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CLA In The News: How Should New Rural Agency Treat Economic Objectives? Senior representatives of the CLA have been interviewed on how the new rural integrated agency, Natural England, should prioritise it environmental, economic and social objectives. Their comments coincide with the second reading of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill in Parliament. Environmental organisations are campaigning for environmental concerns to always take priority whereas the CLA is calling for a balanced approach.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today programme (6 June), CLA President Mark Hudson said, "Our view is that there can be no successful environmental policy without economic viability. I think the simplest thing to say is that there should be a balance in all this. We believe strongly that the remit for Natural England should be more straight forward and it should be to contribute to sustainable development."Mark Hudson argued that this approach would not weaken the environmental remit of the new agency, rather that it would remind the agency that "in order to achieve environmental objectives, the agency should work within the bounds of practicalities of individual businesses." He continued, "If the assumption of the Bill is that economic and social well being will automatically arise from management of the natural environment, I think that's very misplaced and potentially dangerous. I mean, at best there isn't an automatic link and at worst a remit in those terms could easily drive Natural England towards a regulatory, constraining approach which would undermine the ability of thousands of land-based rural businesses to provide just the environmental stewardship that we all want to see." Later, CLA's Professor Allan Buckwell, emphasised these points speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Allan Buckwell also questioned the wisdom of environmental objectives always taking precedence over other needs. He pointed out that the environmental goals that Natural England will be concerned with "can only be delivered by private agents, namely land managers and farmers, and they will only be able to deliver those [environmental] outcomes if they are able to run viable businesses." Allan Buckwell stated, "If the environmental organisations say that environment comes first and making a profit... comes second, third or no where at all, then the [environmental] outcomes won't be delivered. It's as simple as that. The standards that society wants to be achieved, won't be achieved." 6 June 2005 |
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