the rules that shaped this landscape are radically changing. when the uk was part of the eu, farmers were given grants based on how much land they farmed. post brexit, the government has pledged to pay based on how farmers care for the environment. a broad scheme to support sustainable farming has already been announced. today, more details are being revealed. individualfarmers would be rewarded under the local nature recovery scheme for planting trees or creating breeding sites for birds. then the landscape recovery scheme would pay for large scale [and change. if we re to deliver the targets we ve set ourselves for woodland creation, in england around 10,000 hectares of trees per year, and if we re to deliver our objective of getting 300,000 hectares of land where habitat is restored, there is inevitably going to be a degree of land use change, and i know that that causes some people some concern. it s a lot of taxpayers cash. by 2028, the government will be spending £2.11 billion
are radically changing. when the uk was part of the eu, farmers were given grants based on how much land they farmed. post brexit the government has pledged to pay based on how farmers care for the environment. on top of the broad policy to support sustainable farming, today the government announced there will be a pot of money to help fund large scale land use change, like rewilding projects. you large-scale land use change, like rewilding projects. large-scale land use change, like rewilding projects. rewilding pro ects. you can get new woodland rewilding projects. you can get new woodland creation, rewilding projects. you can get new woodland creation, peatland - woodland creation, peatland restoration and other intensive interventions as well on some of our protected landscapes. it is interventions as well on some of our protected landscapes. protected landscapes. it is a lot of taxa ers protected landscapes. it is a lot of taxpayers money- protected landscapes. it is a lot