Our latest post-Brexit environmental governance stocktake by David Baldock, senior fellow at IEEP, assesses whether the shift from the Common Agricultural Policy to Environmental Land Management schemes is delivering the environmental gains promised.

It explains that England’s commitment to pay “public money for public goods” has been overshadowed by erratic policy changes, undermining the confidence of farmers and holding back the delivery of environmental targets.

It outlines what needs to be done to restore confidence and improve environmental outcomes.