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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Scotland</title>
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		<title>Is this &#039;Bird Armageddon&#039;?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/20/is-this-bird-amageddon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/20/is-this-bird-amageddon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitat Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Overseas Territories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pesticides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollinator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science and technology committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds Directive]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Farmland Birds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1966 UK bird population has decline by 44 million which amounts to just under a million birds a year (over 45 years), which is dismal November news indeed. Yesterday the RSPB published their most extensive survey of the UK&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/20/is-this-bird-amageddon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Draft review of Scottish Biodiversity Strategy published</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/02/23/draft-of-reviewed-scottish-biodiversity-strategy-published/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/02/23/draft-of-reviewed-scottish-biodiversity-strategy-published/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consultation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consultation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland Biodiversity Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Biodiversity Strategy, &#8216;Scotland&#8217;s Biodiversity: It&#8217;s in Your Hands&#8216; is currently undergoing a review and a pre-consultation draft of the new strategy was published on the 15th February. The Scottish Government published the first Biodiversity Strategy in 2004 with &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/02/23/draft-of-reviewed-scottish-biodiversity-strategy-published/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Valuing Ecosystems: Policy, Economic &amp; Management Interactions &#8211; April 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/19/valuing-ecosystems-policy-economic-management-interactions-april-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/19/valuing-ecosystems-policy-economic-management-interactions-april-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystem Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Capital Valuation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAC and SEPA Biennial Conference]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SAC &#38; SEPA BIENNIAL CONFERENCE (in association with Forest Research, the James Hutton Institute and Scottish Natural Heritage) 3-4 April 2012, Edinburgh Integrated management of our agricultural and forestry landscapes is essential to the delivery of multiple ecosystem services. However, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/19/valuing-ecosystems-policy-economic-management-interactions-april-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Challenges for Scotland&#8217;s Biodiversity: From the Soils to the Skies</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/11/challenges-for-scotlands-biodiversity-from-the-soils-to-the-skies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/11/challenges-for-scotlands-biodiversity-from-the-soils-to-the-skies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystem Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BES Scotland Policy Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland Biodiversity Strategy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Interested in discussing the challenges facing Scotland&#8217;s biodiversity to 2020 and helping to inform the development of Scotland&#8217;s draft Biodiversity Strategy? Come along to a meeting in Edinburgh on 8th &#8211; 9th March 2012. BES members can attend for FREE &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/11/challenges-for-scotlands-biodiversity-from-the-soils-to-the-skies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CaSE calls for a Science Minister in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/18/case-call-for-a-science-minister-in-scotland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/18/case-call-for-a-science-minister-in-scotland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Science Minister]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) is calling for the appointment of a Science Minister at the Scottish Government. Outlining the rationale for this post, CaSE state that &#8220;Science and engineering has an impact, and is affected by a &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/18/case-call-for-a-science-minister-in-scotland/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scotland launches marine survey</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/15/scotland-launches-marine-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/15/scotland-launches-marine-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine conservation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scottish government has announched that eight surveys covering 2,200 square miles will be conducted in Scottish waters in order to collect information on its marine biodiversity. The surveys are in collaboration with Marine Scotland and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/15/scotland-launches-marine-survey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Policy Lunchbox: Science in the Devolved Nations Post Election</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/06/policy-lunchbox-science-in-the-devolved-nations-post-election/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/06/policy-lunchbox-science-in-the-devolved-nations-post-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy Lunchbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today’s policy lunchbox organised by the Biochemical Society focussed on opportunities for influencing science policy in the devolved nations post election. A brief presentation led by Hilary Leevers from Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) preceded a discussion about the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/06/policy-lunchbox-science-in-the-devolved-nations-post-election/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ministerial Posts Announced in Wales and Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/05/13/ministerial-posts-announced-in-wales-and-scotland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/05/13/ministerial-posts-announced-in-wales-and-scotland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 12:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Devolved Elections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following last week&#8217;s elections in the devolved administrations, the Welsh and Scottish Governments have today announced details of their respective cabinets. Wales John Griffiths AM becomes the Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, taking over from Jane Davidson AM, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/05/13/ministerial-posts-announced-in-wales-and-scotland/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Devolved elections: the results</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/05/09/devolved-elections-the-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/05/09/devolved-elections-the-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 16:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Devolved Nations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DUP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sinn Fein]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=1878</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the 5th of May last week voters from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland took to the polls to vote in the devolved elections. The results have been announced over the past few days and are as follows: Scotland The &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/05/09/devolved-elections-the-results/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NERC/SEPA Policy placement secondment opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/10/25/nercsepa-policy-placement-secondment-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/10/25/nercsepa-policy-placement-secondment-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NERC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy Placement Fellowship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEPA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=1488</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Applications are invited for a new, six month, policy placement secondment opportunity to work with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Science and Strategy Directorate based in Stirling. This secondment is offered as part of NERC&#8217;s policy placement fellowship scheme &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/10/25/nercsepa-policy-placement-secondment-opportunity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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