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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>
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		<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>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>New POSTnote encapsulates land sharing vs land sparing debate</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/09/07/new-postnote-provides-summary-of-land-sharing-vs-land-sparing-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/09/07/new-postnote-provides-summary-of-land-sharing-vs-land-sparing-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A POSTnote from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology ‘Balancing Nature and Agriculture’ published online this week outlines the ongoing debate over land sparing versus land sharing in sustainable management of agricultural land for biodiversity conservation. Much biodiversity is &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/09/07/new-postnote-provides-summary-of-land-sharing-vs-land-sparing-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study shows biodiversity value of &#039;Green Infrastructure&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/study-shows-biodiversity-value-of-green-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/study-shows-biodiversity-value-of-green-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2918</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year&#8217;s Natural Environment White Paper called for the creation of &#8216;green infrastructure&#8217; as a tool to conserve and enhance biodiversity in the UK. Defining what this would entail, the report concluded that in addition to the conservation of existing &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/study-shows-biodiversity-value-of-green-infrastructure/">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>Allowing Humanity to Flourish in a Crowded World</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/27/allowing-humanity-to-flourish-in-a-crowded-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/27/allowing-humanity-to-flourish-in-a-crowded-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Royal Society yesterday published &#8216;People and the Planet&#8216;, a report which marks the end of nearly two years of work by a group including both the British Ecological Society&#8217;s current President, Professor Georgina Mace FRS and a past-President of &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/27/allowing-humanity-to-flourish-in-a-crowded-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Recent research may require adjusted thinking on the topic of greenhouse gases and climate change</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/12/recent-research-may-require-adjusted-thinking-on-the-topic-of-greenhouse-gases-and-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/12/recent-research-may-require-adjusted-thinking-on-the-topic-of-greenhouse-gases-and-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Climate change and the continual rise in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are well established in the environmental policy agenda. However, although the general scientific evidence for climate change is now rarely refuted, the issue continues to be a very large, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/12/recent-research-may-require-adjusted-thinking-on-the-topic-of-greenhouse-gases-and-climate-change/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Do Farmland Corridors Help or Hinder Pollinators?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/01/2132/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/01/2132/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A study conducted by academics from Oxford University and Earthwatch UK has challenged the long standing assumption that farmland facilitates the movement of pollinating insects between habitat fragments. The findings of the paper show that farmland corridors intended to help &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/01/2132/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of ‘Landscapes of the Future’</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/08/launch-of-landscapes-of-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/08/launch-of-landscapes-of-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=1946</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[‘Landscapes of the Future’ the new Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology POSTnote written by the current BES POST fellow Eleanor Kean was launched today. ‘Landscapes of the Future’ focuses on the benefits that we derive from our landscapes, and &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/08/launch-of-landscapes-of-the-future/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The UK National Ecosystem Assessment</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/02/the-uk-national-ecosystem-assessment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/02/the-uk-national-ecosystem-assessment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=1938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK National Ecosystem Assessment has been released today, and is the first independent, peer reviewed, in detail assessment of the state and value of the UK’s natural environment and ecosystem services. Both scientists and economists were involved in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/02/the-uk-national-ecosystem-assessment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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