Anglian Water ‘Future Fens Integrated Adaptation will deliver resilience to the impacts of climate change, unlock housing growth and job creation, allow for upgraded transport links, improve biodiversity and support new opportunities for tourism. The project is the first of its kind anywhere in the UK. The initiative is a collaboration between Anglian Water, Water […]
Our Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELM) will be the cornerstone of our new agricultural policy. It will transform how we support the agricultural sector by rewarding farmers, foresters and other land managers with public money for public goods. We are using this document to step up engagement with all of our stakeholders, including the farmers, […]
The UK’s net-zero target will not be met without changes in how we use our land. Those changes must start now. The Committee’s previous work1 has shown it is possible to reduce land-based emissions of greenhouse gases while contributing to other strategic priorities for land such as food production, climate change adaptation and biodiversity. This […]
Landowners covering more than a third of Yorkshire’s land area gathered at Cloth Hall in Leeds recently to discuss how changes to land management can help tackle the challenge of climate change. Facilitated by Yorkshire Water, the county’s second largest landowner, the inaugural Yorkshire Land Anchor Network Event included representatives from organisations such as the […]
‘Blank cheque’ Ag Bill will cut out formal consultation on public goods scheme Farmers Guardian: News 08 May 2019 Abi Kay Farm bodies will not be formally consulted on the detail of Defra’s public money for public goods scheme and the policy will receive less scrutiny than other major legislative changes, Farmers Guardian can confirm. In an […]
The natural capital of floodplains: management, protection and restoration to deliver greater benefits Valuing Nature | Natural Capital Synthesis Report. Floodplains are important natural capital assets which deliver a wide range of benefits to people. The interface between terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems in floodplains fosters both a wealth and a complexity of resources that are […]
Dame Glenys Stacey review proposes farm regulation shake-up A more supportive, flexible and incentives-led approach to farming regulation has been recommended as part of a review into the sector published today. A more supportive, flexible and incentives-led approach to farming regulation has been recommended as part of wide-ranging review into the sector published today (Thursday […]
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill report calls on the Government to ensure imported food products are held to current British standards as part of any future trade deal. Read the conclusions and recommendations Read the full report: Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill The inquiry was launched alongside the […]