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Give Wildlife a helping hand in Wales…..and win a prize!
To celebrate Wales Biodiversity Week and the International Year of Biodiversity we are offering a prize to one lucky pledge holder! It's easy to help wildlife, so get involved!
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Welcome to Wales Biodiversity Partnership

Biodiversity is life.
Biodiversity is our life

Wales Biodiversity Week 5th - 13th June
Get closer to the Wonderful Wildlife of Wales and celebrate International Year of Biodiversity!

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Events to celebrate Wales Biodiversity Week

Make a pledge to help wildlife...and win a prize!

Looking for ideas to help wildlife? Click here

2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity - together we can make a difference.

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Natur Cymru - The Nature of Wales
Natur Cymru is a quarterly bilingual magazine all about the precious environment and wildlife of Wales. Featuring:

  • Latest news on issues affecting the nature of Wales
  • High quality articles penned by leading conservationists
  • Stunning images
  • Book reviews
  • Wildlife events in Wales.

Latest news: Nature Writing Competition - Natur Cymru is offering a £500 prize to the most inspiring nature article submitted relating to Wales. See the Natur Cymru website for more details and how to enter.
You can download a subscription form from www.naturcymru.org.uk or e-mail Mandy Marsh at info@naturcymru.org.uk or phone  01248 387373 to request a subscription form.

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This website is aimed at both practitioners and the public involved in Biodiversity Action across Wales. It will act as a focus point for Welsh biodiversity action, events and general information and will be constantly evolving.

Get out there and experience the variety of life!

 
latest news

'What on Earth' wildlife identification
Take your camera out into your garden/local park/ hedgerow and snap the wildlife you don’t recognise, then simply upload it to our ‘What on Earth?’ website for identification by expert visitors to the site. Taking part is simple and easy, to find out more visit: http://www.whatonearth.org.uk

Training Events
Check out the latest training programmes from Flora Locale (free training in Wales) & the Shared Earth Trust here..

Section 42 online identification guides
The Section 42 Species of principle importance to Wales is now available with clickable links to online identification guides.

Strategic Environmental Assessment
SEA topic guidance (biodiversity) and other related environmental assessment information is now available on CCW's website

Technical Advice Note 5,
Nature Conservation and Planning (2009)
is now available.
The revised TAN 5 should be referred
to in correspondence
with all local
planning authorities
and will strengthen the case of Local Sites & LBAP
implementation.
To access TAN 5,
click on the web link

UKBAP Reporting Round 2008 data now available

Take a look at H2O, the newsletter full of useful information about the CCW's marine & freshwater work and projects.

more news
What is WBP?
Biodiversity in Wales
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> Current Threats
> Reporting
> Recording
> Funding
> Local Authorities
> Volunteering
> Wildlife Gardening
> Schools & Education
> Businesses
> Farmers & Landowners
> Create a Breathing Place
> Events in your area

contact your local wildlife advisors