Including the closely related terms climate change, climate change, and climate.
… lives and livelihoods and supports the functioning and resilience of ecosystems in oceans, wetlands, lakes, rivers, mountains, forests and agricultural landscapes. Yet biodiversity loss continues as a direct result of human impacts, through habitat loss and degradation, over-exploitation, pollution, climate change and invasive non-native species. Welsh Government has recognised all…
… lifestyles. Threats include new developments and urbanisation in response to demands from an ever-increasing population; changing farming practices; changes brought about by climate change; declines in response to nitrogen deposition from intensive agricultural systems and other emissions; and increasing fragmentation of the remaining habitats. Two of Conwy’s main industries, namely agriculture…
… resilience and the capacity to adapt to change (for example climate change). 6 A healthier Wales Nature makes a significant contribution to the physical health and mental well-being of people in Wales. For example, trees help to absorb pollutants and improve air quality, which if poor can impact on people’s health. Access to nature and greenspace has positive impacts on physical…
… impacts of climate change and contribute to sustainable development. For more details of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 please see Appendix 1. Section 6 under Part 1 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 requires that every public body in Wales must: Maintain and enhance biodiversity in the exercise of its functions and in so doing promote the resilience of ecosystems, so far…
… the authority. Much good practice has now been implemented as standard but this needs to be maintained against a backdrop of raised profiles of other environmental issues such as climate change and carbon reduction. A5 Support CCBC departments in their implementation of biodiversity improvement actions. ERF Ecologist Local Nature Partnership Co- ordinator 2019 Report CCBC…