Environmental Land Management

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]}

Description

The Environmental Land Management schemes consist of three schemes to 'pay for environmental and climate goods and services': ^[3]

• the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) ^[4]
• 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'

See also

• The Environmental Quality Incentives Program, a similar scheme in the United States.

References

1. "Environmental Land Management (ELM) update: how government will pay for land-based environment and climate goods and services". GOV.UK.
2. "Thérèse Coffey raises concern about low take-up of new farm scheme in Suffolk Coastal". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 March 2024.
3. "Environmental Land Management (ELM) update: how government will pay for land-based environment and climate goods and services". GOV.UK.
4. "SFI Handbook for the SFI 2023 offer". GOV.UK. June 28, 2024.