Natural Partnerships?

1. Natural Partnerships? Howard Davies Director of Programmes

2. Devolution “What is the point of devolution? It is for the political process to get as close to the citizen as possible. What is the point of our public service reforms? Likewise it is to bring the citizen onto centre stage in the process as well” Rhodri Morgan AM, BBC regeneration institute lecture-7 October 2004

3. A Citizen Centred Public Service Model • Resulted in a cooperative/collaborative model of public service delivery “Where the relationship between citizens and service is based on empowering the citizen to not just purchase a unit of service but to participate in public service design and delivery based on shared outcomes” • Framed within a wider SD Action Plan • Now articulated in the shared One Wales agenda • Delivery based on the recommendations of Beecham’s review of local service delivery

4. Wales Environmental Compact • Agreement between CCW, FC, EA Wales and members of the environmental voluntary sector in Wales to work together more effectively. • 3 priorities • sharing financial resources, • making effective use of training and human resources, • Developing corporate planning and funding relationships

5. Wildlife Trusts Wales – what is it? • Partnership of the 6 wildlife trusts in Wales – pilot under the Wales Environmental Compact • Has staff in its own right – all in partnership WEL, EW, CCW, other trusts • Focus on strategic national issues and developing common principles in partnership with the individual trusts • Acts as a focal point for business partnerships – WP scheme • Intent on gearing up the trusts and WTW to deliver core functions plus elements of CCW’s work – a shift from core to programme • Intent on delivery through a landscape scale approach • Over 30,000 members and 230 reserves covering more than 6000 hectares

6. Other 3rd Sector organisations WAG CCW Trusts WTW Local Government WEL Membership Trustees

7. General Principles • Adopt a clear agreed vision and a focus on key outcomes • Wales Conservation Plan • Living Landscapes • Living Seas • Maintain a common language – avoid different ‘takes’ • Recognise connectivity in relationships – identifying elements of flux – social capital • See through the fog – remain focussed on the vision and true to your aims – if one partner pushes off course • Agree targets • Be clear over responsibilities • Monitor progress

8. The Myth of Equality

9. The Myth of Equality

10. Issues • The need for a clear identity that stands alone – partners have to buy into something • The need for an obvious culture – partners have to buy into an agreed set of values and philosophies that may differ from their own • Establishing ownership and allegiance – the whole must be greater than the sum of the parts • Be aware of fragile relationships – this cannot be just personal • Move away from the complicated rhetoric – these are just functional human and organisational relationships

11. Where Do the AONBs Fit? • Fundamental shift to a landscape scale approach • Focus on social, economic and environmental connectivity • Living Landscapes, Living Seas • Pilots – the Pumlumon alternative? • Bridging the gaps between the public, private and voluntary sectors

12. Gors Maen Llwyd

13. Pumlumon

14. Skokholm and Skomer

15. Where Do the AONBs Fit? Where don’t they fit?

16. And Finally “Don’t judge your day on the harvest you reap but on the seeds that you plant” R.L.Stevenson