Understanding Commoning

The European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism (EFNCP) aims to reverse the decline of the farming types that most benefit biodiversity across Europe, by making them socially, economically and environmentally sustainable at the farm and landscape scales. We work to raise awareness and understanding of the policies and other factors that are keys to their sustainable future, by research, networking and dialogue and by networking between low-intensity farming areas. Commons Visions aim is to provide practical solutions to common land and ecological issues through their consultation, ecological, environmental and management services. They provide a service to a broad client base of commoners, local authorities, national charities, statutory organisations and government. Their ethos is based on an ecosystem approach, working with the natural environment to sustain those systems which support our cultural, environmental and socio-economic needs. They aim to ensure that their impact is measurable and appropriate to the needs of the people, landscapes, habitats and species concerned. Background Common land within Pembrokeshire is a microcosm of commoning across Wales, with the opportunity to consider the resilience of pastoral practices across a mixture of upland, lowland and coastal commons at a range of sizes and levels of organisation, from the very small to the large upland commons of the Preseli. Pembrokeshire is important within the context of commoning in Wales, with the highest proportion of registered commons within any county. The State of Commoning Report Wales 2016 (SOCW) identified that Pembrokeshire, a county of 1,590km2 has 244 registered commons covering an area of 5,310Ha which is ~ 3.34% of the land area of the county. The majority of these registered commons are small, 3ha in size. Many of these small commons are ineligible for Agri-environment funding due to the high transaction cost. Despite this, such commons are important in the context of landscape integrity, biodiversity, habitat connectivity and access. 

 

Project details

Funding amount:
£10,150
Funding source:
LEADER Local Development Fund
Area:
Pembrokeshire
Completion:
Theme:
1
Measure:
19.2
Understanding Commoning in Pembrokeshire to Add Future Value

Contact:

Name:
Siôn Brackenbury
Telephone number:
07879 557740
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Project website:
http://www.commonsvision.com

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