Payments to make space for nature

What the Environmental Improvement Plan means for you

Stephen Ayres, 31 January 2023 - environmental land management schemes, Payments for research and innovation, Payments to improve soil health, Payments to improve tree health, Payments to make space for nature, Payments to plant trees and manage woodland, Payments to restore landscapes and ecosystems

Published today, the Environmental Improvement Plan sets out the actions we must take to help us restore nature, tackle environmental pollution, and increase the prosperity of our country. In this post, I’ll explain what the Environmental Improvement Plan means in the context of our work and, by extension, what this means for farmers and land managers in England. I’ll also share an update on the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme.

Environmental Stewardship: an update

The Team, 15 August 2022 - Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship, Payments to make space for nature

We recently wrote to everyone with Environmental Stewardship agreements to outline some changes that we plan to introduce in 2023. Rather than offering agreement holders an extension of a single year, we're offering extensions of 5 years. This change, shaped by feedback, gives greater certainty and clarity to people in existing agri-environment agreements. It also removes the burden of having to apply for an extension each year.

Environmental land management: a forward look 

Ellen Brown, 11 August 2022 - environmental land management schemes, Payments to make space for nature, Sustainable Farming Incentive

Through our new environmental land management schemes, we will pay farmers and land managers to enhance the natural environment alongside food production. In this post, I'll share more information about how we expect Local Nature Recovery to work.

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