The James Hutton Institute
This page is no longer updated. The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute joined forces with SCRI on 1 April 2011 to create The James Hutton Institute.
THE STATE OF SCOTLAND'S FARMED ENVIRONMENT 2005
21. ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA SCHEME AND COUNTRYSIDE PREMIUM SCHEME
Environmentally Sensitive Area Scheme
Aims
The main objective of the ESA Scheme was to help conserve specifically designated areas of the countryside where farming and crofting practices have helped create distinctive landscapes and have maintained wildlife habitats and historic features. The purpose of the ESA Scheme is to support the continuation of those farming practices and to encourage measures that will enhance the environment.
Environmentally Area Scheme - implementation >>