There are calls for “dog-free areas” to be introduced in Wales as part of the Welsh government’s anti-racism action plan.
The plan, which has now been extended to include environmental factors such as climate change and rural affairs, was first launched in June 2022.
The Welsh government sought the views of stakeholders including Climate Cymru BAME, which compiled the report.
The study by the climate action group was carried out with Welsh government funding.
It includes contributions from minority ethnic people who live in the North Wales region, students and professionals in the environmental sector.
Contributors to the study noted barriers including a lack of green spaces in their local area.
One of the report’s recommendations to the government is to create allotments and “dog-free areas” in local green spaces. But the report does not elaborate on how the dog-free zones would help inclusion and tackle racism.
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Other recommendations include encouraging a greater number of minority ethnic people to volunteer in the environmental sector.
A communication strategy to “help bridge the gap” between minority ethnic people and community-led initiatives is also suggested.
Andrew RT Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives – the largest opposition party in the Senedd – has called it “outdated virtue-signalling nonsense”.
He said it is “completely out of touch with the needs of the people of Wales”.
“Labour is stuck on yesterday’s thinking, the kind that is being roundly rejected globally,” he added.
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A Welsh government spokesperson said it is “committed to creating an anti-racist nation by 2030”.
“Our anti-racist Wales action plan is built on the values of anti-racism and calls for zero tolerance of all racial inequality,” they added.
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