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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Natural Capital Initiative</title>
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		<title>Moving Forward with the NEWP &#8211; One Year On</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/18/moving-forward-with-the-newp-one-year-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/18/moving-forward-with-the-newp-one-year-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of State at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman MP, announced yesterday that the Government would make £750,000 of extra funding available to create additional Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs). Those NIAs that were not successful &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/18/moving-forward-with-the-newp-one-year-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ecosystem Knowledge Network website launched</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/24/ecosystem-knowledge-network-website-launched/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/24/ecosystem-knowledge-network-website-launched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecosystem Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Capital Initiative]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The website of the Ecosystems Knowledge Network (EKN) was launched yesterday at www.ekn.defra.gov.uk. The site provides a gateway to information and resources to help promote understanding of, and the tools to apply, an ‘ecosystems approach’. Video clips and case studies &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/24/ecosystem-knowledge-network-website-launched/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK&#8217;s Natural Capital Committee beginning to take shape</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/18/uks-natural-capital-committee-beginning-to-take-shape/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/18/uks-natural-capital-committee-beginning-to-take-shape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 09:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valuation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white paper]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman last week announced the appointment of five members to the recently formed independent Natural Capital Committee. The members are experts in the fields of natural science and economics, with a considerable range of specialist knowledge and &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/18/uks-natural-capital-committee-beginning-to-take-shape/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Economists and Ecologists brought together by issues of sustainable agriculture in an NCI workshop yesterday</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/09/economists-and-ecologists-were-brought-together-by-issues-of-sustainable-agriculture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/09/economists-and-ecologists-were-brought-together-by-issues-of-sustainable-agriculture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Common Agricultural Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A workshop which brought together economists and ecologists, and organised by the Natural Capital Initiative, took place yesterday at Charles Darwin House. The aim of the event was to facilitate conversation between experts of the two disciplines to discuss how &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/09/economists-and-ecologists-were-brought-together-by-issues-of-sustainable-agriculture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>GLOBE: an international platform helping legislators to get prepared for Rio + 20</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/17/globe-an-international-platform-helping-legislators-to-get-prepared-for-rio-20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/17/globe-an-international-platform-helping-legislators-to-get-prepared-for-rio-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Natural Capital Initiative Steering Group meeting this morning we received a very interesting talk about GLOBE International&#8217;s work. GLOBE International was founded in 1989 with the aim to tackle pressing environmental challenges through legislation by creating an international &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/17/globe-an-international-platform-helping-legislators-to-get-prepared-for-rio-20/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Registration now open for NCI Ecologists and Economists Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/12/registration-now-open-for-nci-ecologists-and-economists-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/12/registration-now-open-for-nci-ecologists-and-economists-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applications can now be made to attend the &#8216;Workshop for Economists and Ecologists&#8217; run by the Natural Capital Initiative. The workshop is aimed at encouraging interdisciplinary cooperation and knowledge exchange between economists and ecologists, with the goal of informing public &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/12/registration-now-open-for-nci-ecologists-and-economists-workshop/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DEFRA launches the Ecosystems Knowledge Network</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/10/defra-launches-the-ecosystems-knowledge-network/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/10/defra-launches-the-ecosystems-knowledge-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Centre for Ecology & Hydrology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A healthy natural environment is the foundation of a sustainable future with prospering communities. In the UK and elsewhere, pioneering projects are exploring new ways of managing land and sea environments and the benefits people derive from them. In particular, &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/10/defra-launches-the-ecosystems-knowledge-network/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Valuing Nature Network workshops now open for registration</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/05/valuing-nature-network-workshops-now-open-for-registration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/05/valuing-nature-network-workshops-now-open-for-registration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Valuing Nature Network (VNN) in partnership with Natural Environment Resource Council (NERC) will be running a series of workshops on biodiversity and ecosystem service valuation in London during May 2011. The workshops, supported by the Natural Capital Initiative (NCI), &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/05/valuing-nature-network-workshops-now-open-for-registration/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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