Earlier this year Environment Systems was accepted on to Natural England’s Environmental Stewardship Monitoring and Evaluation framework as part of a Fera (Food & Environment Research Agency) led consortium.
On this project Environment Systems is investigating schemes that started in 2009 to provide substantive evidence of the outcomes. We are also looking at more recent schemes starting in 2013 to provide evidence in support of QA that evaluates their operation.
Environmental Stewardship provides funding to farmers and other land managers in England to help them deliver effective environmental management on their land. The agreements cover conservation of wildlife, maintenance and enhancement of the landscape, protection of the historic environment and the promotion of public access to and understanding of the countryside. The agreements also seek to protect natural resources, minimise flood risk and enhance the contribution of agriculture and land management to climate change mitigation.