The Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability, Llyr Gruffydd, has today (Tuesday 23 June 2026) set out his priorities for action on climate, nature and rural communities across Wales.
Speaking in the Senedd, the Minister confirmed more than £10 million of investment into the Nature Networks Fund, which will restore biodiversity, create jobs and strengthen connections between communities and their natural environment.
He also announced that work has already begun on an ambitious Climate and Nature Plan, to set out the actions to deliver net zero by 2040 and substantive nature recovery by 2050.
The plan will embed climate and nature action as Cabinet-level responsibilities across all portfolios, including housing, transport, health and the economy.
Priority actions include tree planting and peatland restoration, delivery of the National Peatland Action Programme, and the development of a new Flood Resilience and Preparedness Forum for Wales to coordinate a national approach to flooding.
Proposals for a new statutory duty on rural proofing will also be brought forward, while a Rural Development Strategy will tackle poverty and create new opportunities across Wales.
The new Welsh Government is working to secure a multi-annual budget for the Sustainable Farming Scheme, to give the farming community the certainty it needs.
A new National Food Strategy for Wales will also build food security, strengthen supply chains and support the food and drink industry.
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