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Natural Capital Committee publishes 4th Report

The Natural Capital Committee has published its 4th Report, focusing on protecting and improving England’s natural capital through the 25 Year Environment Plan

Theresa May's speech on Brexit: clarity on some issues, uncertainty on others

The Prime Minister's speech provided welcome clarity on some issues, while leaving others uncertain, particularly the environment

Environmental Audit Committee calls for a new Environmental Protection Act

New Environmental Audit Committee report cites BES written and oral evidence

British Ecological Society joins meeting to discuss Brexit with Government Minister

The BES joined a number of organisations at the Zoological Society of London to discuss the challenges and opportunities of Brexit for the environmental sciences and conservation.

Parliamentary inquiry into forestry in England

Contribute to our response to the EFRA Committee forestry inquiry

People, Politics and the Planet: Any Questions - Storify

What next for the UK environment post-Brexit?

Environmental Audit Committee releases report on soil health

EAC calls on Government to put soil protection at the heart of environmental policy

The teaching excellence framework technical consultation: where next for TEF?

What are the implications of the higher education white paper for teaching?

The higher education white paper: what does it mean for research?

This week the Government released its higher education white paper, “Success as a knowledge economy”

Royal Society of Biology response to the Stern Review of the Research Excellence Framework

In January of this year, the UK Government launched a call for evidence for its review of the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

The Nagoya Protocol – a long time coming

The UK is now ratified o will become a Party to the Protocol 90 days after this on the 22 May

Biodiversity offsetting: cast into the wilderness?