English: I agree that this is a deeply worrying trend. The Welsh Government's plan is set out in our nature recovery action plan for managing biodiversity loss. We have created the nature networks fund with the National Lottery and we've invested close to £10 million in that. That is already showing its results in communities right across Wales. In the north in particular, Natural Resources Wales is funding Dee LIFE to restore natural habitats around the Dee and Bala lake special areas of conservation. The Member and I have had an exchange on social media recently about the impact that mowing practices across Wales can have in particular on biodiversity loss. I was pleased to note that the Llywydd even joined in with some helpful suggestions on how we might use the way that we manage our highways, but also the local authorities that manage the land in their operation. Having tapped into the knowledge and expertise of the Member, as a former cabinet member in Flintshire for highways, clearly there is some really good practice going on across Wales, and that was evident from the range of contributors to the thread. But there does seem to be some unevenness, and there seem to be things that others can learn from the practical experience they're having. So, Llywydd, I was very pleased that Carolyn Thomas has agreed to do a short piece of work for us, trying to collect examples of good practice from local authorities and then trying to identify what barriers might be being put in the way, preventing them from applying that more evenly, and making a set of recommendations to me and Julie James to see how we might address this and roll it out. Innovation is a great thing; diffusion is always the greater challenge. I very much welcome Carolyn Thomas's help in trying to spread good practice.
Welsh: Rwy'n cytuno bod hon yn duedd sy'n peri cryn bryder. Mae cynllun Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i nodi yn ein cynllun gweithredu adfer natur ar gyfer rheoli colli bioamrywiaeth. Rydym wedi creu'r gronfa rhwydweithiau natur gyda'r Loteri Genedlaethol ac rydym wedi buddsoddi bron i £10 miliwn ynddi. Mae hynny eisoes yn arwain at ganlyniadau mewn cymunedau ym mhob rhan o Gymru. Yn y gogledd yn arbennig, mae Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yn ariannu LIFE Afon Dyfrdwy i adfer cynefinoedd naturiol o amgylch ardaloedd cadwraeth arbennig afon Dyfrdwy a Llyn Tegid. Mae'r Aelod a minnau wedi cael trafodaeth ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol yn ddiweddar ynglŷn â'r effaith y gall arferion torri gwair ledled Cymru ei chael ar golli bioamrywiaeth yn arbennig. Roeddwn yn falch o nodi bod y Llywydd hyd yn oed wedi ymuno gan roi awgrymiadau defnyddiol ar sut y gallem ddefnyddio'r ffordd rydym yn rheoli ein priffyrdd, ond hefyd yr awdurdodau lleol sy'n rheoli'r tir yn y gwaith. Ar ôl manteisio ar wybodaeth ac arbenigedd yr Aelod, fel cyn aelod o gabinet sir y Fflint a oedd â chyfrifoldeb am briffyrdd, mae'n amlwg fod arferion da iawn i'w cael ym mhob rhan o Gymru, ac roedd hynny'n amlwg o'r ystod o gyfranwyr i'r edefyn. Ond ymddengys bod rhywfaint o anghysondeb, ac ymddengys bod pethau y gall eraill eu dysgu o'r profiad ymarferol y maent yn ei gael. Felly, Lywydd, roeddwn yn falch iawn fod Carolyn Thomas wedi cytuno i wneud rhywfaint o waith i ni, drwy geisio casglu enghreifftiau o arferion da gan awdurdodau lleol a cheisio nodi pa rwystrau a allai fod yn eu ffordd sy'n eu hatal rhag rhoi'r arferion ar waith yn fwy cyson, a thrwy wneud set o argymhellion i mi a Julie James i weld sut y gallem fynd i'r afael â hyn a'i gyflwyno'n ehangach. Mae arloesi'n beth gwych; ei ledaenu yw'r her fwyaf bob amser. Rwy'n croesawu cymorth Carolyn Thomas yn fawr wrth geisio lledaenu arferion da.