Category Archives: House of Lords
Major Restructuring of the CAP Called For
The House of Lords European Union Committee has today called for a major restructuring of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), phasing out farm subsidies from 2014 and diverting the resulting funds into rural development, which currently comprises only one fifth … Continue reading
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House of Lords Science Committee Launch Inquiry into Systematics and Taxonomy
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has launched a follow-up inquiry focussing on systematic biology research and taxonomy. The call for evidence follows the Committee’s 2002 report “What on Earth? The Threat to the Science Underpinning Conservation.“ The … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Consultation, House of Lords
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