Firewood survey update- surveys are now ready to distribute in your community!

Hi All, Here is an update on the firewood survey, the survey is ready and currently being circulated by myself and others in a number of areas of North and South Wales.

The survey is now available in both a paper copy and online format and is available to download here:

Firewood survey online [...]

SEB consultation response submitted

Today is the deadline for submission of responses to the Government’s proposals for a new Single Environment Body for Wales. The final submission on behalf of LlyG members has just gone in and is available as LLyG SEB consultation response. The responses to the main questions went in last week – this is the [...]

LlyG Firewood survey update- we need your help!

Here is an update on the firewood survey, from Kirsten Hails- I have secured the help of four groups so far but could really do with a couple more to have a big enough sample.  I am asking groups to do a door to door survey of around 200 which should take no more [...]

Single Environment Body public consultation

NEW briefing document DRAFT LlyG SEB response v2 – Please read and contribute your ideas to this important consultation.

A MANIFESTO FOR THE FORESTS OF WALES

The woodlands and forests of Wales play a crucial role in sustaining our communities, our economy and our environment. Communities across Wales want to play a greater role in managing our woodlands to meet and develop basic needs and wellbeing. This Manifesto brings together these roles in a way that reflects the aspirations, principles and [...]

National Well being survey releases

On 28 February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Measuring National Well-being Programme published three releases (see links below).

Initial findings from the consultation on proposed domains and measures of national well-being

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/wellbeing/measuring-national-well-being/summary-of-responses-to-the-measuring-national-well-being-consultation/initial-findings-from-the-consultation-on-proposed-domains-and-measures-of-national-well-being.html

Analysis of experimental subjective well-being data from the Annual Population Survey, April to September 2011 http://ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/wellbeing/measuring-subjective-wellbeing-in-the-uk/analysis-of-experimental-subjective-well-being-data-from-the-annual-population-survey–april—september-2011/index.html

Our Relationships Article http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/wellbeing/measuring-national-well-being/our-relationships/artourrelationships.html

National [...]

2012 AGM – Living Wales presentation

Clive Thomas from FCW gave the attached presentation on the single environment body and Living Wales. You may find this useful when responding to the SEB consultation (see Natural Resorces Wales).

Living Wales presentation – LYG

Our thanks to all presenters and participants at the AGM.

 

 

BBC focus on Llais y Goedwig

Llais y Goedwig on the radio!

The programme is called Country Focus and aired at 7 o’clock on Sunday 4th March. You were probably all up and in the woods by that time so here’s the link below…

Mid-way through the timeline is a feature on Llais y Goedwig covering one of our member [...]

Putting Sustainable Development at the heart of Welsh Government

Sustainable Development (SD) can, and should, become a central coordinating mechanism through which all Welsh Government (WG) policy, strategy and frameworks flow. We are not talking about a light touch, or something which simply presents business as usual in a different way, but coordination and enforcement via a policy team sat at the right [...]

LlyG on the radio

On Sunday 04 March Troserch woodlands and LlyG were featured in a radio article for Country Focus. The theme was ‘participation’ and covered current Welsh Government initiatives concerning the environment.  You can listed to the programme at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b01cz493 (article about 17 minutes into the programme). Tell us what you think.