11.8 - easy Flashcards
When was the Countryside Stewardship Scheme introduced?
1991
What were some aims of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme?
To conserve wildlife and biodiversity, and to improve and extend wildlife habitats.
How did the government encourage landowners to participate in the scheme?
By offering 10-year agreements with payments for following specific management techniques.
Give an example of a management technique suggested to landowners.
Regenerating hedgerows, leaving grassy margins for wildflowers, or grazing upland areas to reduce bracken.
How many agreements were in place in England by the year 2000?
10,000 agreements.
What impact did the scheme have on wildlife?
Various species, including birds like the black grouse, began to rebuild in numbers.
What does CITES stand for?
Convention of international trade in endangered species
