Local Government and Peatlands Report

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Local Authorities and Sustainable Peatland Management: Current Opportunities and Future Possibilities for Local Approaches

Welsh Legislation Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 Developments of National Significance (Specified Criteria and Prescribed Secondary Consents) (Wales) Regulations 2016 Environment (Wales) Act 2016

Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 Planning (Wales) Act 2015

EU Retained Law Conservation of Species and Habitats Regulations 2017 SI 2017/1012. Flood Risk Regulations SI 2009/3042. Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 SI 2017/4017. Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 SI 2017/571.

Table of Figures

Figure 1 The Ecosystem Benefits Provided by Peatlands

Figure 2 Sustainable Peatland Management and the Wellbeing Goals in Wales

Figure 3 Map of Peatlands in Wales and Natural Resources Wales Forestry Land

Figure 4 Map of Peatlands of Wales and River Basin Districts

Figure 5 Map of Protected Sites, Local Authority Areas and Peatland in Wales

Figure 6 Map of Local Authority Areas and Peatland in Wales

Figure 7 Peatlands, Communities and the Llantwit and Gnoll Catchment in Neath Port Talbot

Figure 8 The Significance of SPM to the Work of Local Authorities

Figure 9 Powers and Responsibilities 0f Local Authorities Relevant to SPM

Figure 10 Working with Other Actors to Support SPM

Figure 11 Mechanisms to Support Partnership Working between Local Authorities and Other Actors Relevant to SPM

Figure 12 Map of Area Statements and Local Authority Boundaries

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