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Wellbeing of Future Generations Act

A new framework for economic development in Wales: the Wellbeing Economy

A new framework for economic development in Wales: the Wellbeing Economy

In the second article in this collaborative series with Oxfam Cymru, Dawn Lyle, co-director of Wellbeing Economy Cymru and 4theRegion, advances Wellbeing Economics as the economic strategy Wales must pursue, to deliver well-being for people, places and planet.

16th August (12th September)
  • Politics and Policy
Ceri Davies examines the legacy of the Future Generations Act and argues Welsh Government needs a critical friend. The picture represents wind turbines in the sunset, referring to the sustainability goals of the act.

Is all well with our Well-being of Future Generations Act?

Ceri Davies explains why the Well-being of Future Generations Act needs critical friendship.

22nd November (21st November)
  • Politics and Policy

One Planet Smallholdings: A New Path to Rural Sustainability

Erica Vernon assesses the impact of One Planet Smallholdings and their potential for fostering sustainable ways of living in Wales.

20th September
  • People and Places
Rhys ab Owen visits campaigners hoping to draw on the Well-being of Future Generations Act in Haily Park.

How can the Well-being of Future Generations Act become truly radical?

As the Welsh Government is recruiting the next Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Rhys ab Owen MS argues the new Commissioner will need stronger enforcement powers.

28th July (28th July)
  • Politics and Policy

Data Series: Building the bridge for Future Generations: what Wales could learn from GDWe

Jennifer Wallace, Hannah Ormston and Rachel Heydecker make a case for the importance of innovative data to keep track of wellbeing.

12th October
  • Politics and Policy

Green Housing Needs to be Wales’ Priority

Our green recovery from the Covid recession should focus on house-building and retrofitting, argues Sophie Howe.

10th September (10th September)
  • Politics and Policy

Why We Need a Welsh Citizens’ Assembly on the Climate Crisis

Representative democracy has failed to address the climate and ecological crisis. A Welsh Citizens’ Assembly is the radical answer, says Dr Rhian Barrance.

7th July (3rd November)
  • Politics and Policy

A Welsh Food System Fit For Future Generations

The Welsh food system needs more prominence on the political agenda, writes Shea Buckland-Jones.

11th March (9th March)
  • Politics and Policy

Wales’s nature crisis requires the same attention as the climate crisis

30% of Wales’s terrestrial mammal species are on the verge of extinction. We risk losing Welsh nature if our response to the climate crisis doesn’t include supporting biodiversity, argues Jessica McQuade.

4th February (3rd November)
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