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Westminster, wildlife and waste crime: Lessons learnt during my BES POST Fellowship

BES Fellow Daniella Rabaiotti shares the top ten lessons from her placement with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

Parliamentary inquiry on research integrity – contribute to our response

Help shape our response to the Science and Technology Committee's inquiry

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

Living in interesting times: monitoring the policy tides at the BES Annual Meeting

Rob Brooker identifies some of the key policy related messages to come through at the 2016 BES Annual Meeting

Environmental Audit Committee calls for a new Environmental Protection Act

New Environmental Audit Committee report cites BES written and oral evidence

Join our Brexit Policy Working Group

Help shape our engagement with the challenges and opportunities of leaving the EU.

Science and Technology Committee inquiry: Genomics and genome-editing

Contribute your views on the future of genomics and genome-editing include the impact on wildlife and ecosystems

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.

A Policy Lunchbox discussion on “Brexit: what is happening inside Government?”

Oliver Ilott and Policy Lunchbox discuss Brexit and what is happening inside Government.

The Scottish Policy Group discuss rewilding at the latest pie and a pint event

The Scottish Policy Group discuss the conservation concept of rewilding

Key lessons from our Policy Training Workshop in Edinburgh

Rick Parfett summarises the key take home messages from the BES Scottish Policy Group introduction to policy workshop

BES President Sue Hartley gives evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee

BES President Sue Hartley gives evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee inquiry on innovative land management techniques and rewilding.

Inquiry into the impact of Brexit on higher education

Submit your comments and evidence to the House of Commons Education Committee's inquiry into the impact of Brexit on higher education.

State of Nature 2016 – new analytical approaches and knowledge gaps

State of Nature 2016 report analysed over 50 datasets over 40 years of monitoring by 50 conservation and research organisations.

Policy engagement support for mid-career ecologists: share your views

Help shape our new policy award program