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		<title>Defra programmes and policies: an update</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/25/defra-programmes-and-policies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past year, there have been a range of new initiatives from Defra to protect and enhance the natural environment, ranging from biodiversity offsetting to reviewing their public bodies. The all-party parliamentary group on Conservation and Wildlife met on &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/25/defra-programmes-and-policies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Greening the Common Agricultural Policy: MEPs vote on environmental measures</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3369</guid>
		<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>Business and the environment: Ecosystems Market Task Force release final report</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/07/business-and-the-environment-ecosystems-market-task-force-release-final-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/07/business-and-the-environment-ecosystems-market-task-force-release-final-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The value of the environment for business is often underestimated. Although the business world uses natural services and products for operations, it does not always understand its true reliance on nature and the need to value it correctly. Overcoming this &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/07/business-and-the-environment-ecosystems-market-task-force-release-final-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cross-party committee challenges “Greenest Government Ever”</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/17/cross-party-committee-challenges-greenest-government-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/17/cross-party-committee-challenges-greenest-government-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has published a report of an inquiry into the Natural Environment White Paper (NEWP) today, challenging ministers to put nature in the heart of economic decision-making. EFRA is appointed by the House &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/17/cross-party-committee-challenges-greenest-government-ever/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The first year of the Natural Environment White Paper: an evaluation by Wildlife and Countryside Link</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/the-first-year-of-the-natural-environment-white-paper-an-evaluation-by-wildlife-and-countryside-link/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/the-first-year-of-the-natural-environment-white-paper-an-evaluation-by-wildlife-and-countryside-link/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Natural Environment White Paper (The Natural Choice: securing the value of nature, NEWP) was published a year ago in June. The White Paper set out four ambitions to achieve a healthy natural environment to be the foundation of green &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/the-first-year-of-the-natural-environment-white-paper-an-evaluation-by-wildlife-and-countryside-link/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study shows biodiversity value of &#039;Green Infrastructure&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/study-shows-biodiversity-value-of-green-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/study-shows-biodiversity-value-of-green-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecological Networks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year&#8217;s Natural Environment White Paper called for the creation of &#8216;green infrastructure&#8217; as a tool to conserve and enhance biodiversity in the UK. Defining what this would entail, the report concluded that in addition to the conservation of existing &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/11/study-shows-biodiversity-value-of-green-infrastructure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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