Name of Group: to be determined but along lines of ‘Blue Carbon Forum Cymru’ / ‘Welsh Blue Carbon Forum’.
The forum will be open to all and you can register to attend the inaugural meeting here.
Invitation to Inaugural meeting to establish a Blue Carbon Forum for Wales.
Date of meeting: 17th September 2024
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Format: Zoom Meeting, register to attend here.
Chair of Group: Annette Burden, UKCEH
Representatives of Welsh Government and academia have expressed the intention to set up a Blue Carbon Forum for Wales (name tbc). The vision for the Forum is to be inclusive of all with an interest in blue carbon, with an aim to share information and knowledge, and to accelerate the already growing body of expertise and experience we have in Wales.
We would like to invite you to the initial meeting which will be held on Tuesday 17th September. The primary objective of this initial meeting will be to explore what the community in Wales would like and need, from the Forum. This initial meeting will be online, but interactive, with group discussion and digital whiteboards to capture ideas and opinions.
If you wish to attend please complete this simple registration: Blue Carbon Forum for Wales – Registration Link
Feel free to share this invite with others for whom you think this will be of interest.
Agenda
| Session | Who | Organisation | Timings | |
| 1 | Welcome | Annette Burden | UKCEH | 10:00 – 10:10 |
| 2 | Background and context | Annette Burden | UKCEH | 10:10 – 10:25 |
| 3 | Welsh Government Aspirations | Caryn Le Roux | WG | 10:25 – 10:35 |
| 4 | NRW Introduction | Karen Robinson | NRW | 10:35 – 10:45 |
| 5 | Introduction to discussion session | Andy Schofield | EPW | 10:45 – 10:50 |
| Break | 10:50 – 11:00 | |||
| 6 | Facilitated discussion session | Break out groups with facilitator | 11:00 – 11:45 | |
| 7 | Wrap-up and next steps | Annette Burden | UKCEH | 11:45 – 12:00 |
Membership of Group
The group will not be restrictive, the more diverse and inclusive the better.
- Policy-makers
- Government agencies
- Researchers
- NGOs
- Businesses and organisations
Purpose of Group
- Raise awareness and diversity of people/organisations working on different habitats and for various reasons.
- Sharing of knowledge, skills, and resources.
- Identifying synergies between people’s roles/work/research
- Identify opportunities for collaboration (for further research projects, or knowledge sharing, etc).
- Collation and sharing of data.
- Identify gaps in knowledge/data.
- Facilitate flow of information between Welsh Government, NRW and other stakeholders, providing advice if asked.
- Gives Wales a stronger voice.