02 Feb 2022
IEMA Interview: ‘Sir Partha Dasgupta on finding a natural remedy to the destruction of nature. Sir Partha Dasgupta, author of the landmark Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, tells Chris Seekings why a new approach is needed to halt and reverse humanity’s destruction of nature Last year, the Dasgupta Review, a landmark review into […]
21 Sep 2021
Fishing and aquaculture – using public money to deliver public goods. Fishing and agriculture subsidies can have negative environmental outcomes. Having exited the EU an opportunity exists to reflect on how public money can be used to deliver benefits for society and the fishing/aquaculture sectors. A discussion paper considering the extent to which the concept […]
12 Nov 2020
Landmark Agriculture Bill becomes law Defra ‘Transformative legislation setting out how farmers and land managers in England will be rewarded in future with public money for “public goods” passes into law Legislation that will unleash the potential of agriculture has passed into UK law today (11 November). The Government’s landmark Agriculture Bill was introduced to […]
14 May 2019
Tobias Phibbs: Royal Society of Arts RSA Defra is adopting a public money for public goods approach to supporting farming and the natural environment after Brexit. ‘While this approach is still in its infancy it has produced promising initiatives as well as difficult points of contention. The RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission suggests a […]