Award of Contract for Testing Opportunities for Blending Public and Private Finance to North York Moors National Park Authority

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Defra Network eTendering Portal awarded a contract to North York Moors National Park Authority for working with 120 farmers and other stakeholders through workshops and 1:1 discussions to produce opportunity maps identifying locations for habitat creation and restoration.

The contract, valued at £204,124, involved identifying specific locations where biodiversity, carbon credits, water quality improvements, and flood impact reduction yield optimal cost-benefit balance.

These maps were used to extend and enhance an economic modelling tool by incorporating BNG, carbon payments, water quality improvements, and NFM interventions to show impacts on model farms at a macro level, identify potential impacts on farm incomes from public and private income streams, and understand land manager responses.