Datganiad i'r Wasg - Press Release I'w gyhoeddi ar unwaith For immediate release 07/03/2008
Galw am Ymgeision ar gyfer Gwobrwyon Twristiaeth Eryri Werdd 2008	Call for Applications for the Green Snowdonia Tourism Awards 2008
Mae Cymdeithas Eryri yn galw ar fusnesau twristiaeth ‘gwyrdd’ i wneud cais am ei Gwobrwyon Twristiaeth Eryri Werdd 2008. Nid oes tâl am ymgeisio am y gwobrwyon ac maent ar gyfer unrhyw fusnes twristiaeth yn ardal Eryri a’r ardal uniongyrchol o’i hamgylch sydd wedi gweithredu i leihau effaith amgylcheddol eu busnes. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 4^ydd Ebrill 2008. Mae’r meini prawf ar gyfer y gwobrwyon fel a ganlyn: v Rheoli adnoddau (ee defnydd effeithiol o ynni/dŵr/deunyddiau crai) v Lleihau, ailddefnyddio ac ailgylchu i leihau gwastraff v Prynu’n lleol v Cysylltiadau cymunedol (e.e. beth mae eich busnes yn ei gymryd gan/rhoi i/rhyngweithio gyda’ch cymuned leol?) v Hyfforddi staff am arfer da amgylcheddol, annog eu cefnogaeth, cymryd rhan a syniadau v Hysbysu ymwelwyr am werth amgylchedd Eryri a ffyrdd y gallant leihau effaith eu hymweliad (e.e. darparu gwybodaeth am y gwasanaeth Bws Sherpa, cynnig gwasanaeth casglu o’r orsaf drên lleol). v Rheoli bioamrywiaeth – beth mae eich busnes chi yn ei wneud i gynyddu poblogaethau o flodau ac anifeiliaid lleol a gwella eu hansawdd? Rhoir anogaeth i fusnesau sydd wedi gwneud ymdrech arbennig i fod yn fwy cynaliadwy yn y flwyddyn ddiwethaf neu sydd wedi mabwysiadu dull newydd mewn perthynas â mawn prawf penodol wneud ymgais. Mae’r gwobrwyon yn cynnwys rhan o gronfa’r wobr o £1500 a llawer o gyhoeddusrwydd haeddiannol. Noddir GTEW 2008 gan Gyngor Sir Gwynedd, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sir Conwy, Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri, Croeso Cymru, yr Ymddiriedolaeth Garbon, a Chyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru. Cynhelir y seremoni Wobrwyo ym Mhlas Tan y Bwlch, Canolfan Astudiaethau Amgylcheddol Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri, Maentwrog, ar brynhawn yr 20^fed Mai 2008. Gellir llwytho ffurflenni cais i lawr o www.green-snowdonia.co.uk, neu drwy gysylltu ag Emma Edwards-Jones, Swyddog Project Eryri Werdd, Cymdeithas Eryri, ar 01690 720287, tourism@snowdonia-society.org.uk. Menter gan Gymdeithas Eryri yw Project Eryri Werdd a ariennir gan Gronfa Datblygu Cynaliadwy CAE a Chyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru.	The Snowdonia Society is calling for ‘green’ tourism businesses to enter its Green Snowdonia Tourism Awards 2008. The awards are free to enter and are open to any tourism business in the Snowdonia region and immediate surrounding area who have taken action to minimise the environmental impact of their business. The closing date for applications is 4^th April 2008. The criteria for the awards are as follows; v Resource management (e.g. efficient use of energy/water/raw materials) v Reducing, reusing and recycling to minimize waste v Buying locally v Community relations (e.g. what does your business take from/give to/interact with the local community?) v Training staff in good environmental practice, encouraging their support, participation and ideas v Enlightening visitors and guests to the value of Snowdonia’s environment and ways in which they can minimize the impact of their visit (e.g. providing information on the Sherpa Bus service, offering a pick-up service from the local railway station). v Bio diversity management – what does your business do to improve the quantity and quality of the local flora and fauna? Businesses who have made a particular effort to become more sustainable in the past year or who have taken an innovative approach with respect to a particular criteria are encouraged to apply. Prizes include a share of the £1500 prize fund and lots of well deserved publicity. The GSTAs 2008 are sponsored by Gwynedd County Council, Conwy Borough County Council, Snowdonia National Park Authority, Visit Wales, Carbon Trust, and the Countryside Council for Wales. The Awards ceremony will be held at Plas Tan y Bwlch, Snowdonia National Park Environmental Studies Centre, Maentwrog, on the afternoon of 20^th May 2008. Application forms can be downloaded from www.green-snowdonia.co.uk, or obtained from Emma Edwards-Jones, Green Snowdonia Project Officer, Snowdonia Society, 01690 720287, tourism@snowdonia-society.org.uk . The Green Snowdonia Project is a Snowdonia Society initiative funded by CAE Sustainable Development Fund and the Countryside Council for Wales.
Ar gyfer lluniau cysylltwch Cymdeithas Eryri	Please contact the Snowdonia Society for photos
Am fanylion pellach cysylltwch â Emma Edwards-Jones: Ty Hyll, Capel Curig, LL24 0DS ffôn: 01690-720287 e-bost: twristiaeth@cymdeithas-eryri.org.uk	For further details please contact Emma Edwards-Jones: Ty Hyll, Capel Curig, LL24 0DS telephone: 01690-720287 e-mail: tourism@snowdonia-society.org.uk
Cymdeithas Eryri Sefydlwyd Cymdeithas Eryri 40 mlynedd yn ôl, a hwn yw’r prif gorff elusennol sy’n gweithio i warchod, i wellhau ac i ddathlu Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri - y tirwedd, y bywyd gwyllt, y dreftadaeth ddiwylliannol a’r cymunedau - er lles y cenedlaethau presennol a chenedlaethau’r dyfodol. Mae dros 2600 o aelodau wedi ymrwymo i ymgymryd â’r gwaith arloesol, creadigol hwn. Crëwyd Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri ym 1951, mae’n cwmpasu dros 826 o filltiroedd sgwâr ac yn cynnwys amrywiaeth eang o dirwedd mwyaf trawiadol Prydain.	The Snowdonia Society The Snowdonia Society, founded 40 years ago, is the leading charity working to protect, enhance and celebrate the Snowdonia National Park - its landscape, wildlife, cultural heritage and communities - for the benefit of present and future generations. Over 2600 members are committed to its innovative and imaginative work. Snowdonia National Park, designated in 1951, covers 826 square miles of some of the UK’s most diverse and spectacular scenery.
Mwy o wybodaeth am Gymdeithas Eryri Mwy o newyddion Os hoffech chi dderbyn ein datganiadau'n rheolaidd, rhowch wybod!	More information about the Snowdonia Society More news If you'd like to receive our press releases regularly, just tell us!