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Save Welsh nature, rivers, land and communities

Send an urgent message to Huw Irranca-Davies MS demanding a sustainable future for communities, farmers and food production in Wales.

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A water vole (Arvicola amphibius) stands on a branch floating in wetlands at Gwent Wildlife Trust’s Magor Marsh Nature Reserve, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. Water voles are classed as endangered in England and critically endangered in Wales, and were reintroduced into the Gwent Levels, where they have been under threat from proposed extensions to the M4 motorway.
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One in six Welsh species at risk of extinction

We need healthy soils and ecosystems, like forests and rivers, to survive. To give us clean water, clean air, healthy food and homes for species like bees which pollinate crops.

However, nature is in decline with one in six assessed species at risk of extinction in Wales. The Sustainable Farming Scheme gives us a chance to change that – but only if the support it offers is sufficient and immediate. 

We're sending an urgent message to Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs demanding that your money is used in a way that restores nature, tackles climate change, and ensures a sustainable future for communities, farmers and food production in Wales.  

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The Welsh public agree

Our survey of the Welsh public (YouGov 2024) said the Scheme should aim to Reduce river pollution (90%), Improve soil health (83%), Plant more trees (67%), Restore peatland and other semi-natural habitats e.g. meadows and hedgerows (69%).

If you agree, tell Welsh Government by signing our petition now.

What we're asking

In 2024 the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) unanimously agreed to support the creation of a new Sustainable Farming Scheme which puts the needs of people (including farmers), nature and climate at the centre of all future action.

We need the Welsh government to include several measures within the scheme which are crucial to saving nature, rivers, land and communities, and creating a sustainable future for Wales.

The Welsh Government must ensure that every farm that enters the new Sustainable Farming Scheme is required and supported to:

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    Embrace agroforestry

    The Welsh Government must ensure that every farm that enters the new Sustainable Farming Scheme is required and supported to embrace agroforestry to increase tree cover on every farm by 2030 to achieve the Climate Change Committee’s target for Wales.

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    Give nature a home

    The Welsh Government must ensure that every farm that enters the new Sustainable Farming Scheme is required and supported to protect and extend a mix of permanent semi-natural habitats to give nature a home and ensure farms are more resilient to the impacts of climate change such as extreme weather events.

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    End contribution to river pollution

    The Welsh Government must ensure that every farm that enters the new Sustainable Farming Scheme is required and supported to end their contribution to river pollution to ensure clean and healthy waterways and seas.

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    Lower greenhouse gas emissions

    The Welsh Government must ensure that every farm that enters the new Sustainable Farming Scheme is required and supported to lower their greenhouse gas emissions by adopting more agroecological practices. 

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    Have positive action rewarded

    The Welsh Government must ensure that the Optional and Collaborative layers of the Sustainable Farming Scheme are operational alongside the Universal layer on scheme launch day in 2026, with sufficient funding to reward farmers for advanced nature and climate actions. 

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Save Welsh nature, rivers, land and communities

Send an urgent message to Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs demanding that your money is used in a way that restores nature, tackles climate change, and ensures a sustainable future for communities, farmers and food production in Wales.

We’ll hand the petition, with your name and constituency, to the Welsh Government on your behalf.

 

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