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Managing the Rural Environment
CLA Policy On The Environment The rural environment is a key issue for the CLA. All of our members work on or surrounded by the rural environment, as providers of fibre, food, fuel, game, habitats, landscapes, minerals, rural tourism, timber, land and buildings. They have a real desire to preserve its value for future generations. The CLA calls on the Government to:
Other CLA Environment articlesOther CLA Environment topic web pages: Report Fly-tipping - Don't Suffer In SilenceThe CLA urges all members in the West Midlands and the North-West to report fly-tipping on their land to their regional offices. The pilot project recording incidents on private land has been extended to September. If private owners forget to report incidents, the Government is likely to gain a false picture of the incidence of fly-tipping. Please ring your regional office if it happens on your land, so that they can report it, via The Landowner Partnership Project, onto the Flycapture database. We have had some success in reporting incidents, but many remain unreported. The CLA is trying to address fly-tipping issues with Defra and the Environment Agency. Derek Holliday has re-emphasised the CLA's three-point plan to combat the problem at a meeting of he National Fly-Tipping and Prevention Group. The CLA continues to lobby ministers to:
Links to external websitesDefra: www.defra.gov.uk Environment Agency: www.environment-agency.gov.uk Natural England: www.naturalengland.org.uk Voluntary Initiative: www.voluntaryinitiative.org.uk Environment sensitive farming: http://www.environmentsensitivefarming.co.uk/ Farm Wildlife: Events, Case Studies and Discussion Forums for farmers helping wildlife on their land: www.farmwildlife.info Farming Futures: http://www.farmingfutures.org.uk/ Environment - Policy newsSpreading milk to land Environment - Consultation responses
Less management prescription more outcome focus project High Risk Reservoirs in England and Wales More environment consultation responses Environment - Policy reports
Climate Change and the European Countryside: Impacts on Land Management and Response Strategies Climate Change and The Rural Economy More environment policy reports Environment - Advisory handbooks
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GN16-11 Septic Tanks - Registering an exemption to discharge GN23-11 Septic Tanks - registering an exemption to discharge. The Environment Agency has agreed to a review of these regulations |
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