Forestry Commission Wales
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| Formed | 1 April 2013 |
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| Jurisdiction | Welsh Government |
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Tŷ Cambria, Newport Road, Cardiff 51°29′04″N 3°10′02″W / 51.4845°N 3.1671°WCoordinates: 51°29′04″N 3°10′02″W / 51.4845°N 3.1671°W |
| Employees | 1,900 |
| Annual budget | £180 million GBP |
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| Website | naturalresources |
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Natural Resources Wales is responsible for environmental protection & regulation and the maintenance of natural resources throughout Wales
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Natural Resources Wales (Welsh: Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru) is a Welsh Government sponsored body, which became operational from 1 April 2013, when it took over the management of the natural resources of Wales. It was formed from a merger of the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales, and the Forestry Commission Wales, and also assumes some other roles formerly taken by Welsh Government.
NRW’s purpose is to "pursue sustainable management of natural resources” and “apply the principles of sustainable management of natural resources” as stated in the Environment (Wales) Act 2016.
NRW receives a Remit Letter at the start of each financial year setting out what the Welsh Government wants it to achieve during that year.
Its main responsibilities are:
NRW is responsible for more than 40 different types of regulatory regime across a wide range of activities.
Some examples are:
For most of these activities, NRW grants permits, undertakes compliance assessment and, where necessary, takes formal enforcement action.
The Environment (Wales) Act 2016 requires NRW to prepare and publish a State of Natural Resources Report (SoNaRR).
SoNaRR assesses the current state of natural resources in Wales and whether they’re being sustainably managed. It informs the Welsh Government’s Natural Resources Policy to set priorities for action at the national level.
SoNaRR also looks at how pressures on Wales’ natural resources are resulting in risks and threats to long-term social, cultural, environmental and economic well-being as set out in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
NRW will produce a new report every five years.
The Natural Resources Policy sets the context for Area Statements produced by NRW, which will deliver the national priorities at a local level. The Area Statements will specify priorities, risks and opportunities for sustainable management of natural resources and how NRW proposes to address them.
The evidence in SoNaRR will also be used to inform the well-being assessments being prepared by Public Service Boards (PSB) as part of the requirements of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. NRW is a statutory member of each PSB. Statutory members are collectively responsible for fulfilling the PSB’s statutory duties in relation to, for example, publishing a well-being assessment, a well-being plan and preparing an annual progress report.
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