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		<title>New POSTnote encapsulates land sharing vs land sparing debate</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/09/07/new-postnote-provides-summary-of-land-sharing-vs-land-sparing-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Agri-Environment Scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitat Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitat management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land sparing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable intensification]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A POSTnote from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology ‘Balancing Nature and Agriculture’ published online this week outlines the ongoing debate over land sparing versus land sharing in sustainable management of agricultural land for biodiversity conservation. Much biodiversity is &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/09/07/new-postnote-provides-summary-of-land-sharing-vs-land-sparing-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study shows biodiversity value of &#039;Green Infrastructure&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/study-shows-biodiversity-value-of-green-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/study-shows-biodiversity-value-of-green-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecological Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Planning Policy Framework]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecological corridors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NEWP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NPPF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban ecology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last year&#8217;s Natural Environment White Paper called for the creation of &#8216;green infrastructure&#8217; as a tool to conserve and enhance biodiversity in the UK. Defining what this would entail, the report concluded that in addition to the conservation of existing &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/study-shows-biodiversity-value-of-green-infrastructure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Link&#8217;s &#8216;Targeting Nature&#8217;s Recovery&#8217; report makes recommendations for better species conservation</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/23/links-targeting-natures-recovery-report-makes-recommendations-for-better-species-conservation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/23/links-targeting-natures-recovery-report-makes-recommendations-for-better-species-conservation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 Biodiversity Target]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife and Countryside Link]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity 2020]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Priority Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rare species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK BAP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wildlife and Countryside Link (‘Link’) have produced a report entitled ‘Targeting Nature’s Recovery’ outlining the group’s analysis of the UK’s progress against its 2010 targets for the conservation of priority habitats and species. These targets were agreed in 2006, based &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/23/links-targeting-natures-recovery-report-makes-recommendations-for-better-species-conservation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Natterjack toad threatened by UK drought &#8211; intensive conservation efforts needed to protect amphibians</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/11/conservation-efforts-needed-to-protect-amphibians-from-threats-such-as-the-current-uk-drought/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/11/conservation-efforts-needed-to-protect-amphibians-from-threats-such-as-the-current-uk-drought/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rainforest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amphibians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pests and diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Scarcity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The persistent dry weather which has led to the current hosepipe ban in South East England is also threatening the future of one of Britain’s rarest amphibians, the natterjack toad. With fewer than 50 breeding populations remaining in mainland Britain, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/11/conservation-efforts-needed-to-protect-amphibians-from-threats-such-as-the-current-uk-drought/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Recovery of Damaged Marine Ecosystems</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/02/07/helping-recovery-of-damaged-marine-ecosystems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/02/07/helping-recovery-of-damaged-marine-ecosystems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine Ecosystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[THESEUS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trends in Ecology and Evolution]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2495</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[80% of European rivers are affected by water pollution, water removal for hydropower and irrigation, structural alterations and the impact of dams, with 12% suffering from impacts of all four. There is no doubt that human activities have harmed marine &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/02/07/helping-recovery-of-damaged-marine-ecosystems/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Octavia Hill Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/24/octavia-hill-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/24/octavia-hill-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Countryfile Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Trust]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you know someone who’s campaigned tirelessly to protect a patch of green space? Have you got a favourite teacher who’s inspired you to do something for nature? Is there a famous person you admire who’s challenging the system? If &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/24/octavia-hill-awards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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