AONBs play an important role in protecting and enhancing our environment in Wales. Welsh Government has provided significant extra funding and resources to AONBs in recent years to enable them to play a greater role in the delivery of priorities, such as nature recovery and addressing the climate emergency.

Responsible private sector landlords will be registered and licenced with Rent Smart Wales. This provides access to a range of training opportunities, guidance and information on support available to both landlords and their tenants.

We work closely with communities, business and young people to provide opportunities to engage in the climate change agenda. Through grant programmes like Renew, Business Wales and our economic contract, we offer support to both raise awareness of climate change and help people take real, practical action.

Welsh Government supports the development of a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, enabling bold action to drive transformative change to halt biodiversity loss. Our priorities include mainstreaming biodiversity consideration in all decision making, strengthening capacity and capability to implement nature based solutions, and sharing best practice in Wales and internationally.

Communities like Islwyn are leading the drive to make the circular economy a reality in Wales, with innovative local businesses using recycled materials and eco-schools taking action on plastic. These important contributions are a key part of our drive for a zero-waste, net-zero-carbon Wales.

We have committed to investing a record £250 million to support social housing during 2021-22, which is more than double the level of funding in 2020-21. This will support our commitment to deliver 20,000 new low-carbon homes for rent in the social sector during this Government term.

We are exploring all potential options on holiday accommodation, including short-term lets, with the intention of introducing a clear plan to support communities.