Common Agricultural Policy
The agreement between members of the EC to support farmers by paying subsidies to fix prices of farm produce.

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
An agreement signed at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit by more than 160 governments, including the UK. Signatories accepted responsibility for conserving biodiversity. The CBD calls for more active engagement in biodiversity from business. Biodiversity: the UK Action Plan is the UK Government’s response to the CBD.

Countryside Stewardship Scheme
The Countryside Stewardship Scheme is operated by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to conserve and enhance some key English landscapes, features and habitats, and, where appropriate, improvements in access to them. The scheme offers 10-year agreements with annual management payments and a wide range of accompanying capital grants.