Thank you for the opportunity to make a brief contribution to this debate. I'm fortunate to represent a constituency that is alive with wildlife; think of the Celtic rainforest at Maentwrog, the peace of Bardsey island or Cors Barfog, Cwm Maethlon. The area has an incredible collection of wildlife from the glutinous snail at Llyn Tegid to the Snowdon lily, but they are under threat.

I want to focus briefly on the public's contribution and the voluntary sector's contribution, who play their part in trying to secure the glorious natural diversity we have here in Wales. In my constituency, the Cymdeithas Eryri Snowdonia Society, which is a conservation society for the Snowdonia area, is working in all weathers to improve the national park. The society extends out to work in partnership with other bodies, such as the national park authority, the National Trust and others, in order to implement its Caru Eryri Love Snowdonia programme. Caru Eryri is reliant on volunteers to carry out the work of clearing rubbish, maintaining pathways and providing friendly advice to help visitors have a safe and responsible visit whilst respecting communities and wildlife across Snowdonia.

The volunteers work tirelessly on this valuable work between April and October, receiving training, equipment and support to do this work outside of these months. The volunteers of Cymdeithas Eryri are busy with work such as restoring wetlands, forests and peatland, and managing invasive species. This army of volunteers represents thousands of hours of environmental action on an annual basis. They do this in order to safeguard nature and special areas and make it easier for others and future generations to enjoy the glory of this very special area.

The reason I'm talking specifically about Cymdeithas Eryri is to show that the actions happening at the moment to safeguard nature and biodiversity are reliant on individuals and small and large charities on a local and national level. There are thousands of other volunteers doing similar work for other organisations too, of course. But we can't rely on volunteers. They and the charities and organisations working in this area, such as Cymdeithas Eryri, want national guidance, and they want the Government to act too.

They are welcoming the positive action where Wales is in the vanguard, but what these volunteers and others want to see is the Government committing to clear targets for the restoration of nature and to legislate in order to close the gap in terms of environmental governance. The volunteers play their part, but where is the leadership coming from? They want to see the Government taking action on climate and nature restoration, and in addition to this, as well as warm words and headlines, they want to see measurable evidence of the efficiency and effectiveness of these actions. Finally, they want to know that those responsible for safeguarding the environment are accountable for their work. These people have shown the way; now, the Government must step up to the mark and take action.