{"id":829294,"date":"2026-03-16T09:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/829294\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:39:14","slug":"nature-estate-cymru-launches-to-protect-wales-land-and-climate-welsh-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/829294\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Estate Cymru launches to protect Wales’ land and climate | Welsh Government"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wales’ major landowners are uniting for the first time to tackle the climate and nature emergencies, with the new group set up to drive tree planting and meet targets to protect 30% of land for nature by 2030.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nature Estate Cymru, convened by the Deputy First Minister, brings together organisations responsible for significant areas of Welsh land \u2014 including Natural Resources Wales, the three national park authorities, the National Trust, RSPB, D\u0175r Cymru, and others \u2014 to collaborate on delivering real environmental change at scale.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new group will initially focus on tree planting targets and progress towards protecting 30% of Wales’ land, fresh water and sea for nature by 2030. It will also tackle water quality, invasive species, wildfire risk, and public access to nature.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Members will trial and test innovative approaches to land management, sharing evidence and best practice to overcome barriers that individual organisations cannot address alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The creation of Nature Estate Cymru comes following the passage of the landmark Environmental (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill, which will set legally binding targets for nature recovery. The Group will help Wales achieve the aims of the new law.<\/p>\n

Chaired by Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, the group held its first meeting at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on 12 March.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said:<\/p>\n

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For the first time, we\u2019re bringing together major landowners in Wales to drive action to protect nature and tackle the climate emergency. Together, our task if clear \u2013 we must plant more trees and protect more land for nature. After the recent passage of our new environment law, creating Nature Estate Cymru is part of a new chapter of action and ambition.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Another landmark moment in delivering the 30by30 target is the announcement of the first Naturfa site in Wales. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

The Deputy First Minister also visited one of the four first Naturfa sites in Wales – at Cwm Colhuw, near Llantwit Major. Together with protected sites,\u202fNaturfa\u202fsites will form a resilient ecological network across Wales, benefitting nature for everyone and contributing to 30by30. \u00a0<\/p>\n

In the first pilot phase of the programme, twelve sites were assessed for Naturfa status, four have been recommended for Full\u202fNaturfa\u202fStatus and will become the first recognised Naturfa\u202fsites in Wales. Alongside Cwm\u202fColhuw, these are Bryn Tip, Neath Port Talbot,\u202fMandinam, Carmarthenshire, and \u00a0The Slash Pond Community Nature Reserve, Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire. Gilfach, Carmarthenshire and The Grange Project, Monmouthshire have been recommended for progression along the\u202fNaturfa\u202fPathway.<\/p>\n

The Deputy First Minister concluded:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s been excellent to see the work taking place at one of\u202fWales’\u202ffirst\u202fNaturfa\u202fsites.\u202f<\/p>\n

These special places are a testament to the care and dedication given by people working on the ground \u2013 securing a legacy for the next generation.\u202f<\/p>\n

Nature can only\u202fthrive where habitats are\u202fresilient protected\u202fand effectively\u202fmanaged- and this visit was a powerful reminder of\u202fwhat\u2019s\u202fpossible when we commit to that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wales’ major landowners are uniting for the first time to tackle the climate and nature emergencies, with the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5010],"tags":[52240,72720,61835,5033,4675,88665,748,1146,238124,28489,112545,42113,4923,4884,10435,5026,6096,729,238123,32592,16,15,1764,12497],"class_list":["post-829294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wales","tag-affairs","tag-alongside","tag-another","tag-bill","tag-biodiversity","tag-botanic","tag-britain","tag-carmarthenshire","tag-colhuw","tag-cymru","tag-deputy","tag-estate","tag-first","tag-great-britain","tag-march","tag-minister","tag-national","tag-nature","tag-naturfa","tag-together","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wales","tag-welsh"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116238192895839738","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}