Natural Environment Framework

'Living Wales'

The Welsh Government has launched a new approach to Biodiversity and Nature Conservation - the Natural Environment Framework (NEF). The NEF will define how biodiversity outcomes can be achieved under the central organising principle of sustainable development. The NEF will draw on principles contained in the Wales Environment Strategy, Biodiversity Framework and the ecosystems services approach and aims to add context to existing legislation. A public consultation has taken place and the NEF framework is being further developed. For more details, visit the following link:

• Welsh Government - Living Wales
• Natural Resources Wales
• An Introduction to natural environment policy in Wales and a comparison with natural environment policies for other parts of the UK

Living Wales Background References

• Papers describing the evidence base for NEF

          Ecosystems Scale

          Biodiversity targets

          Geodiversity

          Keystone Species
          Ecosystem services

          Definitions paper     

• Sample of the Evidence base underpinning the framework

• Reference list Chapter 20 Wales: Status and changes in the UK’s ecosystems and their services to society: a synthesis for Wales (from the UK National Ecosystem Assessment)

• Presentation by Dr Shaun Russell (Director, Wales Environment Research Hub)

        At the Wales Environment Link Networking Event -

“Sustainable Development and the Welsh Environment”, Senedd, Cardiff, 22nd November 2011

The Value of the Environment to Wales

    The Value of the Environment to Wales (sources for valuation figures)

Presentation by Hub Director at Sustainable Places Conference, Cardiff, 29-30 October 2012

Assessing ecosystem services at the national scale

• Ecosystem Knowledge Network
  • Ecosystems News Summer 2012

• NEF Programme Leads contact details

• Lawton Report Making Space for Nature: A review of England’s Wildlife Sites and Ecological Network

• UK National Ecosystem Assessment

• Wales Chapter

• UK National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA) Progress –

Presentation given by Dr Shaun Russell (Wales Environment Research Hub, WERH) at the Natural Environment Framework - 2010 and beyond: Leading By Example Conference on 15th & 16th Sept. 2010 in Bangor, North Wales

• Presentations by Ian Bateman (Head of Economics for the UK National Ecosystem Assessment)

At the Review of environmental economics and application of the ecosystem approach to WFD Welsh Government (Llywodraeth Cymru) and Environment Agency Wales (Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd Cymru) 23 September 2011 Cambria House, Cardiff

'Economic analysis and the UK National Ecosystem Assessment’

'Applying the ecosystem services approach to the Water Framework Directive'

Intoduction to Valuing Nature Network

 

• Presentation by Lucy Corfield (Knowledge Transfer Advisor)

        At the NEF and Climate Change meeting 4th November 2011

         Climate Change and the Natural Environment Framework

• Presentation by Diana Reynolds (Wales Biodiversity Partnership)

        At the NEF and Climate Change meeting 4th November 2011

         A Living Wales:Natural Environment Framework

         

• Ecosystems: Briefing Note