Recent environmental policy bills outlined by the UK government in the wake of Brexit highlight an intention by the government to take a more holistic approach to land and water management. While previous legislation has taken a siloed approach to landscape management, often focusing on point source pollutions, the Agriculture and Environment Bills present the opportunity for effective protection of the environment while providing wider environmental benefits such as reduced flood risk, increased biodiversity and provision of cultural services. We outline how and why previous European Union legislation has failed to deliver the intended environmental improvements relating to agricultural land management in the UK. We highlight how the adoption of integrated catchment management and proposed “payment‐for‐outcome” schemes at a large scale could be used to push the United Kingdom into the forefront of sustainable farming, land management and championing environmental benefits to society.

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英国脱欧后的土地管理：集水区综合管理提供多重收益的机会吗？

英国脱欧后，英国政府概述了近期的环境政策法案，突显了政府打算对土地和水管理采取更全面的方法。尽管以前的立法对景观管理采取了孤立的方法，通常将重点放在点源污染上，但《农业和环境法案》为有效保护环境提供了机会，同时提供了更广泛的环境效益，例如降低了洪水风险，增加了生物多样性和提供了文化资源。服务。我们概述了欧盟先前的立法如何以及为什么未能在英国实现与农业土地管理有关的预期环境改善。