Agri-Environment and Climate Scheme opens

The Agri-Environment and Climate Scheme (AECS) has opened for applications today (30 January 2017).

AECS is part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP). The AECS scheme promotes land management practices which protect and enhance Scotland’s magnificent natural heritage, improve water quality, manage flood risk and mitigate and adapt to climate change. It will also help to improve public access and preserve historic sites.

This application round will run until 31 March 2017.

A new document detailing common application mistakes has been produced. It is hoped that applicants will find this a useful resource along with the updated application checklist.

For more information visit the Rural Payments and Services website.

For more about the SRDP watch our short animation below.

Scottish Rural Development Programme animation - subtitled from ScottishRuralNetwork on Vimeo.