The State of Welsh Nature
How Wales is using up it's natural resources unsustainably and helping our farmland birds through the winter.
The State of Nature - Wales is using up its natural resources at an "unsustainable rate" and is yet to meet any of the long-term aims it had set to tackle the issue, according to its environment watchdog.
A meat processing plant in Montgomeryshire recently warned it could shed a third of its 150 jobs due to increased paperwork and extra costs post-Brexit. We hear the wider implications for those trying to export food into Europe.
How do we develop a nature-based economy?
Hemp - a project to assess the viability of growing hemp seed and fibre on Welsh farms for industrial purposes.
and what birds can you spot on your Farmland? The Big Farmland Bird Count gets underway this week .
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The State of Nature - Warning! Wales is using up its natural resources at an unsustainable rate and faces a "catastrophic situation" if it can't get things under control soon.Β That's according to Natural Resources Wales which wants to see a total transformation of the country's food, energy and transport systems.Β
Green businessesΒ - a project in Powys assesses to the benefit of both people and the environmentΒ Β
Hemp – eight varieties of hemp are currently being grown on trial sites in Wales to assess the viability of tis uses for industrial purposes.
and the Big Farmland Bird Count - farmers in Wales are being encouraged to get out on their land and spend just half an hour to record what they see. Organised by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust it runs from the 5 – 14 February 2021 -
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- Sun 31 Jan 2021 07:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales
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