…2020, the Commission has developed education materials designed to help young people understand how to get involved in democracy and support educators to teach political literacy. These materials were updated…
The IWA Offers Perspectives on Wales’ Relationship to the Monarchy Following the Death of HM Queen Elizabeth II
…to Wales Our work for a strong, confident democracy in Wales would not be possible without the support of our members. If you’d like to help our research, donate today….
How One Planet Developments Promote Biodiversity
…populations. OPD also offer examples of best practice on tree planting, currently a high priority for the Welsh Government. 75% of OPDs have increased the area and/or quality of deciduous…
One Planet Smallholdings: A New Path to Rural Sustainability
…communities, and prioritising the well-being of future generations. As Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner, says in her Foreword to the Review, “Supporting the principles of One Planet Development, as a…
The Future isn’t a Faraway Place, Let’s Start Building it
…future enough. Political and economic short-termism mean we’ve consistently failed to build a vision for the future that helps guide our actions towards just and sustainable outcomes. For example, our…
Volume Up The Pumps
Nesta recently responded to the Senedd Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee (CCEIC) inquiry into decarbonisation of the private housing sector. This followed hot on the heels of an interview…
IWA View: ‘A bridge into the future’: Wales in the Second Elizabethan Age
…drowning of Capel Celyn, and Gwynfor Evans, Plaid Cymru’s first MP, was elected the following year in Carmarthen. The 1960s highlighted the complexity of the relationship between the British Monarchy…
How Disinformation Arrived in Wales, and Where It’s Going Next
…for Wired magazine, David Axe prophesied a future where, fuelled by inequality and crisis, disaffected communities would direct ‘their desperation at the most obvious symbol of everything they lack’ and…
A Wales Ready to be Independent Should be the Aim of Everyone in Wales
…potential backdrop of another Scottish referendum, this is not an issue that is going away. The only thing to be decided is the quality of the debate. A real and…