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New UK Biodiversity Science Committee Formed

On 19 September 2012, the inaugural meeting of the UK Biodiversity Science Committee (UK BSC), formed partly as a result of discussion at a meeting hosted by the BES in November 2011, was held at the Royal Society. The UK … Continue reading

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New UK National Biodiversity Committee Formed

A new National Biodiversity Committee has been formed to represent biodiversity science in the UK. The British Ecological Society hosted a meeting in November last year, with representatives from across the breadth of ecological science and environmental policy, at which … Continue reading

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A New UK National Committee for Biodiversity

Events are moving fast on the international biodiversity scene, with the establishment of an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the re-focussing of the Global Change Programmes, including Diversitas , within a new structure, ‘Future Earth’. … Continue reading

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