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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; white paper</title>
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		<title>National Planning Policy Framework released</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/26/national-planning-policy-framework-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/26/national-planning-policy-framework-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 25th July 2011 the draft National Planning Policy Framework was published by Government. After the release of the Natural Environment White Paper in June this year conservation organisations have been highly anticipating the publication of the Framework, which &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/26/national-planning-policy-framework-released/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Anticipating England’s Biodiversity Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/27/anticipating-englands-biodiversity-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/27/anticipating-englands-biodiversity-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2020 Biodiversity Target]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[England’s Biodiversity Strategy is due to be released this month, outlining how England will meet its international environmental commitments. It is expected to detail future plans for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the Common Agricultural Policy &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/27/anticipating-englands-biodiversity-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Natural Choice: Securing the Value of Nature</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/09/the-natural-choice-securing-the-value-of-nature/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/09/the-natural-choice-securing-the-value-of-nature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity offsetting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Defra released the highly anticipated Natural Environment White Paper titled ‘The Natural Choice: Securing the Value of Nature’, outlining Government’s vision for the future of landscapes and ecosystem services. The paper emphasises that although we know the environment &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/09/the-natural-choice-securing-the-value-of-nature/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Making Space for Nature &#8211; with the Conservation SIG</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/08/making-space-for-nature-with-the-conservation-sig/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/08/making-space-for-nature-with-the-conservation-sig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BES]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The British Ecological Society&#8217;s Conservation Ecology Special Interest Group (SIG) is organising a meeting on 19th April 2011, exploring the implications of Prof. Sir John Lawton&#8217;s review of England&#8217;s protected areas (&#8216;Making Space for Nature&#8216;). The meeting will consider the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/08/making-space-for-nature-with-the-conservation-sig/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Selling England’s forests: A cut too far?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/01/selling-englands-forests-a-cut-too-far/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/01/selling-englands-forests-a-cut-too-far/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At present, England’s forests are managed by the Forestry Commission on behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs. Ministers however, are now proposing to reform ownership and management of the estate by selling off large &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/02/01/selling-englands-forests-a-cut-too-far/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Biodiversity offsetting: making nature economically visible</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/25/biodiversity-offsetting-making-nature-economically-visible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/25/biodiversity-offsetting-making-nature-economically-visible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity offsetting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biodiversity offsetting is a method intended to help compensate for the detrimental impacts of development on biodiversity. Such an approach is designed to work by creating a credit based market that developers could use to offset actions deemed harmful to &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/25/biodiversity-offsetting-making-nature-economically-visible/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BES responds to Defra&#8217;s &#8216;Invitation to shape the nature of England&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/10/29/bes-responds-to-defras-invitation-to-shape-the-nature-of-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/10/29/bes-responds-to-defras-invitation-to-shape-the-nature-of-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Policy Team has today submitted its response to Defra&#8217;s consultation on the forthcoming White Paper on the Natural Environment. The Department&#8217;s discussion document published earlier this summer, asked a series of questions about the current system of nature protection &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/10/29/bes-responds-to-defras-invitation-to-shape-the-nature-of-england/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lawton Review Published Today</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/09/24/lawton-review-published-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/09/24/lawton-review-published-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defra has today published the Lawton Review of England&#8217;s protected areas and ecological network. Professor Sir John Lawton, who led the review, is a past-President of the BES. From the Defra press release: An independent review of England’s wildlife sites &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/09/24/lawton-review-published-today/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Government Launches White Paper for the Natural Environment</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/07/26/government-launches-white-paper-for-the-natural-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/07/26/government-launches-white-paper-for-the-natural-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Government this morning launched the first White Paper concerned with the management of the natural environment for 20 years, at a reception at the Jodrell Laboratory, Kew Gardens. The BES was present to hear Caroline Spelman, Secretary of &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/07/26/government-launches-white-paper-for-the-natural-environment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Government&#8217;s White Paper commitment reiterated</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/06/04/governments-white-paper-commitment-reiterated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/06/04/governments-white-paper-commitment-reiterated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A written parliamentary question tabled by Bob Russell MP to DCLG today received an answer from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Fisheries in DEFRA, Richard Benyon MP. Question: &#8220;To ask the Secretary of State for &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/06/04/governments-white-paper-commitment-reiterated/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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