Farming
Farming
Beyond the Pillars
Wildlife and Countryside Link's policy perspective on the future of the CAP
This document sets out the radical proposals of the Wildlife and Countryside Link coalition of leading environmental groups (including CPRE) to transform the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The report proposes replacing the CAP with a single European Sustainable Land Management Policy - existing farm support payments would be phased out and replaced with support for positive land management to help underpin profitable farm businesses and prosperous rural communities.
CPRE's policy on food and farming
CPRE's Vision for the future of farming
In our 2026 Vision for the Countryside CPRE looked to a brighter, better future. The role of farming in helping to deliver that future is critical. This vision sets out our aspirations for a farming system that, by 2026, our centenary year, will be helping to create a more vibrant countryside, environmentally, socially and economically.
Crunch time for CAP
Choosing the right tools for a richer countryside
CPRE, as part of the Joint Links coalition of UK conservation bodies, believes that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should be radically reformed to bring about a revolution in the protection and enrichment of Europe’s landscapes and habitats. This report outlines the measures that need to be developed to help make farming more sustainable, humane and wildlife-friendly. By 2020 the CAP must be doing much more to restore and enhance our natural and historic landscapes, and making a bigger contribution towards meeting targets and commitments on biodiversity, climate change and natural resource protection.
