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Rules for combining EWCO payments for woodland creation with other sources of payment for ecosystems services: operations note 62

Read the rules on compatibility of England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) payments and whether land managers can access other sources of ecosystem services payments alongside EWCO payments.

• From: Forestry Commission
• Published: 22 June 2022
• Last updated: 20 February 2025 — See all updates

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Rules for combining EWCO payments for woodland creation with other sources of payment for ecosystems services: operations note 62

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Published 22 June 2022

Last updated 20 February 2025 + show all updates

1. 20 February 2025

   Updated the wording on EWCO/BNG stackability (in section 3.1, paragraph 2).

2. 22 June 2022

   First published.