Rydym yng nghanol argyfwng hinsawdd a natur, ac mae cysylltiad anorfod rhwng y ddau. Mae newid yn yr hinsawdd yn sbarduno dirywiad natur, ac mae colli bywyd gwyllt a llefydd gwyllt yn ein gadael mewn sefyllfa wael i leihau allyriadau carbon ac addasu i newid.
Applications for some large infrastructure projects are decided by Welsh Ministers instead of the local planning authority. These include energy projects, roads, railways and airports, dams and reservoirs and certain waste facilities, subject to various thresholds, and are called Developments of National Significance (DNS).
Many areas are specially protected for their wildlife value. They range from vast landscapes to single fields. Some are protected by law, and others by policy. The planning system should protect these areas and the wildlife that lives in them.
How to identify bird and butterflies in your gardens, tell the difference between native and Spanish bluebells, know your birds of prey, and identify droppings and tracks.
Wildlife Trusts Wales is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts in the UK. We work in partnership with the other Wildlife Trusts in Wales to secure a wilder future for Wales.
Gweithiwn yn galed iawn i roi llais i natur. Rydym yn wynebu argyfyngau hinsawdd a bioamrywiaeth, rhaid i ni weithredu nawr i sicrhau dyfodol i fywyd gwyllt Cymru a thu hwnt. Rydym yn gweithio gyda Llywodraeth Cymru yn ogystal â phartneriaid eraill i wneud yn siŵr ein bod yn gweithio tuag at adferiad natur yng Nghymru.
The Sustainability Appraisal, Strategic Environmental Assessment (often called SA/SEA), and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) are tests of the Local Development Plan (or Strategic Development Plan). They look at the effects of the plan on the environment, social, economic and cultural well-being, as well as the use of the Welsh language.
Summer is a time of colour. By day, colours zip and dart along the waterside as kingfishers and dragonflies go about their business of hunting. Butterflies flit between flowers, reptiles bask in the sun, and seabirds clamour on the cliffsides. The activity goes on under cover of darkness - bats sweep swiftly through the air, natterjacks chatter and nightjars churr, while glow-worms adorn the night with pinpricks of light.