Dafydd Elis-Thomas, AM for Dwyfor Meirionnydd asked how the minister would ensure that activity would continue in the transition period of merging the Forestry Commission, Countryside Council for Wales and the Environment Agency into a new single environmental body.

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It was run by the Forestry Commission and Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust until last year, when the Highland Perthshire Community Interest Company took over.

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The decision to bring together the Environment Agency Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales and Forestry Commission Wales (FCW) has received mixed reactions from the opposition parties.

BBC: Environment questions