Information about Countryside Stewardship Scheme
The Countryside Stewardship Scheme was an agri-environment scheme run by the United Kingdom Government from 1991 to 2004.
Originally introduced as a five-year pilot project by the Countryside Commission, the scheme aimed to improve the environmental value of farmland throughout England. The administration of the scheme was taken over by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) on 1 April 1996, and the scheme expanded to include new landscapes and features, including whole farm plans for restoring and recreating traditional walls and ditches, wildlife corridors in arable areas using uncropped margins in arable fields (with management to benefit associated wild flowers and birds), traditional buildings, and old meadows and pastures (important for maintaining and increasing biodiversity). In the meantime, the scheme was incorporated under the umbrella of the European Community's 'agri-environment’ programme which aims to protect the environment and the countryside through the promotion of green farming practices, which enabled grants to be part-funded through the Community. The scheme was incorporated into the England Rural Development Programme on 1 January 2000.
In 2005, there were 16,636 agreement holders with 531,280 hectares under agreement[1].
The Countryside Stewardship Scheme closed to new applications in 2004 with the introduction of the Environmental Stewardship Scheme. Existing agreements continue to be honoured; the last agreements will expire in 2013.
Originally introduced as a five-year pilot project by the Countryside Commission, the scheme aimed to improve the environmental value of farmland throughout England. The administration of the scheme was taken over by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) on 1 April 1996, and the scheme expanded to include new landscapes and features, including whole farm plans for restoring and recreating traditional walls and ditches, wildlife corridors in arable areas using uncropped margins in arable fields (with management to benefit associated wild flowers and birds), traditional buildings, and old meadows and pastures (important for maintaining and increasing biodiversity). In the meantime, the scheme was incorporated under the umbrella of the European Community's 'agri-environment’ programme which aims to protect the environment and the countryside through the promotion of green farming practices, which enabled grants to be part-funded through the Community. The scheme was incorporated into the England Rural Development Programme on 1 January 2000.
In 2005, there were 16,636 agreement holders with 531,280 hectares under agreement[1].
The Countryside Stewardship Scheme closed to new applications in 2004 with the introduction of the Environmental Stewardship Scheme. Existing agreements continue to be honoured; the last agreements will expire in 2013.
References
1. ^ Countryside Stewardship and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Schemes: Report on performance 2003/04 and 2004/05, page 4
Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
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"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
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"God Save the Queen" [3]
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The Countryside Commission was a statutory body in England, originally established in 1949 as the National Parks Commission to co-ordinate government activity in relation to national parks.
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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Dieu et mon droit (French)
"God and my right"
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No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a United Kingdom government department created by the Board of Agriculture Act 1889 and at that time called the Board of Agriculture.
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England Rural Development Programme is the instrument by which the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) fulfills its rural development obligations as set out by the European Union. It is derived primarily from Council Regulation European Union Regulation No.
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Environmental 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.
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