The Dyfi Biosphere is making a plan for the next five years. We want to show how our communities are working together for a better future, and we want everyone to be involved.

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​The Plan will say what the Biosphere and its partners hope to contribute to the area, building on our past achievements: building partnerships, incubating projects, convening meetings, and bringing people together in a spirit of collaboration. Here are some of the areas of work it could cover. 

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Protecting and connecting with nature

• Citizen science and guardianship (e.g. Screams and Streams, the Swifts Project)

• Outdoor health and the Awyr Iach project

• Working with farmers on nature restoration

• Supporting the government’s 30 x 30 framework: 30% of land to be managed for nature by 2030

• Coastal and marine work, through Penllyn a’r Sarnau SAC

• National Forest for Wales, Biosphere section

• Discussions about the rights of nature and stewardship

 

Economy

• Bringing the Well-being Economy to the Biosphere, working with Well-being Economy Wales and others

• Regenerative tourism

• Circular economy: food (Tyfu Dyfi, Local Food Partnerships)

• Forest products and energy

• Nature finance: public and private funding for nature restoration

• Skills

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Education and research

• Developing new schools projects, especially on biodiversity and careers, with the education group

• Links with Aberystwyth University and Centre for Alternative Technology

• Links with UNESCO sites in Wales, the UK and internationally through UK National Commission for UNESCO

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Language and culture

• Bilingual meetings, publications and engagement

• Cultural aspect to education, tourism and youth work

• Conserving our historic buildings

• Storytelling, oral histories

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Communication and engagement

• Develop a Biosphere Ambassadors scheme as part of Wales Ambassadors 

• Hold meetings in different parts of the Biosphere

• Produce leaflets and signage for the public

• Make use of Ynyslas Nature Hub for exhibitions and events

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Youth

• Engage with young people through schools, Young Farmers, youth clubs

• Involve young people in governance, with a Senedd for Youth

• Building capacity, through mentoring and careers work

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Governance

• Convert the Biosphere into a charity and recruit new trustees

• Investigate a membership model

• Review the Partnership

• Strengthen thematic groups (education, outdoor health, woodlands, others)

• Find ways to support and engage volunteers

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Can you contribute to this plan? Please get in touch through our contact form if you have ideas, and watch this page for updates.