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035			_a(Sirsi) u111370
245			_aNew environmental standard in the offing for farms
260			_c2001
490			_aENDS Report _v(313) February 2001, 41-42(2)
520			_aDescribes the key recommendations of, and government's responses to, the Better Regulation Task Force's report on British farming, published in November 2000. On the basis of the report's findings government has ruled out an extensive deregulation of environmental controls on farming. However, there is the prospect of the introduction of an environmental standard for farms. Describes the findings of a report, commissioned from the Institute for European Environmental Policy, for English Nature. This concluded that serious gaps in basic standards for agriculture are leading to serious environmental damage. Describes the six-point plan, detailed in the report, for raising standards on farms. For further details about Research report no 405 "Identifying baseline standards in agriculture" visit: 'www.english-nature.org.uk'
590			_aABS
650			_aENGLISH NATURE
650			_aDEREGULATION
650			_aENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS
650			_aFARMS
650			_aENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
650			_aGROUNDWATER
650			_aPESTICIDES
650			_aWASTE
650			_aINSPECTIONS
650			_aIPPC
650			_aNITRATE
690			_aRural _96268
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