The minutes are now ticking away for the reform of Common Agricultural Policy which could have a huge impact on future land management after 2013, including the survival of designed landscapes, archaeological remains, traditional farm buildings, as well as landscape features such as dry stone walls and field patterns.
The Heritage Alliance has taken the initiative to bring together heritage bodies, wildlife and countryside organisations in order to try and form a view of the way in which the CAP could be used after 2013 to influence the nature, the role and the character of the countryside. This initiative has been taken up at European level by Europa Nostra at a meeting in Brussels of heritage and countryside organisations on 25 March.
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The Common Agricultural Policy and the Historic Environment
Tags: CAP, heritage, historic environment