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Natural Resources Wales is the largest Welsh Government Sponsored Body, employing 1,900 staff across Wales and has a budget of £180 million. It was formed in 2013, taking over the responsibilities of the Countryside Council for Wales, Forestry Commission Wales and the Environment Agency in Wales, as well as certain Welsh Government functions. It therefore has a variety of roles, outlined below:

[[Natural Resources Wales]] ([[NRW]]) is the largest Welsh Government Sponsored Body, with its remit including the regulatory responsibility for waste in Wales, employing 1,900 staff across Wales and has a budget of £180 million. It was formed in 2013, taking over the responsibilities of the Countryside Council for Wales, Forestry Commission Wales and the Environment Agency in Wales, as well as certain Welsh Government functions. It therefore has a variety of roles, outlined below:

* Adviser: principal adviser to Welsh Government, and adviser to industry and the wider public and voluntary sector, and communicator about issues relating to the environment and its natural resources

* Regulator: protecting people and the environment including marine, forest and waste industries, and prosecuting those who breach the regulations that we are responsible for

* Designator: for Sites of Special Scientific Interest – areas of particular value for their wildlife or geology, ~~Areas~~ of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), and National Parks, as well as declaring National Nature Reserves

* Designator: for Sites of Special Scientific Interest – areas of particular value for their wildlife or geology, [[wikipedia: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty|Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (AONBs), and National Parks, as well as declaring National Nature Reserves

* Responder: to some 9,000 reported environmental incidents a year as a Category 1 emergency responder

* Statutory consultee: to some 9,000 planning applications a year

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 [[Category:Organisations]]
-Natural Resources Wales is the largest Welsh Government Sponsored Body, employing 1,900 staff across Wales and has a budget of £180 million. It was formed in 2013, taking over the responsibilities of the Countryside Council for Wales, Forestry Commission Wales and the Environment Agency in Wales, as well as certain Welsh Government functions. It therefore has a variety of roles, outlined below:
+[[Natural Resources Wales]] ([[NRW]]) is the largest Welsh Government Sponsored Body, with its remit including the regulatory responsibility for waste in Wales, employing 1,900 staff across Wales and has a budget of £180 million. It was formed in 2013, taking over the responsibilities of the Countryside Council for Wales, Forestry Commission Wales and the Environment Agency in Wales, as well as certain Welsh Government functions. It therefore has a variety of roles, outlined below:
 * Adviser: principal adviser to Welsh Government, and adviser to industry and the wider public and voluntary sector, and communicator about issues relating to the environment and its natural resources
 * Regulator: protecting people and the environment including marine, forest and waste industries, and prosecuting those who breach the regulations that we are responsible for
-* Designator: for Sites of Special Scientific Interest – areas of particular value for their wildlife or geology, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), and National Parks, as well as declaring National Nature Reserves
+* Designator: for Sites of Special Scientific Interest – areas of particular value for their wildlife or geology, [[wikipedia: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty|Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (AONBs), and National Parks, as well as declaring National Nature Reserves
 * Responder: to some 9,000 reported environmental incidents a year as a Category 1 emergency responder
 * Statutory consultee: to some 9,000 planning applications a year