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	<title>British Ecological Society&#187; Common Fisheries Policy: Compromise, compromise, compromise</title>
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		<title>Common Fisheries Policy: Compromise, compromise, compromise</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/05/15/common-fisheries-policy-compromise-compromise-compromise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Common Fisheries Policy: Compromise, compromise, compromise Further progress towards reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) was made today, as negotiations between EU Fisheries Ministers over the Basic Regulation came to a close. The discussions between EU governments took &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/05/15/common-fisheries-policy-compromise-compromise-compromise/">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>
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		<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>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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		<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>Climate Change, Agriculture and Forestry in the Pacific</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/07/climate-change-agriculture-and-forestry-in-the-pacific/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/07/climate-change-agriculture-and-forestry-in-the-pacific/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributions are invited to a consultation from PACE-Net (the Pacific Europe NETWORK for Science and Technology) on a draft white paper on climate change, agriculture and forestry in the Pacific region. PACE encompasses the 15 member countries of the Africa &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/07/climate-change-agriculture-and-forestry-in-the-pacific/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BES Shadowing Scheme Open for Applications</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/31/bes-shadowing-scheme-open-for-applications/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/31/bes-shadowing-scheme-open-for-applications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applications are now invited for the annual BES Parliamentary Shadowing Scheme. The scheme has run each year from 2007 and provides an unprecendented opportunity for members of the Society to spend two days shadowing senior policy-makers in the UK and &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/31/bes-shadowing-scheme-open-for-applications/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bees and neonicotinoid pesticides: acute risks identified by EU’s food safety authority</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/22/bees-and-neonicotinoid-pesticides-acute-risks-identified-by-eus-food-safety-authority/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/22/bees-and-neonicotinoid-pesticides-acute-risks-identified-by-eus-food-safety-authority/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bees are vital parts of our ecosystems in the UK, providing irreplaceable pollinator services for both crops and wildflowers. Worrying declines in the number of bee populations have been observed recently, and have been attributed to a number of causes &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/22/bees-and-neonicotinoid-pesticides-acute-risks-identified-by-eus-food-safety-authority/">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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		<title>Investing in Peatlands &#8211; Demonstrating Success</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/29/investing-in-peatlands-demonstrating-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/29/investing-in-peatlands-demonstrating-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week ecologists from across the UK, Europe and from as far away as Tibet descended upon Bangor University to consider the major challenges and opportunities facing the restoration and conservation of the globe’s peatlands. The meeting was organised jointly &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/29/investing-in-peatlands-demonstrating-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New ‘In-depth Reports’ from the European Commission’s Science for Environment Policy service</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/06/new-in-depth-reports-from-the-european-commissions-science-for-environment-policy-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/06/new-in-depth-reports-from-the-european-commissions-science-for-environment-policy-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Science for Environment Policy is a free news and information service published by the European Commission’s Directorate-General Environment. The aim of the service is to provide policymakers and other stakeholders with the latest environmental research findings needed for evidence-based &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/06/new-in-depth-reports-from-the-european-commissions-science-for-environment-policy-service/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lords report warns of urgent need to plan for an uncertain future for water resources</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/02/lords-report-warns-of-urgent-need-to-plan-for-an-uncertain-future-for-water-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/02/lords-report-warns-of-urgent-need-to-plan-for-an-uncertain-future-for-water-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Europe is not doing enough to prepare itself for an uncertain future for the continent&#8217;s water sources, according to a report published by the Lords Select Committee today. The report, An Indispensable Resource: EU Freshwater Policy, is timely, as the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/02/lords-report-warns-of-urgent-need-to-plan-for-an-uncertain-future-for-water-resources/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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