Managing the Rural Environment

The environment is an important issue for the CLA because all of our 36,000 members impact upon it in their day to day businesses and it impacts on them in varying ways as providers of fibre, food, fuel, game, habitats, landscapes, minerals, rural tourism, timber, land and buildings.

 NEWS

CHANGES TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SCHEME

From 1 February 2010 the new 3rd Edition Environmental Stewardship Handbooks for Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), Organic Entry Level Stewardship (OELS) and Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) became operational as the legal basis for ES agreements. More details from www.naturalengland.org.uk

FLY-TIPPING PETITION PRESENTED

The CLA presented the Government with a petition against fly-tipping signed by thousands of members on 28 October 2009.

ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS

How can farmers and land managers be motivated to provide landscape, biodiversity and other environmental goods The CLA believes that the status quo will not deliver these benefits to society and, as a business-based organisation, wants to explore what might be achieved by creating environmental markets.

 Main issues

• Climate Change
• Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk
• Fly-Tipping

CLA Environment Guidance Notes

CLA Government Responses

Links to external websites

Defra: 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/

Derek Holliday – Head of Environment

Lead adviser on European and national environmental issues including water quality (Water Framework Directive, Catchment Sensitive Farming, Nitrates Directive), water resources, fluvial and coastal defence, soil resource, climate change and fisheries.

Phone: 020 7235 0511
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email derek.holliday@cla.org.uk