Communities and Nature

These pages describe the Communities and Nature (CAN) project – a strategic project to be funded under Priority 4 Theme 3 ‘Environment for Growth’ of the Convergence Programme for West Wales and the Valleys 2007 – 2013

At the moment the project is at the developmental stage – therefore much of the information here will be relevant for a short period only. These page will be updated regularly to reflect the progess of development.

CAN Update (December 2009)

Where are we at the moment with respect to developing CAN?

What is CAN?

Communities and Nature (CAN), to be co-ordinated by CCW, is one of the strategic projects being put forward to deliver the Environment for Growth (Priority 4, Theme 3) of the Convergence Programme.

Aims and Objectives

These are the aims and objectives of the Communities and Nature Project

CAN Handbook

- Part 1
An introduction to the communities and nature strategic project to inform those who are considering putting forward a project under it

- Part 2
A reference manual on audit and claims procedures.

- Part 3
A reference manual on publicity.

- Part 4
A reference manual on monitoring and evaluation.

- Part 5 (CCW Welsh language scheme)
For those successful applicants who do not have their own Welsh language scheme, please follow CCWs scheme.

Procurement

All activities under Communities and Nature will be procured directly via Sell2Wales, except for CCW’s own activities.

CCW’s joint sponsor, Environment Agency Wales, will also be carrying out procurement via Sell2Wales under the banner of Wild Fishing Wales.

The four procurement lots – a description of the lots

The procurement rounds – information on each round as it is announced
The procurement procedure
The procurement criteria
How to register with Sell2Wales
The Project Selection Board
FAQs from the CAN seminar held on 6th July 2009

Projects under CAN

CCW Projects

CCW will be delivering several projects under CAN.

Wild Fishing Wales

This is the project that our joint sponsor, the Environment Agency, will be delivering under CAN

Procured Projects

These are the projects that will be procured under CAN. This link will be opened once the first projects have been procured and will be updated as further projects are procured.

Other Strategic Projects

Communities and Nature is one of several strategic projects operating under Priority 4 Theme 3 ‘Environment for Growth’ of the Convergence Programme for West Wales and the Valleys 2007 – 2013. Please follow the links below for information on the other projects:

Cadw - Heritage Tourism
The £19m Heritage Tourism Project will maximise the economic value of heritage through increasing the volume, length and value of visits to Wales.

Visit Wales - Coastal Tourism & Sustainable Tourism
The coastal tourism project will be seeking to implement key, eligible elements of the coastal tourism strategy.

Valleys Regional Park
The Valleys Regional Park project is going to develop, expand and enhance the unique tourism potential of the south Wales valleys.

Heads of the Valleys
The Heads of the Valleys - Tourism project will establish the area as a successful day visitor destination, extracting maximum economic value from a range of tourism sites thus contributing to a sustainable future for the host communities.