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		<title>Greening the Common Agricultural Policy: MEPs vote on environmental measures</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/21/greening-the-cap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the wider EU budget review for the period 2014-2020, the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been under scrutiny over the past two years. In its current state, the CAP accounts for 40% of the EU budget, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/21/greening-the-cap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Change, Agriculture and Forestry in the Pacific</title>
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		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/07/climate-change-agriculture-and-forestry-in-the-pacific/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributions are invited to a consultation from PACE-Net (the Pacific Europe NETWORK for Science and Technology) on a draft white paper on climate change, agriculture and forestry in the Pacific region. PACE encompasses the 15 member countries of the Africa &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/07/climate-change-agriculture-and-forestry-in-the-pacific/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New ‘In-depth Reports’ from the European Commission’s Science for Environment Policy service</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/06/new-in-depth-reports-from-the-european-commissions-science-for-environment-policy-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/06/new-in-depth-reports-from-the-european-commissions-science-for-environment-policy-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Science for Environment Policy is a free news and information service published by the European Commission’s Directorate-General Environment. The aim of the service is to provide policymakers and other stakeholders with the latest environmental research findings needed for evidence-based &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/06/new-in-depth-reports-from-the-european-commissions-science-for-environment-policy-service/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is the European Commission listening to evidence on the impact of pesticides on bees?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/26/european-ombundsman-investigating-commissions-progress-on-combating-bee-mortality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/26/european-ombundsman-investigating-commissions-progress-on-combating-bee-mortality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pesticides]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the publication last month of new research showing a link between the use of common neonicotinoid insecticides and bee mortality, the European Ombundsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros has launched an investigation into whether the European Commission has taken sufficient account &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/26/european-ombundsman-investigating-commissions-progress-on-combating-bee-mortality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MEPs call for new environmental framework for the EU</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/23/meps-call-for-new-environmental-framework-for-the-eu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/23/meps-call-for-new-environmental-framework-for-the-eu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Agricultural Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voting in two resolutions last week, MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) called for the European Commission to introduce a Seventh Environmental Action Programme and for higher political priority to go to preserving and restoring damaged ecosystems. The Seventh Environmental &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/23/meps-call-for-new-environmental-framework-for-the-eu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The European Commission proposes a new partnership between Europe and its farmers</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/10/16/the-european-commission-proposes-a-new-partnership-between-europe-and-its-farmers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/10/16/the-european-commission-proposes-a-new-partnership-between-europe-and-its-farmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CAP Reform]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Society of Biology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On 12th October, the European Commission has presented a draft reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period after 2013. This draft aims to strengthen the competitiveness, sustainability and permanence of agriculture throughout the EU in order to &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/10/16/the-european-commission-proposes-a-new-partnership-between-europe-and-its-farmers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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