BASIS Points Available Webinar - 10th June - Delivering Natural Capital - 09:15 to 10:00


Chaired by Cath Crowther, CLA Eastern Regional Director

Farmers can play a key role in managing ecosystem services for society; from carbon sequestration to flood risk management, air and water quality. There’s an emerging market for natural capital. This session explores how farmers can tap into the opportunity.
• Emily Norton, Savills talks about understanding what you have by accounting for Natural Capital, which is key to supporting the recognition and reward that is needed for ‘good farming’
• Prof David Hill, Environment Bank explores practical and effective compensation solutions for regenerating biodiversity for landowners and farmers.
• Guy Thompson, Entrade reviews the opportunities for farmers in water, nitrates and carbon trading and sequestration funding.
• Ben Wills outlines Beeswax Farming’s natural capital strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and carbon sequestration

BASIS POINTS AVAILABLE


Speakers

Cath Crowther

Cath Crowther, Country Land and Business Regional Director (East) - CLA

Emily Norton

Emily Norton, Head of Rural Research - Savills

David Hill CBE, DPhil(Oxon), CEnv, FCIEEM

David Hill CBE, DPhil(Oxon), CEnv, FCIEEM, Chairman and Founding Owner - The Environment Bank Ltd

Guy Thompson

Guy Thompson, Managing Director of EnTrade and Group Director, Environmental Futures of Wessex Water - EnTrade

Ben Willis

Ben Willis, Head of Property - Beeswax Farming
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

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    Votes: 77 43.0%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 62 34.6%
  • 25-50%

    Votes: 30 16.8%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 3 1.7%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.7%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 4 2.2%

Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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