Environmental management scheme
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An environmental management scheme is a mechanism by which landowners and other individuals and bodies responsible for land management
can be incentivised to manage their environment.
, including:
Other programmes exist with the various states, for example;
New South Wales - Catchment Action Plan
, including:
Currently England operates:
All of these schemes are adminisitered by Natural England
It was recently announced that this scheme has ceased, with a bridging payment scheme until its replacement is launched.
, such schemes may be initiated by the central government:
Land management
Land management is the process of managing the use and development of land resources. Land resources are used for a variety of purposes which may include organic agriculture, reforestation, water resource management and eco-tourism projects.-See also:*Sustainable land management*Acreage...
can be incentivised to manage their environment.
Australia
Several schemes (prgrammes) are or have been in operation in AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, including:
- National Heritage Trust Funds (1 and 2)
- National Action Plan for Salinity
- Caring for Our Country
Other programmes exist with the various states, for example;
New South Wales - Catchment Action Plan
United Kingdom
Several schemes are or have been in operation in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, including:
- Countryside Stewardship
- Environmental StewardshipEnvironmental StewardshipEnvironmental Stewardship is an agri-environment scheme run by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in England. It was formally launched on 18 March 2005, although the first agreements did not start until 1 August 2005....
- Environmentally Sensitive Areas SchemeEnvironmentally Sensitive Areas SchemeThe Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme was an agri-environment scheme run by the UK Government within the 22 designated Environmentally Sensitive Areas.The scheme was superseded in 2005 by the Environmental Stewardship schemes....
Currently England operates:
- Entry Level Stewardship
- Higher Level Stewardship
- Organic Entry Level Stewardship
- Higher Level Organic Entry Level stewardship
All of these schemes are adminisitered by Natural England
Scotland
In 2007 Scotland adopted the SRDP (Scottish Rural Development Programme - a £1.6 billion programme of economic, environmental and social measures designed to develop rural Scotland. Individuals and groups may seek support to help deliver the Government's strategic objectives in rural Scotland.Wales
Until recently the prevailing agri-environment scheme in Wales was Tir Gofal, which means literally ‘Land Care’. It was the first scheme in Wales, and indeed in Europe, aimed at promoting whole farm conservation and management. It was different from previous schemes, as it brought farming and conservation into a different level of partnership.It was recently announced that this scheme has ceased, with a bridging payment scheme until its replacement is launched.
France
In some countries such as FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, such schemes may be initiated by the central government:
- Schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eauxSchéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eauxIn France, the schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux aims to put into effect the principles of the law of 3 January 1992 on the level of the major hydrographic basins. In translation, its name is outline for the organization of the development and management of water...