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NDM6122 - Debate by Individual Members under Standing Order 11.21(iv)
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Meeting: 09/11/2016 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
Debate by Individual Members under Standing Order 11.21(iv)
NDM6122
Simon Thomas (Mid and West Wales)
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)
Vikki Howells (Cynon Valley)
Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
David Melding (South Wales Central)
To propose that
the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Welcomes the
State of Nature Wales 2016 Report
2. Commends the
work of the conservation and research organisations who have produced the
report
3. Is concerned
by the findings which state that:
a) 56% of
species studied have declined across the UK over the last 50 years
b) In Wales,
one in 14 species is heading for extinction
c) 57% of wild
plants, 60% of butterflies and 40% of birds are in decline
d) More than
one third of (known) marine vertebrate and plant life has diminished, with
three quarters of marine invertebrates declining across the UK.
4. Calls on the
Welsh Government and public bodies to ensure that reversing the decline in our
biodiversity is at the heart of sustainable management policies.
'State of Nature
Wales 2016 Report'
Minutes:
The
item started at 16.22
Voting on the motion under this item was
deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion:
NDM6122
Simon Thomas (Mid and
West Wales)
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore)
Vikki Howells (Cynon
Valley)
Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
David Melding (South
Wales Central)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Welcomes the State of Nature Wales 2016 Report
2. Commends the work of the conservation and
research organisations who have produced the report
3. Is concerned by the findings which state that:
a) 56% of species studied have declined across the
UK over the last 50 years
b) In Wales, one in 14 species is heading for
extinction
c) 57% of wild plants, 60% of butterflies and 40% of
birds are in decline
d) More than one third of (known) marine vertebrate
and plant life has diminished, with three quarters of marine invertebrates
declining across the UK.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government and public bodies
to ensure that reversing the decline in our biodiversity is at the heart of
sustainable management policies.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
45 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
The
motion was agreed.