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CuRVe is a series of interconnected web-based maps that together form an atlas. It is a tool that can help users to explore how ecosystem resilience varies across Wales and understand the underlying reasons for this variation. It can be used to support and improve decision making about the use of, and investment in, the sustainable management of natural resources.

CuRVe stands for Current

The European nature information system, EUNIS, brings together European data from several databases and organisations into three interlinked modules on sites, species and habitat types.

Site hosted by the Forestry Commission, provides information relating to forestry research across the UK.

Permits issued for Hydropower Generation sites. NRW assesses and licences hydropower schemes for the water they abstract and to protect the local and wider environment; this may require issuing one or a combination of Abstraction, Impoundment and Transfer licences dependant on the scheme/site. This dataset details the permits issued for new, varied or renewed hydropower schemes.

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Document offers advice on: • Providing mineral resources to meet society’s needs • Current Aggregates production • Future demand • Future supply • Protecting areas of importance • Reducing the impact of aggregates production • Restoration and aftercare • Efficiency of use/recycling • Annexes on Regional Aggregates Working Parties (RAWPs),

myForest is a free service for woodland owners, forestry businesses and wood users. Use online tools for sustainable woodland management planning and the marketing of home-grown forest products.

National Flood Risk Maps

The National Flood Risk Maps are based on generalised modelling created as part of Flood Risk Assessment Wales (FRAW) and published as part of Cycle 2 of the Flood Risk Regulations (2009).

The National Flood Risk Maps have been created for 3 sources of flooding, namely,

1. Flooding from Rivers
2. Flooding from the Sea
3. Flooding from Surface Water & Small Watercourse

The

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is the organisation responsible for the work carried out by the three former organisations, the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales and Forestry Commission Wales.  It is also responsible for some functions previously undertaken by Welsh Government.

NRWs purpose is to  pursue sustainable management of natural resources

NRW work for the

The Pre-Assessed Areas for Wind Energy are designated by Future Wales (the National Development Framework) as areas where there is a presumption in favour of large-scale wind energy development, subject to detailed policy assessments contained within the document. Any scheme would need to be assessed through the statutory planning application processes.

Future Wales is currently being

Agricultural Land Classification Surveys:

Surveys include those completed by the Welsh Government, the Welsh Office Agricultural Department, ADAS Statutory and commercial organisations. Commercial surveys have only been included when validated by the Welsh Government.

All surveys have been completed in accordance with the Revised Guidelines & Criteria for Grading the Quality of Agricultural

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (Wales) Surveys - Boundary

The Predictive ALC map for Wales is based on the principles of the Agricultural Land Classification System of England & Wales, the Revised Guidelines & Criteria for Grading the Quality of Agricultural Land (MAFF 1988).

Further information on Agricultural Land Classification can be found here.

NEW CONTENT:

Version 2 of the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) Map

The Predictive ALC map for Wales is based on the principles of the Agricultural Land Classification System of England & Wales, the Revised Guidelines & Criteria for Grading the Quality of Agricultural Land (MAFF 1988).

Version 2 of the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) Map represents the first significant update since its launch in 2017. The developments are focused

The Welsh Outdoor Recreation Survey (WORS) provides information on participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, from climbing to picnics, which take place in all areas from local parks to mountains and the sea. It also covers people’s attitudes towards biodiversity and details any actions they might have taken to help protect the environment.

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Contains Natural

Unified Peat Map of Wales is based on a combination of the following layers:

          BGS surface peat

          Forestry Commission survey peats

          Lowland peat survey (NRW)

          Phase 1 habitat

The Water Resource Availability data is based on a nationally consistent method and provides a national picture of Water Resource Availability for each Water Framework Directive Cycle 2 water body. Local Water Resource Availability for abstraction licensing is provided in our Abstraction Licensing Strategies (ALS) published on our website. ALS outline the implications for abstraction licensing of

The Resource Reliability data indicates the percentage of time additional consumptive abstraction may be available and what this means for abstraction licensing. The Resource Reliability data is based on a nationally consistent method. Results have been overridden to reflect local assessments in our Abstraction Licensing Strategies (ALS) published on our website. ALS outline the implications for