Documents & Publications

Below you will find links to documents, publications, consultation responses and press releases published by WEL and the UK Joint Links. For documents and publications produced by our member organisations, please go to their individual websites accessible via our Our Members page. 

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WEL CONSULTATION RESPONSES

Welsh Government Consultations

• Natural Resources Wales - Proposed Arrangements for Establishing and Directing a New Body for the Management of Wales’ Natural Resources - (May 2012)
• Revision of Chapter 7 of Planning Policy Wales – Supporting the Economy - (Mar 2012)
• Towards a Welsh Planning Act: Ensuring the Planning System Delivers - (Feb 2012)
• A Strategic Monitoring Framework for the Planning System - (Jan 2012)
• Improving the Planning Appeals Process - (Nov 2011)
• Management proposals for Horse Mussel (Modiolus modiolus) reefs off the North Wales coast - (Nov 2011)
• Realising the potential of pre-application discussions - (Sep 2011)
• Compulsory Good Agricultural Environmental Condition (GAEC) standard to introduce buffer zones alongside water courses to tackle water pollution from agriculture - (Sep 2011)
• Local Area Summary Statistics - (Aug 2011)
• Sustainable Development for Welsh Seas: Our Approach to Marine Planning in Wales - (May 2011)
  
• A Living Wales - (Dec 2010)
  
• Marine Licensing - (Dec 2010)
  
• Planning for Renewable Energy - (Oct 2010)
• Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management: Development of a National Strategy for Wales - (Oct 2010)
• WAG Proposals for Future Sea Fisheries Stakeholder Input Framework for Wales - (Feb 2010)
• Protecting Welsh Seas: A draft strategy for marine protected areas in Wales - (Dec 2009)
• National Transport Plan - (Oct 2009)
• Climate Change Strategy: Programme of Action - (Oct 2009)
• TAN 22 - (Jul 2009)
• Draft Flood and Water Management Bill - (Jul 2009)
  
• Strategic Position Statement on Water - (Feb 2009)
• Climate Change Strategy - (Feb 2009)
• Sustainable Development Scheme for Wales: One Wales, One Planet - (Feb 2009)  

National Assembly for Wales Consultations

• Inquiry into Glastir - (May 2012) - Environment and Sustainability Committee
• Common Fisheries Policy Reform Inquiry - (Oct 2011) - Common Fisheries Policy Task & Finish Group
• Environmental Delivery Options - (Mar 2011) - Sustainability Committee
  
• Biodiversity - (Sep 2010) - Sustainability Committee
• Rural Tourism - (Sep 2010) - Rural Development Sub-Committee
• Planning in Wales - (Jun 2010) - Sustainability Committee
• Environment Strategy Action Plan - (May 2010) - Sustainability Committee
• Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy - (Apr 2010) - Rural Development Sub-Committee
• Glastir Inquiry - (Feb 2010) - Rural Development Sub-Committee
• Generating Jobs in the Green Economy - (Dec 2009) - Enterprise and Learning Committee
• Future of Rail Infrastructure in Wales - (Nov 2009) - Enterprise and Learning Committee
• Draft Flooding and Water Management Bill - (Jun 2009) - Sustainability Committee  

UK Government Consultations

• National Policy Statements for Energy - (Feb 2010) - DECC consultation
   

  
  

Other Consultations

• First Steps - (Feb 2010) - Forestry Commission Wales consultation
  
• Environment Agency Corporate Strategy 2010-2015 - (July 2009) - Environment Agency consultation
  
• River Basin Planning - (June 2009) - Environment Agency consultation 
   

WEL POLICY STATEMENTS AND BRIEFING PAPERS

• WEL Position Statement on Shale Gas - (Jan 2012)
• Minority Report on Glastir Review Recommendations - (Mar 2011)
• Environmental Governance Statement - (Feb 2011)
  
• Glastir Briefing - (Nov 2010)
• WEL Manifesto: Policy Priorities for Wales 2011-2015 - (Sep 2010)
• Investing in Nature's Capital: WEL Biodiversity Priorities - (Aug 2010)
• WEL Contribution to the Development of the Natural Environment Framework - (Aug 2010)
• WEL Policy Update on Options for Tidal Power in the Severn Estuary - (Jul 2010)
• Tackling Climate Change: Transport and the Economy - (Sep 2009)
• Tackling the Causes of Climate Change - (Jun 2009)

WEL PRESS RELEASES

• Competition winner joins Wales Environment Link at Newport Wetlands - (Feb 2012)
• More resources needed to protect Welsh seas for the future - (Nov 2011)
• Promoting sustainable marine management at the Royal Welsh Show - (Jul 2011)
• World Oceans Day: A day to celebrate Wales' sensational seas - (Jun 2011)
• Environment NGOs cautiously welcome Glastir Review Recommendations - (Mar 2011)
  
• Marine Matters: the UK Marine Policy Statement makes a splash - (Mar 2011)
  
• Time to Act on the Marine Act - (Nov 2010)
• Wales leads global climate ambition - (Oct 2010)
• Cross Party Group launched to tackle biodiversity loss - (May 2010)
• Environmentalists' plea to Elin Jones - (Jan 2010)
  
• Celebrate Our Seas - A Marine Act to better protect our Marine Life - (Nov 2009)
• Let's talk about the environment - (Nov 2009)

JOINT LINK PUBLICATIONS

• Crunch Time for CAP: Choosing the right tools for a richer countryside - (Nov 2011) - Joint Link policy paper
• Draft UK Marine Policy Statement - (Oct 2010) - Joint Link response to UK consultation
  
• Pre-consultation on the Draft UK Marine Policy Statement: A paper for discussion - (May 2010) - Joint Link response to UK consultation
• Marine Strategy Framework Directive - (Jan 2010) - Joint Link response to UK consultation
  
   

GENERAL INFORMATION

• In Touch with Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (eNGOs) in Wales - (Nov 2011)
• A brief introduction to the Wales Environment Link (WEL) Network - (April 2012)
• Information Pack - (Mar 2012)
• Constitution of Wales Environment Link - (Jul 2004)