Predicting the Impacts of Objective 1 Funding on Selected Aquatic Natura 2000 Sites in Wales

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The aim of this project was to provide Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) with a clear understanding of where developments funded by the Structural Funds under Objective 1, may potentially impact sites along the Welsh coastline with aquatic Natura 2000 designations under the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC). The project has involved a number of steps including; the identification of objective one structural funding projects likely to impact on the Natura 2000 sites in Wales; the identification of Welsh aquatic maturity thousand sites, and the identification of potential impacts and sensitivities based on the available information contained within Regional Action Plans (RAPS) and Local Action Plans (LAPS) and the list of priorities, measures and projects in each plan. The Objective 1 funded projects have been analysed and grouped into the following categories; fisheries, industrial developments, infrastructure developments, tourism initiatives, farming initiatives, forestry, biodiversity and conservation initiatives, and regional development. As part of this project an interactive GIS tool has been developed which identifies the Welsh aquatic maturity thousand sites within the Objective 1 funded areas and the nature conservation features for which the sites are designated. The GIS tool can be manipulated to indicate the generic impacts resulting from the likely types of Objective 1 funded projects to the features of interest at the site. This study develops a GIS tool that aims to identify where developments funded under the Structural Funds from Objective 1 may impact Welsh coastlines that occur within Natura 2000 sites. Although the data was based on the best information available at the time of capture, the base maps (Special Area of Conservation (SAC) features and boundaries) are now considered out-of-date. Newer sources of data are currently available.

Identification

Dynodydd
Identifier
NRW_DS115062
Teitl Amgen
Alternative Title
  • Rhagfynegi effeithiau Cyllid Amcan 1 ar safleoedd Natura 2000 dyfrol dethol yng Nghymru
  • SAC Feature Maps
  • Natura 2000 Site features in Wales
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

GIS layers produced that identify SAC features within sites have been continually updated at CCW and are available as SAC feature Maps. These maps replace those described here. Baseline GIS layers were produced and supplied by CCW, along with citation descriptions. It was recognized that not all Natura 2000 feature maps were available at the time of the project. A summary interactions matrix was developed. This was then used as a tool to identify potential impacts for each Natura 2000 site.
Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Cyhoeddiad)
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2002-05-31
Perchennog
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Cychwynnwr
Originator
  Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)
Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/
Cychwynnwr
Originator
  Environmental Resources Management Ltd
Ethos, Kings Road, SA1 Swansea Waterfront, Swansea, SA1 8AS, Wales
http://www.erm.com/
 

Extent

Extent

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Geographic Extent
Wales (WLS)
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S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword
benthic boundary layer
 
 

Distribution

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Format Type and Description
  • Geographic Information System ()

    Specification

    [A] Report in .PDF format [B] Natura 2000 boundary maps and feature maps as MapInfo Tab files [C] GIS tool and as series of GIS queries as MapBasic Scripts [D] A user Guide to the GIS tool and Queries as in .PDF and Word .Doc format [E] Matrix sensitivity tables in Microsoft .XLS format

 

Quality

Ansawdd Data
Data quality

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Quality Scope
Dataset
Dataset
Cydymffurfiad
Conformity
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Explanation
Degree
false
Lineage

GIS layers produced that identify SAC features within sites have been continually updated at CCW and are available as SAC feature Maps. These maps replace those described here. Baseline GIS layers were produced and supplied by CCW, along with citation descriptions. It was recognized that not all Natura 2000 feature maps were available at the time of the project. A summary interactions matrix was developed. This was then used as a tool to identify potential impacts for each Natura 2000 site.
 

Keywords

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Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Allweddair
Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • Natura 2000 (N2K)
  • Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) (see also Candidate Special Areas of Conservation cSAC)
  • Special Protection Areas (SPAs) (see also proposed Special Protection Area pSPA)
  • reef
  • sandbanks
  • sandflats
  • mudflats
  • estuaries (see also specific estuary names)
  • lagoons
  • saltmarsh (salt-marsh) (salt marsh)
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Theme

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Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2023-12-31
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Gwybodaeth Cynnwys
Content Information

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NRW Profile

Elfennau CNC
Custom Elements

NRW Related Title

Predicting the impacts of objective 1 funding on selected aquatic natura 2000 sites in Wales
 

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no limitations
 

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Other constraints

The following data is considered OS derived data and is therefore jointly owned by NRW and the Ordnance Survey. NRW may release, publish or disseminate this data freely; providing recipients are made aware of use restrictions (See general use restrictions).
 

Use Constraints

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Other restrictions
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© CNC/NRW and © Crown copyright [2002]. All rights reserved. Natural Resources Wales, AC0000849444. Third parties seeking to re-use this data require a Licence issued by NRW. It allows re-use, reproduction and dissemination in any format or medium but only for non-commercial purposes, according to the terms and conditions of the Licence. Those seeking commercial re-use require a commercial licence available from the OS.
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

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File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313135303632 XML
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Metadata Language
English
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Resource type
Dataset
Dataset
Dyddiad Metadata
Metadata Date
2024-12-09T12:42:17.787Z
Enw Safonol Metadata
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Fersiwn Metadata
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

Pwynt Cyswllt
pointOfContact
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 
 

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