An Opportunity for the Dyfi Valley Pete Frost Countryside Council for Wales
Mar 31, 2015
An Opportunity for the Dyfi Valley
Pete Frost
Countryside Council for Wales
What does CCW do?
Advises Government on: landscape wildlife enjoying countryside
And…..
Manages Wales’ only
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Blaenavon
What about the Dyfi?
What’s a Biosphere Reserve?
What are they for? Nature conservation Sustainable Development Society Culture Economy
How do they work?
How are they run? Management Plan A ‘Pact’ between the local
community and society as a whole
So what’s new? Review of all UK Biosphere Reserves Dyfi no longer ‘qualifies’ A choice: drop it, or upgrade it
What’s in it for us? Lots of talking! Fame! Fortune! Technical Assistance More say in what goes on
It’s your choice