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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Food Security</title>
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		<title>Environmental Stewardship Delivers Ecosystem Services Underpinning Food Security</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/29/environmental-stewardship-delivers-ecosystem-services-for-food-security/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The relationship between agriculture and ecosystem services is a strong one. Farming can contribute to critical services including food security and economic growth, maintenance of cultural landscapes, rural employment and (when managed correctly) provision of valuable habitat for a significant &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/29/environmental-stewardship-delivers-ecosystem-services-for-food-security/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Science has an important role to play to tackle food insecurity in a changing climate</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/16/science-has-important-role-to-play-in-tackling-food-insecurity-in-a-changing-climate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/16/science-has-important-role-to-play-in-tackling-food-insecurity-in-a-changing-climate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emissions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2985</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The input of research scientists will be essential in addressing the issue of food insecurity in the face of a rapidly changing climate. This is the message from a new article produced by members of the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/16/science-has-important-role-to-play-in-tackling-food-insecurity-in-a-changing-climate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Food security, biodiversity and ecosystem services are threatened by human induced spreading of fungal infections</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/24/food-security-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-are-threatened-by-human-induced-spreading-of-fungal-infections/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/24/food-security-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-are-threatened-by-human-induced-spreading-of-fungal-infections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystem Services]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2717</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recently published review paper in Nature draws attention to the dangers of globalisation and international trade which facilitate spreading of fungal diseases. The authors collected data from all over the world and showed that fungal infections had increased, caused &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/24/food-security-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-are-threatened-by-human-induced-spreading-of-fungal-infections/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK Government Thinktank suggests lack of agricultural research is a major cause of food scarcity</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/13/uk-government-thinktank-suggests-lack-of-agricultural-research-is-a-major-cause-of-food-scarcity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/13/uk-government-thinktank-suggests-lack-of-agricultural-research-is-a-major-cause-of-food-scarcity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Factors including drought, soil erosion, salinity and climate change all contribute to food scarcity, but a report by the UK government’s Foresight thinktank (The Future of Food and Farming: Challenges and choices for global sustainability) suggests another important cause may &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/13/uk-government-thinktank-suggests-lack-of-agricultural-research-is-a-major-cause-of-food-scarcity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Climate smart farming at the Royal Society</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/03/01/climate-smart-farming-at-the-royal-society/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/03/01/climate-smart-farming-at-the-royal-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carbon Capture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Population Growth]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=1772</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Climate Change Act commits the UK to 80% statutory greenhouse gases emissions (GHG) reduction by 2050. The agricultural industry is responsible for approximately 25%, 50%, and 80% of global anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/03/01/climate-smart-farming-at-the-royal-society/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing demands threaten future food security</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/24/increasing-demands-threaten-future-food-security/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/24/increasing-demands-threaten-future-food-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=1718</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today scientists warned that rising pressures on global resources threaten the future security of the planets food, after the results of the most comprehensive investigation into food security ever were published this morning. Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir John Beddington emphasised &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/24/increasing-demands-threaten-future-food-security/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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