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	<title>British Ecological Society&#187; Biodiversity Offsetting: quid pro grow?</title>
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		<title>Biodiversity Offsetting: quid pro grow?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/05/13/biodiversity-offsetting-quid-pro-grow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biodiversity Offsetting: quid pro grow? On 9 May, Owen Paterson (Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) welcomed over 100 delegates to a Defra summit on biodiversity offsetting. Although this was a relatively short event, the level &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/05/13/biodiversity-offsetting-quid-pro-grow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can governance in the UK Overseas Territories give environmental protection?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/05/10/governance-in-uk-overseas-territories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/05/10/governance-in-uk-overseas-territories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/?p=3823</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can governance in the UK Overseas Territories give environmental protection? Concerns over environmental protection in the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) have been voiced for a number of years, with funding, development and pollution as some of the main issues. The &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/05/10/governance-in-uk-overseas-territories/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fish discards banned – but what’s the catch?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/04/30/fish-discards-banned-but-whats-the-catch-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/04/30/fish-discards-banned-but-whats-the-catch-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/?p=3702</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fish discards banned – but what’s the catch? This post is by Katherine Maltby, an MBiolSci Biology with Conservation and Biodiversity student at the University of Sheffield. Her research interests span marine ecology and fisheries management, with a particular focus &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/04/30/fish-discards-banned-but-whats-the-catch-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Defra programmes and policies: an update</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/25/defra-programmes-and-policies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/25/defra-programmes-and-policies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past year, there have been a range of new initiatives from Defra to protect and enhance the natural environment, ranging from biodiversity offsetting to reviewing their public bodies. The all-party parliamentary group on Conservation and Wildlife met on &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/25/defra-programmes-and-policies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Greening the Common Agricultural Policy: MEPs vote on environmental measures</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/21/greening-the-cap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/21/greening-the-cap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of the wider EU budget review for the period 2014-2020, the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been under scrutiny over the past two years. In its current state, the CAP accounts for 40% of the EU budget, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/21/greening-the-cap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Assessing the impacts of ash dieback</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/15/assessing-the-impacts-of-ash-dieback/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/15/assessing-the-impacts-of-ash-dieback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spring is almost upon us, and early signs of budburst mean that trees will soon be in leaf. Warmer temperatures and leafing trees will both have implications for ash dieback, the disease found last year in ash trees in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/15/assessing-the-impacts-of-ash-dieback/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental Stewardship and farmland birds: the evidence base</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/12/environmental-stewardship-and-farmland-birds-the-evidence-base/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/12/environmental-stewardship-and-farmland-birds-the-evidence-base/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Declines in biodiversity have been observed across many habitats in the UK over recent decades. This is especially true in farmland habitats. Changes in practices have led to huge increases in productivity in farms, but this has come at the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/12/environmental-stewardship-and-farmland-birds-the-evidence-base/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Safeguarding the Jewels in the UK&#039;s Biodiversity Crown</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/22/safeguarding-the-jewels-in-the-uks-biodiversity-crown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/22/safeguarding-the-jewels-in-the-uks-biodiversity-crown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The investment needed to conserve biodiversity in the UK&#8217;s Overseas Territories (UKOTs) is three to five times higher than that spent by the UK Government currently to protect the endemic species and threatened habitats in these unique ecosystems. That is &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/22/safeguarding-the-jewels-in-the-uks-biodiversity-crown/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Planning for &#039;No Net Loss&#039; of Biodiversity</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/08/planning-for-no-net-loss-of-biodiversity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/08/planning-for-no-net-loss-of-biodiversity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A briefing note published by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology this week (POSTnote 429) is critical of the quality of information, local authority decision-making, monitoring and research concerning the incorporation of biodiversity into planning decisions in England. Despite &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/08/planning-for-no-net-loss-of-biodiversity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is this &#039;Bird Armageddon&#039;?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/20/is-this-bird-amageddon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/20/is-this-bird-amageddon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since 1966 UK bird population has decline by 44 million which amounts to just under a million birds a year (over 45 years), which is dismal November news indeed. Yesterday the RSPB published their most extensive survey of the UK&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/20/is-this-bird-amageddon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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