Safeguarding our soils - a strategy for England
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Abstract
Outlines the Government’s approach to safeguarding our soils for the long term. Provides a vision to guide future policy development across a range of areas and sets out the practical steps to be taken to prevent further degradation of our soils, enhance, restore and ensure their resilience, and improve our understanding of the threats to soil and best practice in responding to them.
History
Supersedes Consultation on the draft soil strategy for England (DEFRA, 2008). To be read with Soil strategy for England - supporting evidence paper and Soil strategy for England - impact assessment (both DEFRA, 2009).
Subjects
- Soil
- Planning and development
- Environmental planning/land
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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