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Anger at exclusion of common land from public goods cash

The Foundation for Common Land (FCL) has hit out at the ongoing exclusion of commoners from Defra’s new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme.

Abi Kay
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Anger at exclusion of common land from public goods cash

It warned farmers would not take up ELM unless public goods such as cultural heritage and connecting with the public were made eligible for funding. In a new letter to Farming Minister Victoria Prentis,...

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