Congratulations to the Black Mountain Land Use Partnership Mountain and Moorland Ambassadors, who were awarded highly commended by the judges in the Sustainable education or training category at the Sustainable Academy Awards.
The Chair, project representatives and Ambassadors attended the awards ceremony at the Principality Stadium Cardiff on Thursday 28th November.
‘The Sustainable Academy Awards celebrate sustainability excellence, innovation and leadership from across Wales. The Awards recognise the brilliant people, projects and initiatives that are contributing towards the seven National Well-being Goals and the five Ways of Working described in the Well-being Future Generations Act.’
Phil Stocker, BMLUP Chair, said “to have the Partnership nationally recognised for its role in leading the way on innovation in sustainability and in delivering sustainable education and training, is an outstanding achievement and one to be celebrated!
The aim of the Mountain and Moorland Ambassador scheme is to engage and train people from local tourism businesses, helping them to relay sustainability messages to their customers, so that they might in turn visit and enjoy the Black Mountains area responsibly. This is an innovative initiative which for the first time brings together local businesses, graziers, landowners and regulatory bodies to understand sustainability issues and work together towards future-proofing the sustainability of the Black Mountains.
So far the project has made brilliant progress and is exceeding many of the key targets originally set, including training activities and the contribution to health and wellbeing. A total of 56 Ambassadors have been trained, coming from a wide range of local businesses, and giving a huge opportunity for wider engagement and awareness of this iconic area.
The Black Mountains Land Use Partnership is currently delivering a £1m Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS) project. This project has received funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities - Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.