Supporting communities
Supporting communities
Back in the spring, we awarded over 20 community grants to groups across Wales.
As part of Earth Hour Wales, we supported communities to take action in their local area.
From textile workshops to tree planting and crafts, people from all parts of Wales came together to share knowledge, skills and create new opportunities for people and nature to thrive.
Seaweed
Seaweed
This year we started working with a regenerative ocean farm in Pembrokeshire - Câr y Môr.
In 2023 we look forward to exploring the many benefits & potential uses of seaweed, including how this wonder plant can help us tackle the climate & nature crisis.
Lit in Place
Lit in Place
Llên mewn Lle | Lit in Place is a new project devised by Literature Wales in partnership with WWF Cymru, exploring the climate and nature emergency through literature.
The project offers funding to writers and facilitators to devise, set up, and deliver activity with a community of their choice.
Three pilot projects will be supported in 2022-2023, which are:
- Gwledda, run by Iola Ynyr in Rhosgadfan;
- The Fruits of our Fire run by Siôn Tomos Owen in Treherbert;
- The LUMIN Syllabus by Sadia Pineda Hameed and Beau W Beakhouse in Swansea.
These pilot projects aim to develop resilient communities by exploring and understanding their local eco-systems. The projects will also contribute to wider discussions on finding practical solutions to the adverse effects of the climate and nature emergency.
Launch of Phase Two of Project Seagrass
Launch of Phase Two of Project Seagrass
During the summer, we launched phase two of Project Seagrass in the new north Wales site.
in 2023, Seagrass Ocean Rescue and local communities will start planting 5 million seagrass seeds in north Wales to restore 10 hectares of lost seagrass meadow by the end of 2026.
Seagrass is a powerful ally in tackling the nature & climate crisis.
Our official WWF Cymru Ambassador
Our official WWF Cymru Ambassador
After years of support, we welcomed Iwan Rheon as our official WWF Cymru Ambassador.
He became an active voice for WWF Cymru in 2018. Since then, he has spoken at the Senedd, amplified countless campaigns and become an authentic, influential voice on the environment in Wales.
His support this year saw him create a bilingual playlist for Earth Hour 2022, participate in the WWF UK podcast Call of The Wild Series 2 and continued support in amplifying our work across his channels.
Land of Our Future
Land of Our Future
We launched our Land of Our Future campaign in 2022
Thanks to over a 1000 of you who added your name to our petition calling for an ambitious new Agriculture Bill for Wales.
In 2023 we will do all we can, and use your voices, to see an Agriculture Bill fit for future generations - with people, nature & climate at its heart.
Success for our Wales & Global Responsibility work
Success for our Wales & Global Responsibility work
A BIG success of 2022 was to see unanimous support for a motion the Senedd passed based on our Wales & Global Responsibility report.
Thank you for supporting our campaign from 2021 to now.
Now we must see the actions in our report implemented to tackle our impact on global deforestation.