The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) program, when launched in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1986, was the first agri-environmental program in the European Union (EU). This program grew to a total of 43 designated ESA schemes in the UK as a whole, 22 of which were in England.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/case-study-agri-environmental-payments-united-kingdom
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jules-pretty
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/thomas-l-dobbs
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/ecological-economics
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystem-services
