Tag Archives: Land use
New POSTnote encapsulates land sharing vs land sparing debate
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Agri-Environment Scheme, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, Habitat Loss, Land use, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Tagged Agriculture, Biodiversity, Conservation, Habitat management, Land sharing, Land sparing, Land use, sustainable intensification
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Biodiversity and the Big Society – The IEEM Summer Conference
Yesterday the BES policy team attended the IEEM summer conference on biodiversity and the Big Society. The conference was centred around four main themes; – What will localism mean for the environment and biodiversity? – How will measures to protect … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Ecology, Environment, Event, funding, Government, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged Big Society, IEEM Summer Conference, Land use, Localism
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