Forests, fisheries and water

Joanne Sherwood Head of Natural Resources

The work we do

Our purpose is: to ensure that the natural resources of Wales are sustainably maintained, used and enhanced, now and in the future

The work we do

•  over 2,000 staff; •  an operating budget of £180 million •  manage 7% of the land area of Wales

Integrated Natural Resource Management

‘Historic approaches to managing natural resources – reactively, policy by policy, separating environmental, economic and social issues - have not succeeded in meeting the long term challenges.

The problem is not unique to Wales; however Wales has a unique opportunity to address this issue.’

Alun Davies AM Minister for Natural Resources and Food

National Natural Resources Policy Marine Plan

Town & Country Planning, development management

National Park &

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Managem

ent Plans

Glastir

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Flood Strategy

FDPs

SAC

Plans

RB

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Single Voice, integrated planning & regulation

Integrated Coastal Zone management

The emerging policy landscape in Wales

UK Policy

Marine Plan Marine Plan

Local D

evelopment

Plans

Single Delivery

Plans

Area Marine Resource Plans

Area Based Natural Resource Plans

Strategic Development Plans

Integrated Coastal Zone management

Permitting, Licensing, Regulation

Long-Term Welsh Government Outcomes

UK Policy EU Policy & Programmes

Marine planning and licensing

UK Policy

Marine Plan

State of natural resources report

National Development Framework

Ecosystem approach in practice Natural resource management

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Multifunctional benefits

Sustainable development

The Ecosystem Approach

Natural Resource Management B

ro/ Place Concept

Process

Spatial expression

Outcomes

Long term national outcome

Green Infrastructure

What are we doing?

Advising: •  Development of WG policies using our knowledge and

experience of what can work in practice •  Ensuring that the developing approach is evidence based Responding: •  Developing an integrated approach to management for our

key internal plans and processes •  Ensuring that we tackle issues following an integrated

approach for example: –  Inland Fisheries Agenda for Change –  Our implementation of Sustainable Forest Management

Three area based trials at a catchment-scale

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What today is all about

Bringing that integrated approach to inland fisheries and forestry starting with two issues: •  Reviewing the use of cypermethrin on the Welsh

Government Woodland Estate •  Managing forests in acid sensitive areas The day ahead: •  Introduction to - inland fisheries agenda for change and

sustainable forest management •  Three presentations from those with clear interests •  What is underway to tackle the issues •  question and answer / workshop sessions •  We want to continue this dialogue

Thank you for listening Thank you for listening

Sustainable Inland Fisheries

Jennifer Dack Conservation and Fisheries Strategy

Manager

Sustainable Inland Fisheries

Fish are a key component of our freshwater ecosystems and an important natural resource •  Freshwater fisheries and their supporting ecosystems are of

great importance to the •  Social •  Economic and •  Environmental well-being of Wales

The work we do

Our duty is to maintain, improve and develop fisheries •  Welsh Ministers are responsible for inland fisheries in Wales

but discharge this function through the work of Natural Resources Wales

•  This achieved by: •  Implementation of legislation •  Externally funded work based on actions agreed with Welsh

Government

Agenda for Change

Our approach for agreeing the strategic direction for the future management of inland fisheries in Wales. •  actions by a wide range of stakeholders not just those

traditionally with a fisheries interest. • ideas and evidence for change, through conversations with partners and co-deliverers • co-produce action plans that cover all the pressures on fisheries.

Sustainable Forest Management in Wales

Michelle van-Velzen Senior Sustainable Forest Management and

Environment Manager

Sustainable Forest Management Framework

‘…. the stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way, and at a rate, that maintains their biodiversity, productivity, regeneration capacity, vitality and their potential to fulfil, now and in the future, relevant ecological, economic and social functions, at local, national and global levels, and that does not cause damage to other ecosystems….’

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Why manage woodland?

1993 Helsinki - Second Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE now Forest Europe) ‘…. the stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way, and at a rate, that maintains their biodiversity, productivity, regeneration capacity, vitality and their potential to fulfil, now and in the future, relevant ecological, economic and social functions, at local, national and global levels, and that does not cause damage to other ecosystems….’

1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development – the ‘Earth Summit’. First government commitments to Sustainable Forest Management with non-legally binding Statement of Forest Principles

National forest stewardship standards

UK Government’s standard for Sustainable

Forest Management

(Non Governmental) International forest

certification schemes

Forest Stewardship Council Est. 1993

Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Est. 1999

UK Woodland Assurance Standard 1st edition 1999 (3rd edition 2012)

UK Forestry Standard and Guidelines for:

Water, Soil, Biodiversity, People, Landscape,

Historic Environment, Climate Change,

Woodlands for Wales Welsh Government’s forestry

strategy Published 2001, revised and updated 2009

Used for voluntary certification of woodlands, enabling timber to be marketed as coming from sustainably managed woodlands. •  WGWE since 1999.

•  Provides basis for Regulation of all woodlands,

•  Technical standards for location, design and management

UN Framework Convention on

Biodiversity

EU Directives and conventions e.g.

Habitats Directives

Wales Commitments adopted from

Climate Change Commission e.g woodland

creation

Wales policy commitments on biodiversity

and the ecosystem approach

NRW duties, power & functions relating to delivery of the above:

Wales Tree Health

Strategies

UN Framework Convention on

Climate Change

UK Commitments adopted from Climate Change Commission

UK legal and policy commitments on biodiversity and the ecosystem

approach

Transposed UK regulations to

deliver EU directives

Other UK legislation

i.e Forestry

Act

UK Woodland Carbon Code

2013

Promote interests of forestry: •  Afforestation •  Production & supply of timber •  Establishment & maintenance

adequate reserves of growing trees

•  ‘Balancing duty’ under Forestry Act

Regulatory: •  Felling licence regime •  Environmental Impact

Assessment (forestry) •  Tree health

Management of the Welsh Government Woodland Estate

(WGWE) •  Acquire & dispose of land •  Grants •  Trade (eg timber) •  Joint commercial ventures eg for

recreation •  Development of Renewable

Energy projects

NRW Activities / Programmes sponsored by WG through Corporate Plan & Remit Letter for example: •  ‘Plant!’ scheme •  Support to WG for Glastir

Woodland Grants •  Education •  Apprenticeships

RDP 14-20 & Glastir •  Development & delivery of

woodland management, woodland creation and tree health elements

•  ‘forestry authority’ role for forest management plans

UK Forestry Standard and Guidelines

Welsh Government forest policy

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WG policy position: water & soils

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Our delivery

On WGWE: •  Forest Resource Plans •  Water management plan •  Peat restoration •  Reducing chemical usage

With others: •  Regulatory role •  Glastir •  Opportunity mapping

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