Environmentally Sensitive Areas scheme
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The Environmentally Sensitive Areas scheme was a UK government agri-environment program that paid farmers to manage land in ways that protected and enhanced landscapes, wildlife, and historic features in particularly vulnerable rural areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Environmentally Sensitive Areas scheme canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agri-environment scheme
ⓘ
rural land management program ⓘ |
| appliesTo | designated environmentally sensitive areas ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
farmers
ⓘ
land managers ⓘ |
| benefits |
biodiversity
ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ landscape quality ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criterionUsed |
historic or archaeological interest
ⓘ
landscape vulnerability ⓘ wildlife value ⓘ |
| designedFor | particularly vulnerable rural areas ⓘ |
| endTime | 2000s ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
extensive low-intensity farming systems
ⓘ
traditional landscape features such as hedgerows and stone walls ⓘ |
| follows | early national park and landscape protection policies in the UK ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | changes in land use and management practices ⓘ |
| hasEffect | payments to farmers for environmental land management ⓘ |
| hasFundingSource | UK government budget ⓘ |
| hasPolicyType | incentive-based environmental policy ⓘ |
| implementedBy | agricultural departments of UK nations ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European Community agri-environment policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | voluntary scheme ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agriculture
ⓘ
biodiversity conservation ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ historic environment protection ⓘ landscape conservation ⓘ |
| operator |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UK agri-environment policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage environmentally beneficial farming practices in vulnerable rural areas
ⓘ
to protect and enhance historic features ⓘ to protect and enhance landscapes ⓘ to protect and enhance wildlife habitats ⓘ |
| regulates | farming practices in designated environmentally sensitive areas ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Countryside Stewardship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Environmental Stewardship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
financial incentives
ⓘ
management agreements with farmers ⓘ |
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