Author Archives: BES Admin
Building a Sustainable Future through “Creating a Climate for Change”
The Science Policy team yesterday attended the final day of the annual Environment Agency conference, which saw Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing at the Welsh Assembly Government, Ed Milliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, … Continue reading
NERC Peer Review College Advertising
Applications are now welcome for the NERC peer review college. The closing date is 9 January 2009. NERC is seeking college members with all types of environmental sciences expertise. Those selected will make an important contribution to determining the science … Continue reading
BES Collaboration Praised in the House of Lords
The role of the BES in bringing together policy makers, ecologists and others to discuss topical issues in environmental policy has been highlighted in a response to a parliamentary question in the House of Lords. Lord Dykes (Spokesperson in the … Continue reading
Hilary Benn Launches Countryside Survey: Initial Results
Yesterday saw the launch of the initial results of the 2007 Countryside Survey, with a series of presentations and workshops in London. Opening the event, Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, praised the dedication … Continue reading
Countryside Survey 2007: Results Available
The results of the 2007 Countryside Survey have been released this morning, with the report published electronically on the Survey website. The report will be launched formally later today with a series of presentations and discussions, begun with a keynote … Continue reading
Darwin Exhibition Launches in London
The biggest ever exhibition on the life and work of Charles Darwin has today opened at the Natural History Museum in London. Highlights of the exhibition, which is on until 19 April 2009, include rare specimens of Galapagos mockingbirds, never … Continue reading
Pavan Sukhdev Gives Annual Darwin Initiative Lecture
Pavan Sukhdev, leader of the TEEB review (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity), yesterday delivered the 9th annual Darwin Initiative Lecture in London. The central theme of Mr Sukhdev’s presentation was the need for a ‘new economics’ to take into … Continue reading
IUSS Select Committee Announces New Inquiry
The Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Select Committee has announced a new inquiry into ‘Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of Government Policy’. The Committee is seeking evidence on, amongst other things: whether there should be a Department for … Continue reading
New Approach Needed to Conserving UK Biodiversity – EAC
The Environmental Audit Committee has today published its report into ‘Halting UK Biodiversity Loss’. The Committee call for a new approach to address dramatic declines in biodiversity across England and in the UK’s Overseas Territories (OTs). The Committee find that … Continue reading
Volunteer at the BES
The BES has an opportunity for an intern to assist the Science Policy Team for up to three months, working for two days each week. Although this position is not paid, the BES will cover lunch costs (up to £5 … Continue reading