1. An Opportunity for the Dyfi Valley Pete Frost Countryside Council for Wales

2. What does CCW do? Advises Government on:  landscape  wildlife  enjoying countryside

3. And….. Manages Wales’ only UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

4. Blaenavon

6. What about the Dyfi?

7. What’s a Biosphere Reserve?

8. What are they for?  Nature conservation  Sustainable Development  Society  Culture  Economy

9. How do they work?

10. How are they run?  Management Plan  A ‘Pact’ between the local community and society as a whole

11. So what’s new?  Review of all UK Biosphere Reserves  Dyfi no longer ‘qualifies’  A choice: drop it, or  upgrade it

12. What’s in it for us?  Lots of talking!  Fame!  Fortune!  Technical Assistance  More say in what goes on

13. It’s your choice