The Certificate in Sustainable Land Management provides a practical insight into the key legislation, principles, application of measures and understanding of on-farm and landscape scale opportunities for advisers and land managers, to carry out effective environmental land management. The knowledge acquired through the completion of this course will help to underpin the delivery of agri-environment scheme applications and ongoing management to achieve the desired outcomes.

This course is designed to outline how to achieve the successful delivery of sustainable farm management practices coupled with the management of the natural environment, for both conservation and commercial use. It covers a wide variety of topics including, but not limited to,

• policy and legislation,
• habitat management for wildlife,
• integrated pest management,
• soil health and water quality,
• farm business economics,
• mapping and layering up initiatives for the benefit of the farm business and connections across the landscape.

The course has been designed for professionals involved in providing environmental advice to farms and the farmed environment, along with farmers and land managers in the UK.

The Certificate in Sustainable Land Management replaces the BETA Conservation Management course.