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Integrated Land Management Plan (ILMP)
Environmental
Management
System
(EMS)
Integrated Land Management Plan (ILMP)
Stakeholder Aims and Objectives
Natural England
Natural England (NE) was announced within the Rural Strategy (2004) and was vested in Oct 2006. The agency comprises of English Nature, the landscape, access and recreation elements of the Countryside Agency, and the environmental land management functions of Defra Rural Development Service. NE will provide a single focus for those who manage and protect our countryside and green spaces – making access to advice and support simpler and easier.
The establishment of NE, which will provide a single organisation with responsibility for enhancing biodiversity and landscape – in rural, urban and coastal areas and promoting access and recreation. NE is a non departmental public body that takes its funding and policy direction from Defra.
Stakeholder Objectives
NE’s objectives are:
- Promoting nature conservation and protecting biodiversity
- Securing the provision and improvement of facilities for the study, understanding and enjoyment of nature
- Promoting access to the countryside and open spaces and encouraging open-air recreation
- Contributing in other ways to social and economic well-being through management of the natural environment
For further information see:
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk
