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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Pollinators</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>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pesticides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Select Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Select Committee Inquiry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APPG agroecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bee Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Lucas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Audit Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neonicotinoids]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3329</guid>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pesticides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Select Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EFSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Audit Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neonicotinoid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3317</guid>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Defra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystem Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pesticides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Select Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Select Committee Inquiry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EFSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Audit Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insect and Insecticides inquiry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neonicotinoid]]></category>

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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>Plankton, Amphibians, Elephants or Bees: which would you choose?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/23/plankton-amphibians-elephants-or-bees-which-would-you-choose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/23/plankton-amphibians-elephants-or-bees-which-would-you-choose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amphibians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plankton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surviving the Century]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ZSL]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/blog/2012/11/23/plankton-amphibians-elephants-or-bees-which-would-you-choose/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday evening the BES Policy Team joined a packed audience to consider the cases made by academics and media commentators for the species they would choose to save. Organised by the Zoological Society of London and the Wellcome Trust, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/23/plankton-amphibians-elephants-or-bees-which-would-you-choose/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Science/policy recommendations of International Insects Pollinators Workshop published</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/01/sciencepolicy-recommendations-of-international-insects-pollinators-workshop-published/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/01/sciencepolicy-recommendations-of-international-insects-pollinators-workshop-published/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystem Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pesticides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecosystem services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK Science and Innovation Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workshop]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A newly published Report from the International Insect Pollinators Workshop held in February 2012 adds a strong voice to the argument that insect pollinators are invaluable to the environment and to society. The report, which should be made available this &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/01/sciencepolicy-recommendations-of-international-insects-pollinators-workshop-published/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Homecoming of the short-haired bumblebee after 24 years</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/28/homecoming-of-the-short-haired-bumblebee-after-24-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/28/homecoming-of-the-short-haired-bumblebee-after-24-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 10:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extinction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildlife corridors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bumblebee Conservation Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bumblebees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dungeness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hymettus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reintroduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSPB]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2837</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following three years of intensive preparations, the short-haired bumblebee (Bombus subterraneus) finally came home today to South East England. Around 50 queens from Sweden were released today at the RSPB’s Dungeness reserve in Kent. The species was last seen in &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/28/homecoming-of-the-short-haired-bumblebee-after-24-years/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is the European Commission listening to evidence on the impact of pesticides on bees?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/26/european-ombundsman-investigating-commissions-progress-on-combating-bee-mortality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/26/european-ombundsman-investigating-commissions-progress-on-combating-bee-mortality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pesticides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bumblebees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inquiry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the publication last month of new research showing a link between the use of common neonicotinoid insecticides and bee mortality, the European Ombundsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros has launched an investigation into whether the European Commission has taken sufficient account &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/26/european-ombundsman-investigating-commissions-progress-on-combating-bee-mortality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New study shows insecticides used on flowering crops have major impacts on bumblebees</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/29/new-study-shows-insecticides-used-on-flowering-crops-have-major-impacts-on-bumblebees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/29/new-study-shows-insecticides-used-on-flowering-crops-have-major-impacts-on-bumblebees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pesticides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bumblebees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Population decline]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2650</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing decline in wild bumblebee populations has caused worldwide concern, with evidence suggesting that the loss of critical pollination services could lead to a decrease in crop yields and the loss of many wildflower species. A number of reasons &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/29/new-study-shows-insecticides-used-on-flowering-crops-have-major-impacts-on-bumblebees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Threatened Bumblebees Thriving in Kent thanks to Farmers</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/10/05/threatened-bumblebees-thriving-in-kent-thanks-to-farmers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/10/05/threatened-bumblebees-thriving-in-kent-thanks-to-farmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bumblebee Conservation Trust]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news this morning from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. The Trust&#8217;s project to reintroduce short-haired bumblebees to Dungeness, Kent has resulted in five threatened species of bee increasing their ranges in England. The BES featured the Bumblebee Conservation Trust&#8217;s work &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/10/05/threatened-bumblebees-thriving-in-kent-thanks-to-farmers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of the BES Sponsored POSTnote on Insect Pollination</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/01/21/launch-of-the-bes-sponsored-postnote-on-insect-pollination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/01/21/launch-of-the-bes-sponsored-postnote-on-insect-pollination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinators]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon saw the official launch of POSTnote 348, on &#8216;Insect Pollination&#8217;, written by the 2009 BES POST Fellow Rebecca Ross. The note summarises the causes and consequences of the declines in UK insect pollinators: a subject that has received &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/01/21/launch-of-the-bes-sponsored-postnote-on-insect-pollination/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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