sets out the case for a new framework to ensure • Integrated planning and management of the environment• Integration of environmental objectives with economic and

social well being

What will change?

• Management of whole system• Integrated management of the environment• Clear set of national priorities• Local priorities in a sustainable development

framework• Refocus on positive action rather than reactive action• Fully reflect true long term value of ecosystems and

their services in decision making (IUCN ecosystems approach)

Five workstreams to develop the framework:

• Building the evidence base

• Valuing ecosystems

• Refreshing Regulatory and Management Approaches

• Refreshing Partnership Mechanisms

• Refreshing Institutional Arrangements

DO WE START FROM HERE?

ECONOMIC WELLBEING

STATE OF ENVIRONMENT

- Habitat fragmentation

- Habitat loss

- Over exploitation

- Invasive species

- Pollution

- Climate change

SOCIAL WELLBEING

PRESSURES

- Demographic change

- Energy supply/security

- Food security

- Globalisation

LEVERS

- CAP

- CFP

- Territorial Cohesion

- Wales Spatial Plan

- Marine Spatial Plan

- Water Framework

Directive

- Glastir

- Rural Development Plan

- Community Strategies

- Local Development Plans

- NP/AONB Management

Plans

- Wales Fisheries Strategy

TOOLS

- Legislation eg. Habitat

Regulations

- Designations

- Town and Country

Planning

- Other Consents

Processes

- Management

Agreements

- Experimental Powers

- Grant Aid

- SEA/HRA

- Valuation?

OUTCOMES

- National

- Regional

- Local

OR HERE?

WALES: POLICY ARCHITECTUREEuropean Union- Common Fisheries Policy

- Common Agricultural Policy

- Territorial Cohesion

UK Government- National Policy Statements

- Marine Policy Statements

- Energy Policy

One Wales – Programme for Government

One Wales: One Planet. (WAG – SDS)

Wales Spatial Plan

Marine Spatial PlanStrategic sustainable management of land and water

Community Strategies

Sectoral Plans and Programmes

Local Development Plans

Welsh Assembly Government: Economic Renewal; Rural Development Programme; National Infrastructure Plan; Wales Transport Strategy; Energy Strategy; Waste Strategy; Climate Change Strategy; Wales Environment Strategy; Natural Environment Framework – A Living Wales; other sectoral plans for Health, Education, Sport, Social Care, etc

Regulatory mechanisms and toolsExamples include legislation relating to Town & Country Planning; Water Framework Directive; Habitat &

Species Directives; Air Quality; Fisheries; etc

Management of Wales’ natural environmental assets

JOINED UP GOVERNMENT (NATIONAL)

WALES RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

ECONOMIC RENEWAL PROGRAMME

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

PLAN

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FRAMEWORK

Statutory Wales Spatial Plan

Marine Spatial Plan

Community Strategy

National Park and AONB Management Plans

Local Development Plan

NATIONAL AND REGIONAL

LOCAL

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE:

BENEFITS AND OUTCOMES

Decisions

EcosystemsInstitutions

Values Services

IncentivesActions and

scenarios

Information Biophysical models

Economic and cultural models

INTEGRATING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN DECISION MAKING