Policy

Our Position

We're committed to making the best scientific evidence accessible to decision-makers

Reports & Publications

Consultation responses, Policy Guides, event reports and more

Future of ecological research in the UK

An exciting project in 2022 to identify the grand challenges for ecology.

Protected Areas

Policy report examining the Prime Minister’s pledge to protect 30% of UK land and seas by 2030

Nature-based solutions

Our landmark 2021 report on nature-based solutions for climate change in the UK

Member Opportunities

Develop your policy engagement skills and experience

English Policy Group

Join the English Policy Group to help embed ecological knowledge into the English policymaking process.

Scottish Policy Group

Promoting the value of ecological knowledge in Scotland

Welsh Policy Group

Promoting the value of ecological knowledge in Wales

IEA Policy Committee

Promoting the value of ecological knowledge across the Island of Ireland.

International Policy

International policy work at the BES.

BES response to the UK's Environment Improvement Plan

The British Ecological Society welcomes commitments made Environment Improvement Plan to give everyone access to natural space within fifteen minutes’ from their home.

Calling ecologists working in the UK’s Overseas Territories BES response to the new Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Defra’s Environmental Targets Delayed Policy Debate on National Parks in Scotland The BES signs open letter to PM on environmental deregulation BES Policy Fellowship with Natural Resources Wales Nature Recovery Green Paper: Protected Sites and Species From protection to recovery: are our institutions fit for purpose?Call for Expertise: Ecology and Climate Change Adaptation in England Government response to the Protected Landscapes Review Protected areas: achieving the “30×30” target More News

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