British Policy Paper

Strategiepapiere

This policy paper from the UK FABulous Farmers (FAB) partners was intended to assist Defra deliver on its commitments to deliver Public Goods under the 25year Environment Plan. The specific focus was on the Agricultural Transition Plan (ATP), with particular reference to the Environmental Land management Scheme (ELM). ELM is the new way for government to pay farmers and land managers public money to produce public goods; payments will be made for the delivery by land managers of land management actions that contribute to:

  • Clean and plentiful water
  • Clean air
  • Protection from and mitigation of environmental hazards
  • Thriving plants and wildlife
  • Reduction of and adaptation to climate change
  • Beauty, heritage and engagement with the environment

Defra has been receptive to the concept of co-design for the components of ELMs, which comprise the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), the Local Nature Recovery (LNR) and the Landscape Recovery (LR). Key learnings from the FAB project are directly relevant to what is known to date about ELMs and are therefore of value to Defra. Through this paper and its Annexes, the UK FAB partners where offering their support to Defra and its associated delivery bodies.

You can read the whole Policy Paper here.