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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Invasive Species</title>
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		<title>Invasive species bans show a step in the right direction</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/30/invasive-species-bans-show-a-step-in-the-right-direction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/30/invasive-species-bans-show-a-step-in-the-right-direction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aquatic Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic costs of invasive species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Knotweed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday marked a historic day for the control of non-native invasive species in the UK. From next spring, five species of non-native aquatic plants will no longer be allowed to be sold within the UK. The ban is the first &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/01/30/invasive-species-bans-show-a-step-in-the-right-direction/">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>
				<category><![CDATA[Defra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ash dieback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chalara fraxinea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Owen Paterson MP]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3262</guid>
		<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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitat Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tree health; ash dieback; UK Woodlands;]]></category>

		<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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Aquatic Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BES annual meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Systematics & Taxonomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aquaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBSRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRAG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comparative immunology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skills gap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tree helth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3138</guid>
		<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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		<title>First occurrence of ‘ash dieback’ in Britain</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/11/first-occurrence-of-ash-dieback-in-britain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/11/first-occurrence-of-ash-dieback-in-britain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forestry Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ash dieback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chalara fraxinea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fungal infection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[import]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pests and diseases]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2863</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A fungal disease caused by Chalara fraxinea was found for the first time in a nursery in South East England. The disease is widespread on the Continent and can kill ash trees. The nursery imported 2,000 ash trees from the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/11/first-occurrence-of-ash-dieback-in-britain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Invasion of Antarctica?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/06/invasion-of-antarctica/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/06/invasion-of-antarctica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antarctica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centre for Invasion Biology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-indigenous Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stellenbosch University]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Invasive alien species are considered one of the most significant threats to the unique biodiversity of Antarctica and these aliens are hitching a ride on us! Steven Chown, from the Centre for Invasion Biology at Stellenbosch University and his research &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/06/invasion-of-antarctica/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Biosecurity &#8211; Seminar</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/15/the-future-of-biosecurity-seminar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/15/the-future-of-biosecurity-seminar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biosecurity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The fifth in a series of ESRC-funded seminars on biosecurity is taking place at Birkbeck College, University of London, on 22-23 September 2011. &#8216;The Future of Biosecurity and Biosecuring the Future&#8217; will bring together speakers, discussion panels, exhibition and film &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/15/the-future-of-biosecurity-seminar/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Urgent Action Needed to Tackle Non-Native Invasive Species in EU</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/09/17/urgent-action-needed-to-tackle-non-native-invasive-species-in-eu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/09/17/urgent-action-needed-to-tackle-non-native-invasive-species-in-eu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biological Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Knotweed]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=1383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A group of researchers have called for urgent action to be taken to tackle invasive alien species in Europe, as reported on the BBC website (Pamela Rutherford) and this morning&#8217;s Today Programme. The researchers, meeting for a conference in Copenhagen, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/09/17/urgent-action-needed-to-tackle-non-native-invasive-species-in-eu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BES Invasive Species Group Meets to Consider Links to Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/15/bes-invasive-species-group-meets-to-consider-links-to-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/15/bes-invasive-species-group-meets-to-consider-links-to-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Species]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The BES Policy Officer yesterday attended the first day of a meeting in London of the British Ecological Society&#8217;s Invasive Species Special Interest Group. The topic for the meeting was &#8220;Linking Research and Practice&#8221;, with participants eager to find out &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/15/bes-invasive-species-group-meets-to-consider-links-to-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Harlequin Set to Wreak Havoc over Warm Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/30/harlequin-set-to-wreak-havoc-over-warm-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/30/harlequin-set-to-wreak-havoc-over-warm-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Invasive Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A team of scientists has warned that there will only be &#8220;one winner, 1000 losers&#8221; as the Harlequin ladybird continues its spread through the UK. Introduced to Holland to control aphid numbers there, the ladybird spread to the UK in &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/30/harlequin-set-to-wreak-havoc-over-warm-summer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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