Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Medrus Conference Centre, Aberystwyth University

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 20 February 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

10.00 - 13.00

 

 

 

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Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Russell George

Llyr Gruffydd

Julie James

Julie Morgan

Joyce Watson

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Professor Iain Donnison, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences

Gary Douch, Farming Connect

Professor Janet Dwyer, Countryside and Community Research Institute

Professor Jamie Newbold, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences

Dr Shaun Russell, Wales Environment Research Hub

Chris Short, Countryside and Community Research Institute

Eirwen Williams, Menter a Busnes

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Elfyn Henderson (Researcher)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

 

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from William Powell and Antoinette Sandbach.  There were no substitutions.

 

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2    Sustainable Land Management - Evidence from the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

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3    Sustainable Land Management - Evidence from Farming Connect

3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

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4    Sustainable Land Management - Evidence from Wales Environment Research Hub

4.1 Dr Russell responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

4.2 Dr Russell agreed to provide details of overseas development schemes.

 

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5    Sustainable Land Management - Evidence from the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI), University of Gloucestershire

5.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

5.2 Professor Dwyer agreed to provide information on the role of the Welsh Government in relation to data collection.

 

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6    Papers to note

6.1  The Committee noted the minutes.</AI7><AI8>

 

Inquiry into the Welsh Government’s proposals for the M4 around Newport : Letter from the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

6.2 The Committee noted the letter.

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