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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Conservatives</title>
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		<title>Selling England’s forests: A cut too far?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/01/selling-englands-forests-a-cut-too-far/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/01/selling-englands-forests-a-cut-too-far/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At present, England’s forests are managed by the Forestry Commission on behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs. Ministers however, are now proposing to reform ownership and management of the estate by selling off large &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/01/selling-englands-forests-a-cut-too-far/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New energy and environment ministers announced</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/05/13/new-energy-and-environment-ministers-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/05/13/new-energy-and-environment-ministers-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 16:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Cameron has now announced his new Cabinet, including the key environmental portfolios within the coalition government. Policies in this sector have caused significant disagreements between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives in the past, most notably on nuclear energy which &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/05/13/new-energy-and-environment-ministers-announced/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Conservative &#8211; Liberal Democrat announce coalition agreements</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/05/12/conservative-liberal-democrat-announce-coalition-agreements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/05/12/conservative-liberal-democrat-announce-coalition-agreements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 15:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Carbon Capture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Details of the agreements between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have been announced, outlining the coalition&#8217;s stance on several environmental topics. A document on the Liberal Democrat&#8217;s website outlines measures seeking to fulfill &#8220;joint ambitions for a low carbon and &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/05/12/conservative-liberal-democrat-announce-coalition-agreements/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Conservative Party&#8217;s plans for Science Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/04/12/the-conservative-partys-plans-for-science-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/04/12/the-conservative-partys-plans-for-science-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Afriyie MP, Conservative Shadow Minister for Science and Innovation, joined policy officers and others at The Royal Academy of Engineering this afternoon at an event organised by PolicyNet. Mr Afriyie discussed the Conservative Party’s plans for Science and Engineering &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/04/12/the-conservative-partys-plans-for-science-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Valuing Natural Capital: Have your Say</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/02/19/valuing-natural-capital-have-your-say/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/02/19/valuing-natural-capital-have-your-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Natural Capital Initiative has published an article for comment on the &#8216;Future Countryside&#8217; website. Future Countryside has been established by the Shadow Environment Secretary, Conservative MP Nick Herbert, to debate new ideas in environment policy. In the article members &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/02/19/valuing-natural-capital-have-your-say/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Setting Food Policy to 2030</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/01/05/setting-food-policy-to-2030/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/01/05/setting-food-policy-to-2030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn MP, and Shadow Environment Secretary, Nick Herbert MP, will both address the Oxford Farming Conference today, setting out their respective parties&#8217; policies with regard to food and farming. Nick Herbert is due to announce that &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/01/05/setting-food-policy-to-2030/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Conservatives Propose New System of &#8216;Conservation Banking&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/11/16/conservatives-propose-new-system-of-conservation-banking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/11/16/conservatives-propose-new-system-of-conservation-banking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Guardian today reports on the Conservatives&#8217; plans for new &#8216;conservation banks&#8217;, from which developers would be asked to buy credits as a condition of being granted permission to build. The Conservatives would use the money generated to lead to &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/11/16/conservatives-propose-new-system-of-conservation-banking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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