Welcome to Wales Environment Link

Wales Environment Link (WEL) is a co-ordinating and facilitating body. It unites in a network a diverse range of environmental and countryside organisations, in their efforts to work for a better quality environment for Wales. Our 27 member organisations include some of the most dynamic, innovative and practical non-governmental organisations who, in turn, represent 245,000 subscribing members in Wales. See Our Members page.

WEL was not set up to undertake practical projects on the ground, its purpose is to support its member organisations to do this by ensuring they are kept up to date with political and policy developments, and by helping to present the collective views of its members to government and other bodies.

As an umbrella body WEL helps represent the shared interests of its member organisations. It does not seek a public profile, its role is to support the many exciting and varied environmental organisations already working in Wales, to help them achieve their collective aims. WEL does this by facilitating collaborative working amongst its members and with like minded partner organisations; and by presenting their opinions to government and key decision makers in Wales. As well as being the main co-ordinating body for the major voluntary organisations in the environmental field in Wales, WEL also provides a range of information services for our members.

The Cross Party Group for Biodiversity is an initiative of the Biodiversity and Advocacy Working Groups and is supported by WEL staff

WEL is …

• a mechanism and framework which enables its members to work together to achieve collective goals
• an advocate of the memberships’ collective views and a voice for the environment movement in Wales
• a route of communication and dialogue between members and government
• a facilitator for the representation of a diverse range of organisations on governmental and other national fora
• an information provider