Land Use Framework; Natural Capital; Brexit transition

The government's long-awaited Land Use Framework has been published for consultation. It sets out the future direction for balancing how land is used in England. There are many conflicting pressures - including food production, housing, energy and transport links. It's also needed to to protect wildlife, mitigate climate change and provide open spaces for the public. DEFRA says the Framework "will provide the principles, advanced data and tools to support decision-making by local government, landowners, businesses, farmers, and nature groups." It'll be a 12 week consultation.
One of the growing uses for land is to mitigate against climate change, and the funding for some of those projects is coming from private investors who are keen to add green credentials to their businesses. We visit the 57,000 acre Corrour Estate in the Scottish Highlands which is being managed to restore habitats, increase biodiversity and sequester carbon. Some of that work is being paid for by a new Natural Capital Deal.
And we've been looking at how farming in the four UK nations has changed in the five years since we left the EU. Today we're on a sheep farm in Scotland.
Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Sally Challoner