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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Research</title>
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		<title>Contribute to the BES response to the Triennial Review of the Research Councils</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/13/contribute-to-the-bes-response-to-the-triennial-review-of-the-research-councils/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/13/contribute-to-the-bes-response-to-the-triennial-review-of-the-research-councils/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Triennial Review]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The BES will respond through the Society of Biology to the UK Government’s Triennial Review of the seven Research Councils. The first phase is to consider the core functions of the Research Councils, to assess the need for these functions &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/13/contribute-to-the-bes-response-to-the-triennial-review-of-the-research-councils/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tackling Tree Disease in the UK</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parliament]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ash dieback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chalara fraxinea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plant biosecurity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It isn&#8217;t simply Ash Dieback that&#8217;s threatening the forests and woodlands of the UK. A plethora of pests and pathogens are on the horizon, with the numbers of diseases afflicting our trees having increased markedly over the past twenty years. &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New UK Biodiversity Science Committee Formed</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/18/new-uk-biodiversity-science-committee-formed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/18/new-uk-biodiversity-science-committee-formed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Future Earth]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On 19 September 2012, the inaugural meeting of the UK Biodiversity Science Committee (UK BSC), formed partly as a result of discussion at a meeting hosted by the BES in November 2011, was held at the Royal Society. The UK &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/18/new-uk-biodiversity-science-committee-formed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Research Careers</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/17/the-future-of-research-careers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/17/the-future-of-research-careers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the one-off joint Education and Policy Lunchbox on 15th October (organised by the British Ecological Society, Biochemical Society and Society for Experimental Biology as part of Biology Week) our specially assembled panel and an audience of around 50 discussed &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/17/the-future-of-research-careers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Better communciation of science to the public is critical to tackling major environmental challenges</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/30/better-communciation-of-science-to-the-public-is-critical-to-tackling-major-environmental-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/30/better-communciation-of-science-to-the-public-is-critical-to-tackling-major-environmental-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GM]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a pressing need for researchers to better communicate science and technology developments to the general public, says Alan Leshner, chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in a publication last week. Currently, public &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/30/better-communciation-of-science-to-the-public-is-critical-to-tackling-major-environmental-challenges/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Science has an important role to play to tackle food insecurity in a changing climate</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/16/science-has-important-role-to-play-in-tackling-food-insecurity-in-a-changing-climate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/16/science-has-important-role-to-play-in-tackling-food-insecurity-in-a-changing-climate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emissions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2985</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The input of research scientists will be essential in addressing the issue of food insecurity in the face of a rapidly changing climate. This is the message from a new article produced by members of the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/16/science-has-important-role-to-play-in-tackling-food-insecurity-in-a-changing-climate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Manage Protected Areas Outside and In to Safeguard Biodiversity</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/27/manage-protected-areas-outside-and-in-to-safeguard-biodiversity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/27/manage-protected-areas-outside-and-in-to-safeguard-biodiversity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study, published online by Nature this week, has concluded that managing the areas surrounded protected sites is as important as regulating the activities that take place inside, if biodiversity in tropical forest areas is to be conserved. The &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/27/manage-protected-areas-outside-and-in-to-safeguard-biodiversity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Government and Research Councils Set Out Open Access Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/government-and-research-councils-set-out-open-access-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/government-and-research-councils-set-out-open-access-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2937</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK Government has today published its official response to the &#8216;Finch Report&#8217;, the output of a working group led by Dame Janet Finch that considered how to expand access to the published findings of research. To complement the Government&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/government-and-research-councils-set-out-open-access-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Whose Impact is it Anyway?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/21/whose-impact-is-it-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/21/whose-impact-is-it-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That was the question that the latest in the &#8216;Talk Science&#8216; series of events at the British Library tried to address on Tuesday evening. The event, a panel discussion chaired by William Cullerne Bown of Research Fortnight and sponsored by &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/21/whose-impact-is-it-anyway/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Despite rising temperatures distribution of some warmth-loving butterflies is shrinking in the UK</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/12/despite-rising-temperatures-distribution-of-some-warmth-loving-butterflies-is-shrinking-in-the-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/12/despite-rising-temperatures-distribution-of-some-warmth-loving-butterflies-is-shrinking-in-the-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2868</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is often said that there are winners and losers of climate change and warmth-loving species are expected to appear on the winner side. A new study was published in Global Change Biology this week that found it otherwise. The &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/12/despite-rising-temperatures-distribution-of-some-warmth-loving-butterflies-is-shrinking-in-the-uk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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