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New duties for Natural
Resources Wales placed upon them under
The Environment Act and the
Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act call for new ways
of working which support a more collaborative and, in some case, a
co- produced approach. NRW hope their new funding approach,
developed in collaboration with key stakeholders, will support them
to meet these duties. Work is now underway to begin developing
the Commissioning Plans.
Natural Resources Wales will distribute funding through a
commissioning model, and will identify themes and challenges which
will need to be addressed together. Below are their key messages
regarding this new funding model:
An open call for projects to come forward with approaches to
these challenges is currently envisaged to open by Spring
2018. It is likely that NRW will be able to provide interested
parties with more detail about how expressions of interest may be
submitted by October 2017.

WCVA have produced a suite of factsheets and an animation,
which are now available to help groups and organisations in the
third sector to think about how they can maximise their
contributions towards the achievement of the goals of the
Well-being of Future Generations Act.
The resources include an introduction to the Act, providing an
overview of the Well-being of Future Generations Act as an
innovative and practical policy; requiring public bodies underpin
their work and decision making by working following five principles
and in contribution to the 7 goals of the Act. They also provide
information about why the Act has been developed and the role it
plays in ensuring sustainable development of Wales.
There is a factsheet and animated
explaination for each of the 7 goals which gives information about
why the goals are important, how the third sector contributes and
what we can do maximise our contributions. There are also
statistics for reference and links to useful resources and support
services.
We would like to promote these useful factsheets and animation
far and wide so please feel free to share them with as many people
as you can! We’d also love to hear any feedback you may have to
help us identify what the sector needs to best equip it to work
towards the goals and shout about what we’re doing – environet@wcva.org.uk