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Climate Change - 'Part of the Solution'
Our sector, representing farmers, land managers and associated businesses, is a central part of the response to the growing threat posed by climate change. We recognise the role played by agriculture and rural land use in the wider context of global...
[Policy Work/Policy Reports] - [December 10th, 2007]

Shooting Sports - findings of an economic and environmental study
This report details the findings from the first independent study into shooting for ten years. The research, carried out by PACEC, was commissioned by the CLA, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Countryside Alliance.
[Policy Work/Policy Reports] - [September 28th, 2006]

Climate Change and the European Countryside: Impacts on Land Management and Response Strategies
This report, part of the wider CLIO (Climate Impacts and Options) project, is based on a detailed study of 21 rural estates, representing a board range of biogeographical regions across Europe.
[Policy Work/Policy Reports] - [August 25th, 2006]

Business Confidence in Rural Tourism 2005
The Rural Tourism Confidence Index (RTCI) for 2005 shows that 90% of respondents are optimistic about the short to medium term future for the industry. The RTCI polled a range of CLA members and asked them their views on the state of the industry.
[Policy Work/Policy Reports] - [April 25th, 2006]

Vision for a Bovine Tuberculosis Control and Eradication Strategy
The CLA has put forward its vision for a Control and Eradication Strategy to deal with the scourge of Bovine Tuberculosis. It envisages a comprehensive programme combining enhanced measures to identify and prevent the disease in cattle together with...
[Policy Work/Policy Reports] - [September 21st, 2005]

Climate Change and The Rural Economy
This policy statement draws on the work of the CLA Climate Change Working Group. It focuses on the potential impact of climate change on owners and managers of rural businesses in England and Wales. It proposes ways to mitigate these impacts and to...
[Policy Work/Policy Reports] - [August 3rd, 2005]

Renewable energy – more than wind?
Renewable energy, and in particular energy from the land, has always been high on the agenda for CLA and its members. Recent controversies over the increased numbers of wind farm proposals, and the lack of progress towards targets (UK emissions increased...
[Policy Work/Policy Reports] - [July 13th, 2005]

English rural development programme
CLA recommendations on the review of the English Rural Development Programme
[Policy Work/Policy Reports] - [July 11th, 2003]

The animal by-products regulations 2003
Government announces implementing regulations on fallen stock and retention and disposal of blood by abattoirs - the Animal By-Products Regulations 2003. Livestock farmers are left uncertain as to whether the proposed collection scheme will be...
[Policy Work/Policy Reports] - [June 13th, 2003]

CLA comment: interim conclusions of Haskins Review
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[Policy Work/Policy Reports] - [June 11th, 2003]