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A ‘Decade of Discovery’- the first Census of Marine Life is revealed
2,700 scientists in over 80 nations have collaborated to create the first ever Census of Marine Life (CoML). In a 64 page report, the highlights of over 10 years of marine biological research are presented, with some groundbreaking findings, including … Continue reading
Policy Blog Makes it into ‘Top 50′
The BES Ecology and Policy Blog has been picked to feature on the list of the ‘Top 50 Public Policy Bloggers’, by the ‘Policy Police’, a site which scans the public policy blogosphere. The list includes categories on General Politics, … Continue reading
Green Week 2010 puts biodiversity in the spotlight
Four years ago the European Commission’s annual ‘Green Week’ conference examined the progress towards the target of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010, carrying a positive “Biodiversity is Life!” strapline. Speaking for the UK’s Labour Government, the then Minister … Continue reading
Pricing Nature
This week, as part of the Radio 4 series ‘Costing the Earth’, presenter Tom Heap interviewed various people who are interested in the idea of putting a price on nature. Ian Bateman from the National Ecosystem Assessment explained how this … Continue reading
Major New Post in UK Ecology: Now Recruiting
Executive Director of the Ecological Continuity Trust (18 month contract initially) London Salary £40k – £50k Announcing a major new executive position in UK ecology: Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) was established as a UK-registered charity in 2008 to address vital … Continue reading
CaSE Debate, 13 January 2010: Now Open to All
The Campaign for Science and Engineering, of which the BES is a member, is organising a debate on 13 January 2010 between the science spokespeople of the three major UK political parties. Lord Drayson, Science Minister, Adam Afriye, Shadow Science … Continue reading
Ocean Acidification Needs Greater Consideration by Policy-Makers
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Hilary Benn MP, is due to address policy-makers assembled at the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen today, as part of ‘Oceans Day’. The Secretary of State is due … Continue reading
Dealing with the Perfect Storm
Last night, the BES Policy Team attended the CaSE Annual Distinguished Lecture, given this year by Prof. John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Advisor. Over the course of the hour, Prof. Beddington gave a wide-ranging talk, covering the swine flu epidemic … Continue reading
Excellence with Impact
Yesterday afternoon the BES attended a workshop organised by Research Councils UK (RCUK) aimed at exploring how Learned Societies and Research Councils can better work together to convince Government and wider society about the importance of sustained investment in science … Continue reading
Lord Mandelson Sets out Vision for Universities in UK
Lord Mandelson is to set out the Government’s plan for the future of universities today, with a statement to the House of Commons expected at 3pm. Lord Mandelson is expected to emphasise the Government’s desire to build greater links between … Continue reading