WBP Steering Group Meetings

Note: papers, presentations and minutes from previous SG Meetings are available in the SG Meeting archive section.  

The 16th Meeting of the Wales Biodiversity Partnership Steering Group will be held on Tuesday 21st February 2012 at the Newport Civic Centre, Newport.

WBP SG16 Agenda
A combined set of papers (with annexes) for use on laptops at the meeting (to follow)

Presentation: Damaged Woodland Restoration
Workshop: Glastir Woodland Creation Scheme improvement plan - learning lessons from the first year

Paper 01: WBP Natural Environment Framework Update

Papers to Note: although the following papers will not be presented in person at the meeting, the actions will be checked through during the Papers to Note section

·      Paper to Note A: Wildlife Crime Update
Paper to Note A: Annex 1
Paper to Note B: Natur Cymru
Paper to Note C: WBP Planning
Paper to Note D: Future of BAP Update
Paper to Note D: Annex 1
Paper to Note D: Annex 2
Paper to Note D: Annex 3
Paper to Note D: Annex 4

WBPSG15 Agenda and Papers

The 15th Meeting of the Wales Biodiverity Partnership Steering Group was held in Glyndwr University Wrexham on Thursday 10th November 2011

DRAFT Minutes

WBP SG15 Agenda 
A combined set of papers (with annexes) for use on laptops at the meeting

Paper 1: Wales Environmental Information Steering Group (WEISG): Progress and Next Steps
Paper 2: Complexity of Biological Data Flow and the Recognition of Volunteer Recorder Effort
Paper 3: Natural Environment Framework Core Narrative
Paper 3: Annex 1 

Taxonomic Group Presentation: Southern Damselfly

Papers to Note: although the following papers will not be presented in person at the meeting, the actions will be checked through during the Papers to Note section

Paper to Note A: Wildlife Crime Update
Paper to Note A: Annex 1
Paper to Note A: Annex 2a
Paper to Note A: Annex 2b
Paper to Note A: Annex 2c
Paper to Note B: LBAP Update
Paper to Note C: Natur Cymru
Paper to Note D: Law Commission Project on Wildlife  Legislation
Paper to Note E: Engaging Biodiversity Action Plan Partnerships in opportunities to develop social enterprises
Paper to Note F: Local Record Centre data capture using mobile technologies
Paper to Note G: Torfaen Biodiversity Management Systems
Paper to Note H: Changes to the Published Section 42 Bryophyte List

WBPSG14 Agenda and Papers

The 14th Meeting of the Wales Biodiversity Partnership Steering Group was held in Aberystwyth University on Tuesday 12th July 2011

Minutes

SG14 Agenda
A combined set of papers (with annexes) for use on laptops at the meeting 

Paper 1: Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation – Current issues and Opportunities
Paper 2: Natural Environment Framework Update
Taxonomic Group Presentation: Lepidoptera

Papers to Note: although the following papers will not be presented in person at the meeting, the actions will be checked through during the Papers to Note section

• Paper to Note A: Wildlife Crime Update
  Paper to Note A: Annex 1
  Paper to Note A: Annex 2
  Paper to Note A: Annex 3
  Paper to Note A: Annex 4
  Paper to Note B: Planning Officers Award Scheme
  Paper to Note C: Natur Cymru
  Paper to Note D: Dikerogammarus villosus
  Paper to Note E: WBP Planning and Budgeting
  Paper to Note E: Annex 1 (updated)
  Paper to Note F: Future of BAP Group Update
  Paper to Note G: BARS Update  

Task and Finish Groups

WBP members are invited to sit on Task and Finish Group set up to address specific Welsh biodiversity issues.

Future of BAP in Wales

Purpose: Structuring the Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) process in Wales to ensure and enable the delivery of Welsh BAP targets.

For an update on the BAP process in Wales including ecosystem, species and policy groups, refer to the BAP in Wales link

Invasive Non-Native Species Framework

Purpose: To consider the implementation of the UK Non-Native Species Framework Strategy in Wales. Click on the link below to view progress. 

Invasive Non-Native Species Updates

Outcome 21 

Purpose: Develop delivery plan and monitor actions and commitments made, advise and make recommendations, develop collaborative approaches to increasing favourable condition. Click on the link below to view progress.

Outcome 21 Updates