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 rolled out Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMS) in 2024..[1][2][3][4].
Description
[edit]The Environmental Land Management schemes consist of three schemes to 'pay for environmental and climate goods and services':[5]
- the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)[6]
- 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
[edit]Environmental charities and commentators broadly were supportive of the scheme (compared to the previous status-quo), with caveats[7].
Even before ELMS started there was concern that the scheme might not have sufficient budget for the number of farmers applying[8]. In 2024 DEFRA unexpected stopped all new applications, until 'early 2025'[9].
To address some of the above problems, the government's latest version of the SFI scheme involved two windows for different types of applicants ('Window 1' closed at the end of August, 2026 and was specifically for small farms and those without and ELMs agreement. 'Window 2' will open in September, 2026 for all farms).[10][11].
There is concern amongst many farmers that there will be shortfall in the funding available (the current allocation won't match the total of those agreements ending over 2026/27)[12]
See also
[edit]- Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)[13]
- The Environmental Quality Incentives Program, a similar scheme in the United States.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Environmental Land Management (ELM) update: how government will pay for land-based environment and climate goods and services". GOV.UK.
- ↑ "Thérèse Coffey raises concern about low take-up of new farm scheme in Suffolk Coastal". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 March 2024.
- ↑ ""ELMS: England greener farming payments detail unveiled"".
- ↑ Dewally, K., et al. "Learning from the past and embracing future opportunities: Perceptions of new Environmental Land Management Schemes and private nature markets." Journal of Rural Studies 119 (2025): 103723.
- ↑ "Environmental Land Management (ELM) update: how government will pay for land-based environment and climate goods and services". GOV.UK.
- ↑ "SFI Handbook for the SFI 2023 offer". GOV.UK. June 28, 2024.
- ↑ https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/the-governments-latest-update-on-the-future-of-farming-in-england
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/23/baby-owls-farming-policy-wildlife-environmental-land-management-england
- ↑ https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/payments-schemes/elm/monbiot-criticises-government-for-environmental-grant-freeze
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainable-farming-incentive-2026-sfi26/sfi26-scheme-rules-and-guidance
- ↑ https://www.farmersguardian.com/news/4534986/sfi26-window-closes
- ↑ https://www.gwct.org.uk/blogs/news/2026/june/sfi-a-decade-on,-still-not-delivering/
- ↑ https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/sfi-scheme-guidance-and-information/#SFIOffer
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