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Natural resource protection and enhancing the environment
23. Farming and environmental stewardship
Land covered by 'higher level' environmental schemes,1992 to 2008
| Stewardship schemes since: | 1992 |
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2003 |
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- The entry level schemes aim to encourage large numbers of farmers, across all farmland, to implement simple and effective environmental management on their farms. An area of over 5.3 million hectares was covered by entry level schemes in England and Wales.
- Environmental stewardship schemes require farmers to demonstrate good environmental practice. ‘Higher Level’ schemes aim to deliver significant environmental benefits in high priority situations and areas and involve complex management regimes. Such schemes covered 3.1 million hectares in the UK in 2008, compared with 1.8 million in 1999.
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Updated: 30 July 2009