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	<title>British Ecological Society&#187; Defra updates Chalara policies</title>
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		<title>Defra updates Chalara policies</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/04/15/defra-updates-chalara/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/04/15/defra-updates-chalara/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defra updates Chalara policies With spring finally approaching, the threat of Chalara to ash across the UK is greater than ever. As mentioned in a previous post, the fungus that causes the disease lies dormant over winter, and sporulates in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/04/15/defra-updates-chalara/">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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		<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>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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3322</guid>
		<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>Forest estate in England to remain in public ownership</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/31/forest-estate-in-england-to-remain-in-public-ownership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/31/forest-estate-in-england-to-remain-in-public-ownership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past two years, the future of England’s forest estate has been uncertain. Proposals to sell-off large areas of forest in early 2011 were quickly withdrawn, but not replaced by reassuring policies. The publication of the Government’s response to &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/31/forest-estate-in-england-to-remain-in-public-ownership/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ash Dieback: Control Plan and Interim Task Force report published</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/12/06/ash-dieback-control-plan-and-interim-task-force-report-published/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/12/06/ash-dieback-control-plan-and-interim-task-force-report-published/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Owen Paterson MP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new strategy to tackle Ash dieback has been published today alongside the Tree and Plant Health Task Force’s interim report. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced today. The Chalara Control Plan sets out the Government’s objectives for tackling the disease &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/12/06/ash-dieback-control-plan-and-interim-task-force-report-published/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tackling Tree Disease in the UK</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Forests]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ash dieback]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It isn&#8217;t simply Ash Dieback that&#8217;s threatening the forests and woodlands of the UK. A plethora of pests and pathogens are on the horizon, with the numbers of diseases afflicting our trees having increased markedly over the past twenty years. &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/">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>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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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>Ash update a positive spin</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/12/ash-update-a-positive-spin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/12/ash-update-a-positive-spin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was no surprise to the scientific community when Secretary of State Owen Paterson announced on Friday that &#8220;It will not be possible to eradicate ash dieback&#8221; but members of the public and tree enthusiasts may well be shocked at &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/12/ash-update-a-positive-spin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Importation of Ash trees is now banned in the UK</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/29/importation-of-ash-trees-is-now-banned-in-the-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/29/importation-of-ash-trees-is-now-banned-in-the-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The subject of tree health within the UK is now gaining a heightened media profile and increased governmental attention, but is it too late for our beloved woodlands? The Ash tree ban has captured the nation&#8217;s attention and a segment &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/29/importation-of-ash-trees-is-now-banned-in-the-uk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The partners in crime that could solve the case…</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/23/the-partners-in-crime-that-could-solve-the-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/23/the-partners-in-crime-that-could-solve-the-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the strongest ecological structuring forces the world has ever known, that has influenced the genetic make-up of every organism on earth, is that of the partnership between parasite and host. The term parasite may evoke images of tapeworms &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/23/the-partners-in-crime-that-could-solve-the-case/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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