First soil action plan for England: 2004-2006

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2004
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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Abstract

Sets out a programme of work for the next three years, to help move towards a clearly stated vision for the nation’s soils, committing the Government and partners to actions which will improve the protection and management of soils within a whole range of land uses. Contains 52 actions on issues ranging from soil management on farms to soils in the planning system, soils and biodiversity, contamination of soils and the role of soils in conserving cultural heritage and landscape.

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This document has been archived by its original publisher.

Subjects

  • Planning and development
  • Environmental planning/land
  • Soil

Publisher History

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.

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