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Foreword. Much has changed in Wales in the twenty years that have passed since the first National Assembly for Wales was elected in May 1999. This series of articles, prepared by Senedd Research as part of the Assembly’s activity to mark 20 years of devolution, describes some of that change.
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- Land Cover and Agriculture
- Marine and Fisheries
- Biodiversity
- Climate Change
- Energy
- Waste
- Looking Ahead
Figure 1below displays Wales’ land cover; it’s mostly agricultural, forestry and semi natural areas, with less than 6% of Wales is classified as an artificial surface. Figure 1: Map showing land cover in 2018. Source: Corine Land Cover datasets. Wales is one of the least wooded countries in Europe with only about 15% of the country’s land area cove...
Over 60% of the population of Wales lives and works around the coast. Welsh seas support thousands of jobs across a range of sectors and provide us with many resources. The Welsh fishing sector is different in size and nature to that elsewhere in the UK. In 2017 there were 450 boats registered at Welsh ports and 756 fishers employed in the sector. ...
The First Assembly’s Environment, Planning and Transport Committee recommendedthat the then: Biodiversity inquiries have subsequently been undertaken by third and fourth Assembly Committees, and the biodiversity of Wales has steadily risen up the political agenda, culminating in the Environment (Wales) Act 2016being passed by the Fourth Assembly. N...
Continued rises in global temperaturesare likely to have profound effects on the Earth’s climate system. In line with global temperatures, the annual mean temperature of Wales has continued to increase since 1999: Figure 4: The annual mean temperature for Wales. Linear trendline showing an increasing mean temperature. Based on Met Office data. The ...
Energy lies at the heart of the climate change challenge. Energy policy was scrutinised by the Fourth Assembly’s Environment and Sustainability Committee in 2012 and 2016, recommending that Wales must ‘establish a clear vision for its future energy policy’. In 2016, the power sector was responsible for 34% of total Welsh emissions. According to the...
Since 1999, Wales’ recycling rate has increased from just under 5% to 64% in 2017 – the third best in the world and second best in Europe. In 2011 Wales became the first country in the UK to introduce a requirement to charge on most single-use carrier bags. This was initiated by a petition to the Assembly’s Petitions Committee, with further work ta...
Our understanding of the vulnerabilities of our environment, the impacts of climate change and human action all have a role to play in the development of legislation, policy and practice moving forwards. In particular, the impact of Brexit on agriculture and fisheries, and on the structures and principles that protect Wales’ environmentwill be key ...
Looking to the next 20 years, the 2016-based population projections produced by ONS provide some insight as to how Wales’ demography may change: The population is projected to grow by 3.3% from 2019 to 2039. A projected increase of 103,000 is substantially smaller than the previous 20 years.
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May 16, 2019 · Much has changed in Wales in the twenty years that have passed since the first National Assembly for Wales was elected in May 1999. This publication, prepared by Senedd Research as part of the Assembly’s activity to mark 20 years of devolution, describes some of that change.
In 2022, we will turn our focus to the potential long-term impact of the pandemic on the well-being of Wales and will provide an update in 2023. We will also continue to develop additional resources and opportunities to put long-term thinking into practice.
Much has changed in Wales in the twenty years since the first National Assembly for Wales was elected in May 1999. This is the sixth in a series of articles that attempts to describe some of that change. It has been prepared by Senedd Research as part of the Assembly’s activity to mark twenty years of devolution.
May 2, 2019 · Much has changed in Wales in the twenty years since the first National Assembly for Wales was elected in May 1999. This is the fourth in a series of articles that attempts to describe some of that change. It has been prepared by Senedd Research as part of the Assembly’s activity to mark twenty years of devolution.
