:Forestry in Wales
{{Short description|Overview of the forestry sector and forests in Wales}}
Forestry in Wales is the practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests in Wales.
History
The development of afforestation and the production and supply of timber in Wales come under Natural Resources Wales, as set out in the Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10).{{cite web |title=Role of Natural Resources Wales |url=https://law.gov.wales/environment/forestry/role-of-natural-resources-wales/?lang=en#/environment/forestry/role-of-natural-resources-wales/?tab=overview&lang=en |access-date=4 March 2021 |publisher=LawWales |archive-date=12 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212061205/http://law.gov.wales/environment/forestry/role-of-natural-resources-wales/?lang=en#/environment/forestry/role-of-natural-resources-wales/?tab=overview&lang=en |url-status=dead }}
In 2013 Natural Resources Wales took over responsibility for Forestry in Wales,{{cite web |date=9 April 2013 |title=Welsh Government-Natural Resources Wales |url=http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/consmanagement/seb/?lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531060629/http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/consmanagement/seb/?lang=en |archive-date=31 May 2014 |access-date=27 July 2015}}
In 2020, the Welsh Government launched a long-term re-forestation plan known as the National Forest for Wales ({{langx|cy|Coedwig Genedlaethol i Gymru}}).{{Cite web |date=2022-02-01 |title=The National Forest for Wales |url=https://www.wales.com/visit/national-forest-wales |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Wales |language=en}}
Management
Natural Resources Wales is a Welsh Government sponsored body, for the management of all the natural resources of Wales. It was formed from a merger of the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales, and the Forestry Commission Wales, and also assumes some other roles formerly taken by Welsh Government.{{Cite web |date=9 April 2013 |title=Welsh Government - Natural Resources Wales |url=http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/consmanagement/seb/?lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531060629/http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/consmanagement/seb/?lang=en |archive-date=2014-05-31 |access-date=2015-07-27 |website=wales.gov.uk}} Other organisations working in Wales to improve the management of Welsh woodlands and forests include the Confederation of Forest Industries, {{lang|cy|Coed Cymru|italic=no}}{{Cite web |title=Coed Cymru |url=http://coed.cymru/index.html}} and Woodknowledge Wales.{{Cite web |title=Woodknowledge Wales |url=http://woodknowledge.wales/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015045037/http://woodknowledge.wales/ |archive-date=2017-10-15 |access-date=2019-01-27}}
See also
References
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