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Environment and Sustainability Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Wednesday, 21 May 2014 |
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Meeting time: |
09.30 - 11.40 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Alun Ffred Jones AM (Chair) Mick Antoniw AM Russell George AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Julie James AM Julie Morgan AM William Powell AM Antoinette Sandbach AM Joyce Watson AM |
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Witnesses: |
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Leanne Bird, Ceredigion County Council James Byrne, Wildlife Trusts Wales Ceri Davies, Executive Director, Knowledge, Strategy and Planning, Natural Resources Wales Catrin Evans, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Julia Korn, Ecosystems and Biodiversity Adviser, Natural Resources Wales Steve Lucas, Bat Conservation Trust Katie-jo Luxton, RSPB Cymru Rebecca Sharp, Neath Port Talbot County Council |
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Committee Staff: |
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Alun Davidson (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk) Nia Seaton (Researcher) |
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Transcript
View the meeting transcript.
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 Apologies were received from Gwyn Price. There were no substitutions.
2 Roundtable discussion on biodiversity - State of Nature partners
2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.
2.2 Ms Luxton agreed to provide details of which 2 recommendations made by the previous Sustainability Committee in its report on biodiveristy in 2011 had been completed.
2.3 James Byrne agreed to provide a paper on the effect on puffins in Pembrokeshire.
3 Roundtable discussion on biodiversity - Natural Resources Wales and local authorities
3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.
3.2 Julia Korn agreed to provide an update on Natural Resources Wales’ data hub.
4 Papers to note
4.1 The Committee noted the minutes.
5 Letter from the Minister for Natural Resources and Food - Sustainable Land Management : Follow up from 1 May meeting
5.1 The Committee noted the letter.