What impact assessments has the Welsh Government undertaken on the effect on rural communities of their land purchases to expand the National Resources Wales estate?
Answered by Minister for Climate Change | Answered on 06/04/2022
All the land NRW consider is carefully screened for suitability following the UK Forestry Standard. This includes consulting with stakeholders and local communities to ensure any opportunities, impacts and concerns are taken into account and used to inform their plans.
Expansion of the Welsh Government Woodland Estate is only a small part of the national effort to increase woodland in Wales and involves a very small proportion of land in Wales. We want most woodland expansion in Wales to be via other landowners and managers choosing to create woodland.