Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Deferred
Remove barriers, review incentives, and prioritise offsite BNG for land managers
Conclusion
To ensure the effective delivery of its commitments to protect 30% of land in England for nature, the Government will need to consider how to make environmental land management more accessible and attractive to landowners and land managers. This will require the removal of any existing barriers to engagement and a thorough review of incentives, so as to give the sector certainty in the returns to be received from allocating land to environmental protection. As well as supporting landowners directly through taxpayer purchase of ecosystem improvements, the Government ought to prioritise delivery of measures designed to encourage provision of offsite BNG schemes for investment. (Conclusion, Paragraph 87)
Government Response Summary
The government states that responses to the Land Use Consultation and a call for evidence published in June 2025 are informing its approach to incentive design and engagement for nature recovery.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
The Land Use Consultation included questions on the incentives required to support nature recovery on privately owned land, including public and private financial incentives. The responses to these questions, and the feedback we received through workshops and meetings throughout the consultation, are informing our approach to incentives design and how wider measures, such as the provision of data and guidance, can help landowners and land managers to engage with a wider range of potential revenue sources. This will be further supported by responses to the call for evidence on increasing private investment in nature which was published on 12th June 2025.