Grazing Land: Biodiversity and Carbon Capture and Storage
Commons · Question 47934 · Tabled 24 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 12 May 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) silvopastoral and (b) holistic planned grazing practices to enhance (i) carbon sequestration and (ii) biodiversity.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 12 May 2025
All prospective Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme offers were assessed for their potential impact against a range of environmental and cultural services, including carbon sequestration and biodiversity indicators. The assessment was based on a co...