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Can governance in the UK Overseas Territories give environmental protection?

Can governance in the UK Overseas Territories give environmental protection? Concerns over environmental protection in the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) have been voiced for a number of years, with funding, development and pollution as some of the main issues. The … Continue reading

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Hitting the Target: INTECOL 2013

INTECOL 2013 Hitting the Target: Progress in Implementing the Nagoya 2020 Biodiversity Strategy The BES and the UK Biodiversity Research Advisory Group (UK BRAG) are collaborating to run a workshop at INTECOL in 2013. The session will consider the work currently ongoing in the … Continue reading

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Citizens across the globe call for greater protection of biodiversity

Results of an ambitious world-wide consultation gathering public opinions on biodiversity policy issues have been published this week. The World Wide Views on Biodiversity (WWViews on Biodiversity) initiative, detailed in a blog post in May, gathered 3,000 citizens from 25 … Continue reading

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World Wide Views on Biodiversity: a chance for global citizens to have their say on biodiversity protection

An initiative has been launched which will see people from around the world participating in discussions on how to tackle the challenge of global biodiversity loss. On Saturday 15th September 2012, at least 100 people from each participating country will … Continue reading

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New England Biodiversity Strategy – What do you think?

Defra today published the Government’s new strategy for biodiversity, ‘Biodiversity 2020: A Strategy for England’s Wildife and Ecosystem Services‘. The BES Policy Team has been reading through the document today but we’ve so far only managed to get through half … Continue reading

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Implementation of IPBES

The creation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) was one of the most significant actions to come out of the 10th Conference Of Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity held in Nagoya, Japan. The IPBES … Continue reading

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Anticipating England’s Biodiversity Strategy

England’s Biodiversity Strategy is due to be released this month, outlining how England will meet its international environmental commitments. It is expected to detail future plans for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the Common Agricultural Policy … Continue reading

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