New plans announced to reshape how England protects and manages land

Defra announces England's first Land Use Framework

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a new plan, the Land Use Framework, which will guide how land across England should be managed for food production, housing, climate action, and nature restoration. As the first of its kind, Defra’s new framework aims to demonstrate that there is enough land to deliver the government’s objectives, given that the land is used more efficiently and for multiple benefits. T…

England Land Use Framework – a textual analysis – Mark Avery

I read a lot of words (and I write quite a few too). I try to take care to understand what the writer intended me to think so I read the words, think about them, and put together in my head what the passages mean.  I’m also long-practiced in reading words from government departments and agencies where the words matter and have usually been chosen carefully. I am sometimes surprised when people tell me that, say, Defra has said something when I d…

New plans announced to reshape how England protects and manages land

New plans announced to reshape how England protects and manages land: England’s first Land Use Framework sets out a plan for managing the country’s finite land more efficiently. Marking a “significant shift” in how the govern