Following Britain leaving the European Union, and thus no longer being a part of the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU, the British government initiated the Environmental Land Management scheme (ELM) in 2024.[1][2]
Description
editThe Environmental Land Management schemes consist of three schemes to 'pay for environmental and climate goods and services':[3]
- the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) [4]
- Countryside Stewardship (CS)
- Landscape Recovery
As an example of a SFI intervention. Farmers can be paid for 'Flower-rich grass margins, blocks, or in-field strips'
See also
edit- The Environmental Quality Incentives Program, a similar scheme in the United States.
References
edit- ^ "Environmental Land Management (ELM) update: how government will pay for land-based environment and climate goods and services". GOV.UK.
- ^ "Thérèse Coffey raises concern about low take-up of new farm scheme in Suffolk Coastal". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Environmental Land Management (ELM) update: how government will pay for land-based environment and climate goods and services". GOV.UK.
- ^ "SFI Handbook for the SFI 2023 offer". GOV.UK. June 28, 2024.