Decision Maker: The Council
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To adopt the motion, namely:
Over the centuries
the lands and resources of Wales have been used for extraction of all manner of
commodities for the benefit of others.
The latest 'commodity' being seized upon from our
landscape is the potential in carbon, as investment companies from outside
Wales are purchasing farms, gaining
large Glastir Woodland Creation (GWC) grants and
using the land for afforestation to offset their carbon emissions.
The Council calls on
the Welsh Government to:
· Urgently amend the
eligibility of their Glastir (GWC) grant so that only
active farmers in Wales are able to apply.
· Introduce
planning development legislation to enable local planning authorities such as
Gwynedd to control afforestation projects.
It is vital the Welsh
Government moves to protect Wales’ rural environment and resources for the
benefit of a new Green circular economy and to strengthen Welsh industries,
communities and services.
Publication date: 02/12/2021
Date of decision: 02/12/2021
Decided at meeting: 02/12/2021 - The Council