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Ymwelodd y Gweinidog â’r Safleoedd o Ddiddordeb Gwyddonol sy’n ffurfio Lefelau Gwent, y diwrnod ar ôl i’r Senedd gyhoeddi ei bod yn argyfwng natur.


Y Lefelau yw un o’r darnau mwyaf o gorsydd a ffosydd pori (*reens* fel y’u gelwir yma) sydd wedi goroesi ym Mhrydain a’r mwyaf o’u bath yng Nghymru ond mae’r cynefin hwn wedi bod o dan fygythiad oherwydd datblygu a llygredd.


Wrth siarad ar ôl yr ymweliad, dywedodd Julie James:



> “Mae adfer natur a lliniaru effeithiau newid hinsawdd yn flaenoriaethau hollbwysig i’r Llywodraeth hon.  Rydym eisoes wedi dangos hynny yn ein penderfyniad i beidio â bwrw ymlaen â Ffordd Liniaru’r M4 a fyddai wedi golygu datblygu rhan o Lefelau Gwent. Rydym dal wrthi’n chwilio am ffyrdd i warchod y tirlun pwysig hwn.
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> “Mae Lefelau Gwent yn aruthrol o bwysig – nid i’r rhan hon o’r De yn unig – ond i’r byd cyfan.  Byddwn yn gweithio i’w gwarchod.
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> “Mae’r gwaith yn cynnwys edrych sut y gellid defnyddio’r tir a gafwyd fel rhan o brosiect yr M4 i helpu i wella Lefelau Gwent.”


Dywedodd y Gweinidog bod y Gweithgor y gwnaeth Llywodraeth Cymru ei sefydlu o dan gadeiryddiaeth AS Dwyrain Casnewydd John Griffiths i ystyried sut i reoli a gwarchod Lefelau Gwent yn fodel pwerus ar sut y gall cymunedau a rhanddeiliaid weithredu gyda’i gilydd er lles ardaloedd fel Lefelau Gwent.


Mae’r Gweithgor yn cynnwys cynrychiolwyr o Lywodraeth Cymru, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, llywodraeth leol, cyrff anllywodraethol amgylcheddol a rhanddeiliaid eraill ac mae’n datblygu cynllun gweithredu strategol fydd yn edrych ar:  


* Sicrhau bod y gwaith y mae’r Bartneriaeth Lefelau Byw yn ei wneud i adfer cynefinoedd ac i ennyn diddordeb perchenogion tir a’r cyhoedd trwy brosiect o dan arweiniad yr RSPB ac Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gwent gydag arian gan Gronfa Dreftadaeth y Loteri yn parhau.
* Arweiniad cynllunio newydd a chryfach i sicrhau bod y datblygiadau iawn yn cael eu lleoli yn y mannau iawn ac yn osgoi rhagor o effeithiau annerbyniol ar fioamrywiaeth a thirweddau Lefelau Gwent.
* Adnewyddu ac ehangu cwmpas Cytundebau Rheoli Tir sy’n erfyn allweddol i berchenogion a rheolwyr tir allu cynnal gwaith rheoli pwysig ar gynefinoedd i gynnal a gwella bioamrywiaeth mewn SoDdGAau.


Dywedodd y Gweinidog hefyd:



> “Fel rhan o’n hymateb cryfach i argyfyngau’r hinsawdd a natur, rwy’n awyddus i sicrhau bod ardaloedd fel Lefelau Gwent yn cael eu gwarchod a’u rheoli’n well at y dyfodol.  Bydd hynny’n gwarchod ein treftadaeth naturiol gyfoethog ar gyfer cenedlaethau heddiw ac yfory.”







Translation:


 
The Minister visited the Sites of Special Scientific Interest, which make up the Gwent Levels, the day after the Senedd declared a nature emergency.


The Levels are one of the largest surviving areas of ancient grazing marsh and reen(drainage ditch) systems in Britain and the largest of its kind in Wales but these features have been under threat from development and pollution.


Speaking after the visit Julie James said:



> “Restoring nature and mitigating the impact of climate change are top priorities for this government. We have already demonstrated this by our decision not to go ahead with the M4 Relief Road, which would have meant developing on part of the Gwent Levels and we are continuing to look for further ways to protect this important landscape.



> “The Gwent Levels are vitally important – not just to this part of South Wales – but worldwide. We will work to protect them.
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> “This work includes looking at how the land acquired as part of the M4 project could be used to support the enhancement of the Gwent Levels.”


The Minister said the group set up by the Welsh Government and chaired by Newport East MS John Griffiths to consider the management and protection of the Gwent Levels is a powerful model for how action in areas like the Gwent Levels can be taken forward jointly by communities and stakeholders.


The group, which includes representation from the Welsh Government, Natural Resources Wales, local government, environmental NGOs and other stakeholders is developing a strategic action plan, which will look at:


* Ensuring the work the Living Levels Partnership is currently doing on habitat restoration, land owner and public engagement through an RSPB and Gwent Wildlife Trust lead Heritage Lottery funded project is continued.
* New and strengthened planning guidance to better enable the right developments in the right place and to avoid further unacceptable biodiversity and landscape impacts on the Gwent Levels.
* Renewing and increasing the coverage of land management agreements which are a key tool to enable land owners and managers to carry out important habitat management work to maintain and enhance the biodiversity features of SSSIs.


The Minister added:



> “As part of our heightened response to the climate change and nature emergencies I am keen to ensure that areas like the Gwent Levels are better protected and managed for the future. This approach will safeguard Wales’ rich natural heritage for present and future generations.”