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House of Commons Library briefing on UK context and policy development on Shale Gas and Fracking
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The UK House of Commons Library has produced a note on Reversing Pollinator Declines - a useful summary.
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Just because a question has been asked on mass extinction. Worth looking at Barnosky, A. D., et al. (2011). "Has the Earth/'s sixth mass extinction already arrived?" Nature 471(7336): 51-57. And Barnosky, A. D., et al. (2012). "Approaching a state shift in Earth/'s biosphere." Nature 486(7401): 52-58.
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The UNEP Global Environmental Outlook 5 (GEO5) has been published - definitive overview assessment for environment and sustainability. Versions and summaries for different audiences available.
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The UN held Earth Summit 2012 in Rio last year - Rio+20. This resulted in a range of major commitments from governments on sustainable development, which are being tracked both by the UN on the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform and by the NGO Stakeholder Forum on the SD 2015 website with a range of reviews and insights. ...more/
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Natural England has published a commissioned report - Engaging people in biodiversity issues: Final report of the Biodiversity Segmentation Scoping study (B2020-004) - useful background research on public attitudes and interests in biodiversity.
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Excellent review of The Decline of England's Bees covering of policy, practice and ecosystem services - from the University of Reading for Friends of the Earth.
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The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a short review of policy and evidence on Bees and other pollinators. This is a first step in developing a national pollinator strategy for England in 2014 - expert workshops are planned for September and October 2013.
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The Welsh government has published an Action Plan for Pollinators and draft implementation plan, with actions focused on: policy, governance and sound evidence base; provision of diverse and flower-rich habitats; healthy pollinator populations; and better public awareness. A pollinator task force is planned.
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Biodiversity 2020 is the strategy for biodiversity in England, published in 2011. A simple guide and progress update has just been released, summarizing ...more/