Katie-jo Luxton, Director of RSPB Cymru, will be speaking at the following Coffee Shop debate organised by the Institute for Welsh Affairs at Chapter next month. Please see below for details about the evening event. If you would like to attend please email emmabrennan@iwa.org.uk or call 029 2066 0820.
Hope to see you there!
IWA Coffee Shop Debate @ Chapter, Market Street, Canton, Cardiff.6.30-7.30pm on 4th June 2013
Restoring our wildlife – why investing in our natural capital could give Wales the economic edge and true sustainability. With RSPB Cymru’s Director Katie-jo Luxton.Wales is well placed to market its incredible natural environment as a unique visitor destination, bringing both economic investment and jobs to rural communities. Despite wildlife and environmental tourism contributing over £9 billion each year to the Welsh economy, the financial benefits of investing in a healthy environment have largely gone unrecognised.We need to rethink our approach to our natural resources and fully realise their role in underpinning our economy and society. Maximising the value of these assets may be more about their stewardship than their exploitation.We face challenging times ahead, with much of our charismatic wildlife in serious decline and climate change compounding the growing pressures on our environment we risk losing these assets forever. Katie-jo Luxton questions, how our path to economic recovery can go hand in hand with the resurgence of Welsh wildlife.