Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 47934
Grazing Land: Biodiversity and Carbon Capture and Storage
Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) silvopastoral and (b) holistic planned grazing practices to enhance (i) carbon sequestration and (ii) biodiversity.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerAll prospective Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme offers were assessed for their potential impact against a range of environmental and cultural services, including carbon sequestration and biodiversity indicators. The assessment was based on a co...
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