The Future of EU Environmental Policy
Over the past 40 years the EU has set up a relatively comprehensive and dense body of environmental legislation which, although far from perfect, is certainly a success story. Times are changing and...
View ArticleA scientist’s view of the European Parliament: How politicians approach data
This post is the first in a series from Stuart Auld, Research Fellow at the University of Stirling, who recently shadowed Linda McAvan MEP as part of the BES’s Parliamentary Shadowing Scheme. The role...
View ArticleDecoding EU science policy
To effectively engage with policy at a European level, an understanding of how the institutions in the European Union work and interact is vital. Knowledge of key policies that drive action in your...
View ArticleThe shape of the next European Commission: what does it mean for...
On 10th September, President-elect of the European Commission (EC), Luxembourg’s Jean-Claude Juncker, announced his new team of commissioners-designate, accompanied by a significant restructuring of...
View ArticleEU Climate targets: What’s the deal?
Last week Brussels was host to a heated EU summit aiming for an agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions across Europe. Campaigners were hoping for a deal that would see Europe take a leading role...
View ArticleEcology and the General Election: What will be the key issues?
With the 2015 election looming, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on which ecological issues might figure highly on the political agenda over the next six months. While the environment faces a...
View ArticleThe State of Nature in the EU: worrying figures and an uncertain future?
The results of the latest round of reporting under the European Birds and Habitats Directives, published last week as the State of Nature in the EU report, offer a sobering assessment of the condition...
View ArticleDebating the Nature Directives at EU Green Week
Hosted annually by the European Commission, EU Green Week is the largest annual conference on European environmental policy, attracting over 3,000 participants from governments, NGOs, businesses and...
View ArticleREFIT: Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives
REFIT: Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives The European Commission’s “fitness check” review of the Birds and Habitats Directives is the dominant issue in European natural environment...
View ArticleThe NFU, the EU and you: what can ecologists learn from the National Farming...
By Amy G. Fensome, Policy Intern In preparation for what should be a particularly lively period for British politics in the run-up to the EU referendum, expected before the end of 2017, the House of...
View ArticleProtecting Scotland’s “clean, green brand?”: The BES GM Debate
In recent months the debate over the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has returned to the fore in the UK, as Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have announced new “bans” on GM...
View ArticleEurope’s wood pastures: condemned to a slow death by the CAP?
Wood pastures – open woodland providing shelter and forage for livestock – cover several million hectares of farmland across the European Union, encompassing a range of environmentally valuable,...
View ArticleThe EU referendum: what could it mean for environment and science policy?
By Ben Connor, Policy Officer So finally we have a date. The Prime Minister’s renegotiation is complete, and the UK’s referendum on whether to remain in the European Union or go it alone will be held...
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