The Milford Haven Waterway and adjoining coast are one of the most important marine environments in Europe. It has Special Area of Conservation (SAC) because most of the features of the SAC that qualify for protection are in an “unfavourable condition”. FoE Cymru, in a process initiated by Pembrokeshire FoE, has lodged a complaint with the ... (read more)

Wales’ Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones, has announced that, unlike in England, any farmers who grow GM crops in Wales will have to sign up to a register that will be fully accessible to the public. This was requested by Friends of the Earth Cymru in its response to the Welsh Assembly Government’s consultation on ... (read more)

The decision by Pembrokeshire County Council’s Planning Committee to approve the application to build a four-turbine wind farm at Wear Point on the shores of Milford Haven was a great victory for renewable energy in Pembrokeshire. Wear Point is an already industrialised landscape where the wind turbines will provide a clean source of electricity for around ... (read more)

The Welsh Assembly Government has agreed to set tough targets to reduce waste as a result of FoE Cymru’s response to its waste strategy consultation. We asked for, and have obtained, a long-term target of reducing waste by 65% by 2050. This will start immediately with annual cuts of 1.5%.