Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Acknowledged
Limited land availability constrains supply of natural capital schemes for nature restoration.
Recommendation
The supply of natural capital schemes to the market is inherently limited by the land space which is in practice available for nature restoration. There are constraints in the UK in delivering projects at the scale seemingly required for the international market. Therefore there is merit in the Governments support for nature recovery at scale, provided that communities impacted by development also see the benefits of nature recovery. (Conclusion, Paragraph 62)
Government Response Summary
The government stated its intent to work with the sector to develop a long-term plan for incentivising and funding nature recovery, including a Farming Roadmap with spatial prioritisation, taking Land Use Consultation responses into account.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
We want to work with the sector to develop a long-term sustainable plan for incentivising and funding for nature recovery. To achieve the right incentives and conditions, we will work in partnership with farmers to co-create our long-term Farming Roadmap. This will include our proposed approach to spatial prioritisation of outcomes and the spatial targeting of financial incentives for land use change, which will take responses to the Land Use Consultation into account. The Land Use Framework will provide a long-term view of land use change and will help to safeguard the best agricultural land for food production. The area of land used for agriculture is, however, just one of many factors that determine the scale and type of food produced in England. This is why the Framework will work as part of a wider reform of the whole food system, with a food strategy encompassing economic growth, food security, public health and the environment.