Defra Defra assists the government in the design, development and implementation of policies on the integration of farming and conservation, environmental protection and the rural economy.
Activities and services:
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- Defra manages the England Rural Development Programme, that includes Land-based schedms to conserve and improve the environment and Project-based schemes to enable farming, forestry and other rural businesses and communities to adapt to changing circumstances and to develop.
- Land-based or Agri-Environment schemes focus on promoting environmental awareness and good practice with farmers. They are an important tool in compensating farmers for income lost when establishing or improving environmentally beneficial aspects of farmland. They include:
Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs), Countryside Stewardship, Energy Crops Scheme and Farm Wooldland Premium Scheme.
- Advice on the prevention of pollution by farms of water, air and soil including identification of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVSs).
- Project-based schemes are not based on particular areas of land. They are focussed around individual developments and projects and aim to promote imaginative and varied schemes within rural areas. They include: Processing and marketing grant, Rural Enterprise Scheme and Vocational Training Scheme.
Geographic coverage: Defra works across England. The address list covers Oxfordshire
Key contacts
Oxford Spires Business Park, The Boulevard, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1FR Website: www.defra.gov.uk
Upper Thames Tributaries ESA Alistair Helliwell Tel: 01865 845122 Fax: 01865 845120
Countryside Stewardship Scheme
Sarah Sanders (team leader), Leanne Smith, David Russell, Alison Muldal, Peter GreensladeOxford Spires Business Park, The Boulevard, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1FR Tel: 01865 845122
Biodiversity
Ian Curtis, Ecologist DEFRA (RDS) Government Buildings, Coley Avenue Reading RG1 6DE Tel: 0118 939 2347 x2444 Email: ian.curtis@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Notes:
For organisations that have a geographical coverage that stretches beyond Oxfordshire, the most accessible contact for Oxfordshire activities is listed.
M - These groups run a membership subscription scheme, but will very often provide initial advice free of charge
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This Directory may not provide the total coverage of the activities of the groups listed. It concentrates on environmental and nature conservation activities.
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