Protecting the rural environment

Protecting the rural environment - 2001 - DEFRA News Release (284) 11 December 2001, (1) .

Safeguards are to be introduced that will protect uncultivated land and semi-natural areas from environmental damage caused by their conversion to intensive agriculture. From 1 February 2002 the Environmental Impact Assessment (Uncultivated Land and Semi-Natural Areas) (England) Regulations 2001 will require environmental assessment for all projects to bring new land into intensive farming.


INTENSIVE FARMING
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
UNCULTIVATED LAND
FARMING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION