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A letter from our guest editor

We are so privileged to live in such Pollution can present in such forms

beautiful surroundings in Wales as; litter and waste pollution, air

and I was lucky enough to be pollution, light pollution and noise
brought up amongst it all; sailing, pollution. The impact of human

walking, climbing and making behaviour leaves traces of it

the most of the great outdoors. everywhere.

Even so, I still find myself in awe of Living in a polluted environment

the scenery I see when travelling can affect us all in different ways,

through and around Wales and take from having a negative impact on
utter delight in making the most of our physical health, to making us

our beaches, mountains, forests, feel low and impacting upon our

rivers, and lakes whenever I can. mental health and well-being.

There are occasions when I go so It is important for us to consider
far into the mountains or out to solutions to pollution for the sake of

sea that there is almost no sign of our planet, the plants and animals

human activity, and it is in these that live here, and the humans too.
moments when I realise how much In this edition of our newsletter, you

we humans affect our surroundings. will find out about different types

Sadly, something that threatens our of pollution and how it affects our

beautiful landscape is pollution.
environment. You will also learn
about some of the innovative

ways Eco-Schools in Wales

have been tackling pollution

in their local areas.

- Laura Haig, Education Officer,

Keep Wales Tidy