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Policy Priorities

Policy Priorities Find out more about the British Ecological Society’s current major policy priorities by following the links below. Selecting our policy priorities The BES’s policy priorities have been selected for being either; i) issues emerging on the policy horizon, or ii) issues which … Continue reading

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Planning for 'No Net Loss' of Biodiversity

A briefing note published by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology this week (POSTnote 429) is critical of the quality of information, local authority decision-making, monitoring and research concerning the incorporation of biodiversity into planning decisions in England. Despite … Continue reading

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Planning for a Healthy Natural Environment

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) when launched earlier this year was welcomed cautiously by environmental NGOs. The final content was widely acknowledged as an improvement on previous iterations, with guidance to local authorities clear that the pillars of sustainable … Continue reading

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New Planning Guidance for England: Analysis by the IEEM

On 27 March, the UK Government published its final version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how they should be applied. The final NPPF is an improvement (for nature … Continue reading

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