Draft:Environmental Land Management
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Following Britain leaving the European Union, and thus no longer being a part of the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU, the British government initiated the Environmental Land Management scheme (ELM) in 2024.[1][2][3]
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Description
The Environmental Land Management schemes consist of three schemes to 'pay for environmental and climate goods and services':[4]
- the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) [5]
- Countryside Stewardship (CS)
- Landscape Recovery
As an example of a SFI intervention. Farmers can be paid for 'Flower-rich grass margins, blocks, or in-field strips'
Reception and Challenges
Environmental charities and commentators broadly were supportive of the scheme (compared to the previous status-quo), with caveats[6].
Even before ELMS started there was concern that the scheme might not have sufficient budget for the number of farmers applying[7]. In 2024 DEFRA unexpected stopped all new applications, until 'early 2025'[8].
See also
Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) [9]
- The Environmental Quality Incentives Program, a similar scheme in the United States.
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