Public Policy

Past Meetings

2007


Natural resource protection: What are the appropriate public policy mechanisms to protect ecosystem goods and services in the UK?
May 2007 - Houses of Parliament, Westminster

A British Ecological Society and Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Seminar.


2006

UK Forests: A sustainable resource for the future?
January 2006 - Houses of Parliament, Westminster

British Ecological Society and Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Seminar.


Assessing Ecosystem Services in the UK
December 2006- London

A British Ecological Society and Defra workshop


Ecological Question Time
September 2006 - BES Annual Meeting, University of Oxford

Chair: Alex Kirby
Panelists: Barry Gardiner MP, Bill Wiggin MP, Chris Huhne MP, Tim Radford and Professor Georgina Mace


Discussion on the International Mechanism of Scientific Expertise on Biodiversity (IMoSEB)
September 2006 - British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, University of Oxford

Chair: Dr Andrew Pullin
Speakers: Professor Georgina Mace and Dr Andrew Stott (Defra)


Sustainability: Making Britain Green
July 2006 - Houses of Parliament, Westminster

British Ecological Society, British Psychological Society and Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Seminar

Chair: Ray Miller, President, The British Psychological Society
Speakers: Dr Daniel Osborn (BES), Professor Dick Eiser (BPS) and Professor David Uzzell (BPS)


The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Ecology for Africa
May 2006 - Houses of Parliament, Westminster

A British Ecological Society and Globe UK Meeting

Chair: Malcolm Bruce MP
Speakers: Gareth Thomas MP (DfID), Professor Sir John Lawton FRS (BES) and Professor Georgina Mace FRS (BES)


CAP Reform: Can Agri-Environment Schemes Deliver Public Benefit?
February 2006 - Houses of Parliament, Westminster

A British Ecological Society and Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Seminar

Chair: The Earl of Selborne
Speakers: Professor William Sutherland (UEA), Chris Reid (English Nature), John Hall (Essex Wildlife Trust)


2005

Post-2012 Climate Change Agreement
November 2005 - Houses of Parliament, Westminster

Globe UK Meeting

Chair: Malcolm Bruce MP
Speakers: Elliot Morley MP (Defra) and Sir John Lawton FRS (BES)


Establishing an Evidence-Based Framework for Managing Biodiversity in a Period of Rapid Climate Change
June 2005 - London

A British Ecological Society and Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation Workshop.

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