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The UK Royal Society has produced a report of a study on Resilience to Extreme Weather, including detailed trend maps. Recommendations of the report:
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Natural England has published Climate Change Refugia for the Fauna and Flora of England (NECR162), a substantial review and assessment to inform decisions on conservation planning for future climate change in England, looking in particular at past responses of different fauna and flora and areas that acted as refugia under past climate change. Accompanied by Palaeoecological evidence to inform identification of potential clima
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The Arts Council England has published a review on Equality and Diversity within the Arts and Cultural Sector in England (September 2014). Key recommendations are:
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Debate on the balance of funding to national and regional organizations by the Arts Council England has been continuing through 2014. The authors of the report Rebalancing our Cultural Capital produced a further report focusing on Arts Lottery funding in the UK: Policy for the Lottery, Arts and Community in England, which examined the approach of the Arts Co
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Using the phrase "Australian museums must innovate or risk becoming digital dinosaurs", CSIRO has published Innovation Study: Challenges and Opportunities for Australia’s Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums. The GLAM sector is changing as a result of changes in access, sharing and engaging with digital and social media.
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The changing landscape of culture, arts and museum funding in the UK in 2014 means that organisations and coalitions are developing advocacy toolkits to promote their perspective and identity to government, funders, the public and other stakeholders. Examples include:
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The UK parliament's Environmental Audit Committee has published the report of its inquiry on An Environmental Scorecard for the UK. It finds that the UK government, despite policy commitments, has fallen short in a number of key respects. In summary:
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UNEP-WCMC produced in July 2014 a report Towards a Global Map of Natural Capital. It gives an overview of the global perspective and maps for:
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The Arts Council (ACE) published a report in July 2014 on Understanding the value and impacts of cultural experiences, commissioned from WolfBrown. This report is a broad international literature review that deals with language and concepts; measuring individual impacts; valuing arts and culture from the marketing perspective; and creative capacity of an organization. Value is discussed in terms of economic, social and public value, with a primary emphasis on the