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	<title>British Ecological Society&#187; Defra updates Chalara policies</title>
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		<title>Defra updates Chalara policies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defra updates Chalara policies With spring finally approaching, the threat of Chalara to ash across the UK is greater than ever. As mentioned in a previous post, the fungus that causes the disease lies dormant over winter, and sporulates in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/04/15/defra-updates-chalara/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Assessing the impacts of ash dieback</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is almost upon us, and early signs of budburst mean that trees will soon be in leaf. Warmer temperatures and leafing trees will both have implications for ash dieback, the disease found last year in ash trees in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/15/assessing-the-impacts-of-ash-dieback/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ash Dieback: Control Plan and Interim Task Force report published</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new strategy to tackle Ash dieback has been published today alongside the Tree and Plant Health Task Force’s interim report. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced today. The Chalara Control Plan sets out the Government’s objectives for tackling the disease &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/12/06/ash-dieback-control-plan-and-interim-task-force-report-published/">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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<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>Tree Disease Biosecurity</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/15/tree-disease-biosecurity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), together with the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, is organising a seminar in Parliament on 28th November to consider the highly topical issue of &#8216;tree disease biosecurity&#8217;. Entrance is free and open to &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/15/tree-disease-biosecurity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>First occurrence of ‘ash dieback’ in Britain</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/11/first-occurrence-of-ash-dieback-in-britain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/11/first-occurrence-of-ash-dieback-in-britain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fungal disease caused by Chalara fraxinea was found for the first time in a nursery in South East England. The disease is widespread on the Continent and can kill ash trees. The nursery imported 2,000 ash trees from the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/11/first-occurrence-of-ash-dieback-in-britain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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