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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Select Committee</title>
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		<title>A countryside fit for pollinators</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/19/a-countryside-fit-for-pollinators/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/19/a-countryside-fit-for-pollinators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bee Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Lucas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Audit Committee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pollinators are vital to the natural environment and economy in the UK, providing services worth over £440 million per year. Recent declines in their numbers and health are concerning, and evidence linking neonicotinoid pesticide use with these has prompted further &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/19/a-countryside-fit-for-pollinators/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bees and neonicotinoids: moving towards a Europe-wide ban?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/05/bees-and-neonicotinoids-moving-towards-a-europe-wide-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/05/bees-and-neonicotinoids-moving-towards-a-europe-wide-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been an exciting week for bee health both in the UK and Europe. Progress towards the removal of neonicotinoid pesticides from use is advancing rapidly, with several UK companies banning these products from sale, and the European Commission setting &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/05/bees-and-neonicotinoids-moving-towards-a-europe-wide-ban/">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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		<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>Tree Disease Biosecurity</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/15/tree-disease-biosecurity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/15/tree-disease-biosecurity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parliament]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Select Committee]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chalara fraxinea]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), together with the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, is organising a seminar in Parliament on 28th November to consider the highly topical issue of &#8216;tree disease biosecurity&#8217;. Entrance is free and open to &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/15/tree-disease-biosecurity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sandy’s trying to telling us something</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/30/sandys-trying-to-telling-us-something/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/30/sandys-trying-to-telling-us-something/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CO2 targets]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With ‘Sandy’ raging for all she’s worth across the pond, flooding the streets of New York and making the headlines for the all the wrong reasons; we should remind ourselves of the increasing frequency at which extreme weather events have &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/30/sandys-trying-to-telling-us-something/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Government must boost STEM skills for UK competitiveness</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/24/government-must-boost-stem-skills-for-uk-competitiveness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/24/government-must-boost-stem-skills-for-uk-competitiveness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2955</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has today published a report that calls upon the Government to take immediate action to ensure enough young people study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects at university. Without this, the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/24/government-must-boost-stem-skills-for-uk-competitiveness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cross-party committee challenges “Greenest Government Ever”</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/17/cross-party-committee-challenges-greenest-government-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/17/cross-party-committee-challenges-greenest-government-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defra]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2941</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has published a report of an inquiry into the Natural Environment White Paper (NEWP) today, challenging ministers to put nature in the heart of economic decision-making. EFRA is appointed by the House &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/17/cross-party-committee-challenges-greenest-government-ever/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Benyon MP gives evidence to Efra Select Committee on the Natural Environment White Paper</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/20/richard-benyon-mp-gives-evidence-to-efra-select-committee-on-the-natural-environment-white-paper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/20/richard-benyon-mp-gives-evidence-to-efra-select-committee-on-the-natural-environment-white-paper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity offsetting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawton review]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2703</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an Efra Select Committee hearing on Wednesday (18th April), Richard Benyon MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment and Fisheries answered the panel’s queries into the measures outlined in the Government’s Natural Environment White Paper (NEWP), published &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/20/richard-benyon-mp-gives-evidence-to-efra-select-committee-on-the-natural-environment-white-paper/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Young scientists get chance to grill Ministers at Society of Biology&#8217;s &#8216;Voice of the Future&#8217; Event</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/14/young-scientists-get-chance-to-grill-ministers-at-society-of-biologys-voice-of-the-future-event/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/14/young-scientists-get-chance-to-grill-ministers-at-society-of-biologys-voice-of-the-future-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of National Science and Engineering Week 2012, young scientists were today given the chance to question Ministers and Members of Parliament on the future of science and engineering in the UK at a meeting organised by the Society &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/14/young-scientists-get-chance-to-grill-ministers-at-society-of-biologys-voice-of-the-future-event/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Demonstrating the Benefits of Natural Flood Management</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/18/demonstrating-the-benefits-of-natural-flood-management/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/18/demonstrating-the-benefits-of-natural-flood-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More natural means of managing flooding are desirable and should be brought foward by the Government in a new White Paper on water. So commented Anne McIntosh MP, Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Commmittee and &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/18/demonstrating-the-benefits-of-natural-flood-management/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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