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Work of Defra: health and harmony inquiry: a response from the British Ecological Society to the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

This paper presents the response of the British Ecological Society to the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee wherei...

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Leveraging nature-based solutions for transformation: reconnecting people and nature.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Welden, E. A. & Chausson, A. & Melanidis, M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) have rapidly been gaining traction across the research, policy and practice spheres, advocated as transformative actions ...

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A response from the British Ecological society Scottish Policy Group to the Scottish Government's Consultation.

Published online: 25 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

The Scottish Policy Group is a group of British Ecological Society (BES) members promoting the use of ecological knowledge in Scotland. It acts as a f...

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A pathway for citizen science data to inform policy: a case study using ebird data for defining low-risk collision areas for wind energy development.

Published online: 18 Jun 2021

Authors: Ruiz-Gutierrez, V. & Bjerre, E. R. & Otto, M. C. & Zimmerman, G. S. & Millsap, B. A. & Fink, D. & Stuber, E. F. & Strimas-Mackey, M. & Robinson, O. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The research and conservation community has successfully harnessed the wealth of ecological knowledge found in unprecedented volumes of citizen scienc...

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Is there a market for multi-peril crop insurance in developing countries moving beyond subsidies? Evidence from India.

Published online: 19 Jun 2019

Authors: Ghosh, R. K. & Shweta Gupta & Vartika Singh & Ward, P. S.

Content type: Bulletin

Researchers and policymakers have long understood the benefits of crop insurance but have been consistently disappointed by the poor performance of th...

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Land use: reducing emissions and preparing for climate change.

Published online: 10 Jan 2019

Published by: UK, Committee on Climate Change

Content type: Miscellaneous

This report by the Committee on Climate Change assesses the role of land use change in meeting climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives. Th...

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Exploring transformational adaptation strategy through rice policy reform in the Philippines.

Published online: 14 Nov 2019

Authors: Angga Pradesha & Robinson, S. & Rosegrant, M. & Perez, N. & Thomas, T.

Content type: Bulletin

The Philippines is much more prone to climate change effects than are many other countries. The potential impact on the agriculture sector is of parti...

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Who must adapt to whom? Contested discourses on human-wolf coexistence and their impact on policy in Spain.

Published online: 17 Mar 2024

Authors: Pettersson, H. L. & Holmes, G. & Quinn, C. H. & Sait, S. M. & Blanco, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Emerging nature restoration agendas are increasing the pressure on rural communities to coexist with expanding wildlife, including large carnivores. T...

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The identification of 100 ecological questions of high policy relevance in the UK.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Sutherland, W. J. & Armstrong-Brown, S. & Armsworth, P. R. & Brereton, T. & Brickland, J. & Campbell, C. D. & Chamberlain, D. E. & Cooke, A. I. & Dulvy, N. K. & Dusic, N. R. & Fitton, M. & Freckleton, R. P. & Godfray, H. C. J. & Grout, N. & Harvey, H. J. & Hedley, C. & Hopkins, J. J. & Kift, N. B. & Kirby, J. & Kunin, W. E. & Macdonald, D. W. & Marker, B. & Naura, M. & Neale, A. R. & Oliver, T. & Osborn, D. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Evidence-based policy requires researchers to provide the answers to ecological questions that are of interest to policy makers. To find out what thos...

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Strengthening evidence-based forest policy-making: linking forest monitoring with national forest programmes.

Published online: 04 Jan 2017

Authors: Arnold, F. E. & Werf, N. van der & Rametsteiner, E.

Content type: Bulletin

Issues in forest policy-making are subject to differing interpretations, and agreed policies are the result of compromises among many different and so...

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