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Wales
Nationally important places for wildlife are notified by Countryside Council for Wales, the government's statutory body for nature conservation in Wales, as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI's) under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside
Act 1981. This Act was recently strengthened through Part III of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. The Act provides for the protection and positive management of SSSIs; sites may only be damaged or destroyed under very specific
circumstances.
The RSPB works to protect Wales' special wildlife places from damage, and improve their management. The improvements to SSSI protection through the Countryside and Rights of Way Act were made, in part, as a result of the support given by members to the
RSPBs 'Land for Life' campaign. We are now assisting John Randall MP in promoting a private members bill to create a network of nationally important marine sites.