How the government's Landscape Recovery scheme could deliver major returns for farmers and the climate

Cecilia Keating
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Landscape Recovery scheme can boost bird populations by 50 per cent, the report argues | Credit: iStock
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Landscape Recovery scheme can boost bird populations by 50 per cent, the report argues | Credit: iStock

Green Alliance report argues nature-and climate-positive farming reforms could offer significant financial returns to cash-strapped farmers

The government's landscape-scale habitat protection subsidy programme could offer much-needed reprieve to farmers across Britain facing an unprecedented mix of challenges - from drought and heatwave to...

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