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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Society of Biology</title>
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	<description>Advancing ecology and making it count</description>
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		<title>Do we need more scientists in policy? An initial resounding &#039;yes&#039; becomes a more complex debate</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/12/03/do-we-need-more-scientists-in-policy-an-initial-resounding-yes-becomes-a-more-complex-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/12/03/do-we-need-more-scientists-in-policy-an-initial-resounding-yes-becomes-a-more-complex-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With 96% of respondents to a Twitter poll voting ‘Yes’, it looked like last night’s debate ‘Do we need more scientists in Parliament?’ was going to be a foregone conclusion. However, the event, the first in the new PolicyLates series &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/12/03/do-we-need-more-scientists-in-policy-an-initial-resounding-yes-becomes-a-more-complex-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Policy Seminars in Brussels &#8211; Mountain Hay Meadows</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/16/policy-seminars-in-brussels-mountain-hay-meadows/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/16/policy-seminars-in-brussels-mountain-hay-meadows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two policy seminars taking place in Brussels in November will be of interest to all agricultural ecologists. Both are being supported by the Pogány-havas Association, a project that seeks to preserve the regional heritage and conserve the environment in a &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/16/policy-seminars-in-brussels-mountain-hay-meadows/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Whose Impact is it Anyway?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/21/whose-impact-is-it-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/21/whose-impact-is-it-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That was the question that the latest in the &#8216;Talk Science&#8216; series of events at the British Library tried to address on Tuesday evening. The event, a panel discussion chaired by William Cullerne Bown of Research Fortnight and sponsored by &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/06/21/whose-impact-is-it-anyway/">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>
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				<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Centre for Ecology & Hydrology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystem Approach]]></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>The European Commission proposes a new partnership between Europe and its farmers</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/10/16/the-european-commission-proposes-a-new-partnership-between-europe-and-its-farmers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/10/16/the-european-commission-proposes-a-new-partnership-between-europe-and-its-farmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 12th October, the European Commission has presented a draft reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period after 2013. This draft aims to strengthen the competitiveness, sustainability and permanence of agriculture throughout the EU in order to &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/10/16/the-european-commission-proposes-a-new-partnership-between-europe-and-its-farmers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How can we avoid preaching to the converted?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/14/how-can-we-avoid-preaching-to-the-converted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/14/how-can-we-avoid-preaching-to-the-converted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was the question asked by Dr Adam Hart, University of Gloucestershire, in the Society of Biology&#8217;s annual Charter Lecture this morning. Through an enhtusiastic presentation, Dr Hart concluded that engaging those interested in science with science festivals and similar &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/14/how-can-we-avoid-preaching-to-the-converted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>England&#8217;s first marine plan areas announced</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/11/04/englands-first-marine-plan-areas-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/11/04/englands-first-marine-plan-areas-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In consultation with partners and stakeholders, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has selected the sea areas off the coast between Flamborough Head in East Riding of Yorkshire to Felixstowe in Suffolk (known formally as East Inshore and East Offshore) as &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/11/04/englands-first-marine-plan-areas-announced/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>LWEC Establishes Citizens Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/09/16/lwec-establishes-citizens-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/09/16/lwec-establishes-citizens-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living with Environmental Change, the £1 billion cross-Research Council and Government Department research initiative, has established a Citizens Advisory Forum. The Forum, established with the Sciencewise Expert Resource Centre (Sciencewise-ERC), will help to inform the aims of the programme by &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/09/16/lwec-establishes-citizens-forum/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Society of Biology Biodiversity Photography Competition</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/08/16/society-of-biology-biodiversity-photography-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/08/16/society-of-biology-biodiversity-photography-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2010 has been designated the International Year of Biodiversity by the United Nations. To celebrate the Society of Biology has launched a major photography competition. Entrants are free to interpret how they capture photographically images that celebrate, explore, comment on &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/08/16/society-of-biology-biodiversity-photography-competition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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