Determining the Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Countryside Stewardship - Agriculture and Soil Science 

Countryside Stewardship (CS) has been England’s principal Agri-environment scheme providing  financial incentives for farmers and land managers to look after the environment by undertaking a range of management options such as creating, restoring and improving habitats, reducing water pollution and keeping the character of the countryside. Aside from the benefits for  biodiversity  and  ecosystem  services  many  of  the  available management options under CS offer opportunities for mitigating the effects of climate change either by reducing greenhouse gas emissions or by increasing carbon sequestration. However, it can be a challenge to quantify the benefits (and burdens in some instances) due to the breadth of the scheme itself and the complexity of the factors  involved  such  as the physical, chemical and biological processes, and spatial and temporal variability due to geographical and climatic factors.

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