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Glastir Uwch yw elfen flaenllaw Glastir, a thrwyddi mae Llywodraeth Cymru’n cynnig cymorth ariannol i ffermwyr a thirfeddianwyr ar gyfer gwella’r rheolaeth amgylcheddol o’u tir. Mae Glastir yn talu am gyflenwi nwyddau a gwasanaethau amgylcheddol a phenodol sy’n ceisio mynd i’r afael â’r newid yn yr hinsawdd, gwella’r gwaith o reoli dŵr a chynnal a gwella bioamrywiaeth.

Mae Glastir Uwch yn cynnig ymyriadau ariannol wedi’u targedu, sy’n anelu at gynorthwyo ffermwyr a thirfeddianwyr i gyflawni gwelliannau amgylcheddol sy’n cynnig gwerth am arian ar gyfer cynefinoedd, rhywogaethau, pridd a dŵr.  

Mae’r cylch newydd o gyllid ar gyfer Glastir Uwch werth £18\.36 miliwn ac mae disgwyl iddo gyflawni hyd at 340 o gontractau Glastir Uwch yn 2018 (ar sail amcangyfrif o £54,000 fesul contract). Bydd y cyfnod Datgan Diddordeb ar gyfer Glastir Uwch 2018 yn agor ar 28 Chwefror 2017 a bydd yn dod i ben am hanner nos ar 31 Mawrth 2017\. 

Gwnaeth Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet y cyhoeddiad hwn wrth iddi agor yn swyddogol swyddfeydd newydd Undeb Amaethwyr Cymru yn y Drenewydd. Dywedodd: 


> “Pleser yw cyhoeddi, ar ddiwrnod agor swyddfeydd newydd ac arbennig Undeb Amaethwyr Cymru yn y Drenewydd, bod cylch newydd o gyllid Glastir Uwch sydd werth dros £18 miliwn ar agor.  
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> “Mae Glastir Uwch yn agwedd allweddol ar y gwaith o gyflawni amcanion Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer yr amgylchedd gwledig. Hoffwn annog ffermwyr a thirfeddiannwyr ar draws Cymru i ganfod rhagor o wybodaeth am gynllun Glastir Uwch, a gweld a ydynt yn gymwys. Os ydynt yn gymwys bydd ganddynt hyd 31 Mawrth i ddatgan diddordeb.”

Bydd rhagor o wybodaeth am Glastir Uwch, gan gynnwys canllawiau ar ddatgan diddordeb, ar gael yn fuan. 

Caiff Glastir ei gyllido gan Cymunedau Gwledig Llywodraeth Cymru – Rhaglen Datblygu Gwledig 2014\-20, a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru a’r Undeb Ewropeaidd. 







Translation:


 
Glastir Advanced is the flagship component of Glastir, through which the Welsh Government offers financial support to farmers and land owners to improve the environmental management of their land. Glastir pays for the delivery of specific environmental goods and services aimed at combating climate change, improving water management and maintaining and enhancing biodiversity.

Glastir Advanced offers targeted financial interventions, aimed at helping farmers and landowners to achieve value for money environmental improvements for habitats, species, soil and water. 

The new round of funding for Glastir Advanced is worth £18\.36m and is expected to deliver up to 340 Glastir Advanced contracts in 2018 (estimated at £54, 000 per contract). The Expression of Interest window for Glastir Advanced 2018 will open on 28 February 2017 and will close at midnight on 31 March 2017\.

The Cabinet Secretary made the announcement as she officially opened the new Farmers Union of Wales offices in Newtown. She said:


> “I am very pleased to announce, here at these impressive new FUW offices in Newtown, the opening of a new round of Glastir Advanced funding worth over £18m. 
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> “Glastir Advanced is very much at the forefront of delivering the Welsh Government’s objectives for the rural environment. I encourage farmers and landowners across Wales to find out more information on whether they are eligible to apply for a Glastir Advanced contract and, if they are, to submit an expression of interest before 31st March.”

More information on Glastir Advanced, including expression of interest guidance will be available shortly.

Glastir is funded by the Welsh Government Rural Communities \- Rural Development Programme 2014\-20, financed by the Welsh Government and the European Union.