This Act makes provision with respect to a wide variety of matters regarding the environment in Wales including: the sustainable management of natural resources (includes animals, plants and other organisms, air, water and soil) climate change and targets for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases from Wales; collection and disposal of waste; shellfish fisheries; marine licensing; land drainage. It amends the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012 so that sustainable management of natural resources becomes the core purpose of the Natural Resources Body for Wales and inserts sections 26B – 26D into the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 so as to, among other things, require the Welsh Ministers to establish the Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee. The Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee replaces Flood Risk Management Wales, the regional flood and coastal committee in Wales established under section 22 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.; The Act defines “sustainable management of natural resources and sets out its principles. It places a duty on public authorities to seek to maintain and enhance biological diversity and a duty on the Welsh Ministers to publish
Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (2016 anaw 3).