News and Opinion - British Ecological Society

Reflections on BES Policy Internship

Account of Adele Julier's experience as a BES Policy Intern.

Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit Consultation

Help the BES respond to the Defra consultation on “Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit".

Policy in the European Parliament

Sofia Cota-Franco's account of shadowing Julie Girling MEP in Brussels

Managing UK fisheries POSTnote

Katherine Maltby's account of her 3 month BES POST fellowship on UK fisheries management

Uncoordinated trade policies aid alien bee invasions

Patagonia may lose its only native bumblebee species due to invasions by alien bee species sanctioned by government policy.

Finding the Common Ground

Read the BES Agricultural Ecology Special Interest Group's report on finding the common ground for a future agriculture policy.

The Environmental Audit Committee launches inquiry into the 25-Year Plan for the Environment.

Contribute to the BES response to the Environment Audit Committee's inquiry into the 25 year plan to improve the environment.

Rethinking environmental legislation to include the conservation ideas of tomorrow

ZSL-led study argues for change in policy focus to capitalise on potential of rewilding to halt biodiversity loss.

A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment; the good, the bad, and the non-committal.

The long awaited 25 year plan for the environment was published in January 2018. Here we draw out the most important issues for BES membership.

The importance of Ecology Across Borders

A joint statement from ecological societies on the value of cross-border collaboration and knowledge exchange.

Making ‘green Brexit’ work for agriculture and the environment

Post-Brexit policy should carry out a root-and-branch reform to better address the specific needs of the UK’s farming and food sectors whilst protecting the countryside.

Understanding the science-policy interface in Scotland

Read Emily Schofield's highlights from attending the Scottish Policy Group's Policy Training workshop in Stirling

Climate change impacts human health

Dr Samuel Myers outlined devastating impacts of climate change on human health

The Eeyore of Pessimism or the Lion’s Roar of Optimism? Options for Agri-environment schemes post Brexit.

Read Ruth Mitchell's account of the Scottish Policy Group's October 2017 Pie And A Pint evening that looked at the future of agri-environment schemes in Scotland post Brexit.

2017 Parliamentary Shadowing scheme open for applications

The British Ecological Society's parliamentary shadowing scheme offers ecologists the chance to gain an inside view of the policy world.