DID YOU KNOW?
Approximately
1.7m

hectares or

80

per cent
of land in Wales is
used for farming.
To raise awareness of the need to manage farming in
Looking ahead
a sustainable manner, we launched Think soils,
a manual giving guidance to farmers and land We will keep working with farmers and land managers
managers to diagnose the state of soils on their farm. through our catchment initiatives to improve their
This information helps to identify the problems that environmental performance. In the current economic climate
can occur as a result of soil erosion and runoff from we can provide advice that will both save money by reducing
agricultural land. costs, for example by using less fertiliser and protect
the environment.
Our Catchment Initiative has identified the Cain,
Cleddau, Clwyd, Teifi, Usk and Wye river catchments
as particularly at risk of significant pollution. We offer
advice to farmers and land managers in these areas to
Priority river catchments
in Wales
Clwyd
reduce the impact of their activity on the environment.
We held soil structure events and delivered workshops
on farm planning, sheep dipping, slurry and silage
Cain
storage and nutrient management in each of these
catchments. Our advice will help to avoid problems
Teifi
of soil-related water pollution and flooding, protect our Cleddau
Wye
soil resource and also contribute to the achievement of
Water Framework Directive targets by 2015.
Usk
CLIMATE CHANGE
Wales’ new Glastir land management
scheme includes our advice to consider
the impacts of climate change.
Cymraeg
Environment Agency Wales Annual Review 2008/9
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