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Valuing the UK’s wildlife and habitats

Two recent studies examine in detail the value of particular aspects of the natural environment, as Defra’s new biodiversity strategy builds on the need to properly value nature highlighted by the...

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Biodiversity 2020: a strategy for England’s wildlife and ecosystem services

A new biodiversity strategy for England sets the strategic direction for biodiversity policy for the next decade on land and at sea. The strategy builds on the Natural Environment White Paper, which...

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Online events from 2degrees in December

Camilla Premachandra looks ahead to a selection of online events from 2degrees over the coming month. To participate or find out more about 2degrees, an online global community for sustainable...

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Green economy round-up: green growth, environmental tax, sustainable income,...

A round-up of recent sustainable development publications highlighted by our partner, the Sustainable Development Research Network (SDRN). For more news on sustainable development research and...

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Online events from 2degrees in March

Camilla Premachandra looks ahead to a selection of online events from 2degrees over the coming month. To participate or find out more about 2degrees, an online global community for sustainable...

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Botanic gardens launch Ecological Restoration Alliance

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and botanic gardens around the world signed an historic agreement on 23 May 2012 to restore the world’s damaged ecosystems, responding to urgent global needs for...

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The Darwin Initiative: Addressing Rio+20’s critical issues

Launched after the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the Darwin Initiative supports work on biodiversity around the world. In an article written for the forthcoming Rio+20 UN sustainable development conference,...

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News round-up: biodiversity indicators, fish, green genius, African farming,...

A round-up of recent sustainable development news from the UK government and other national and international public bodies. New biodiversity indicators The 2012 statistics on biodiversity indicators...

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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for local and regional policymakers

SD Scene publishes news and comment on sustainable development from across government, business and civil society. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect government policy. A...

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Protecting Global Biodiversity in Hyderabad

SD Scene publishes news and comment on sustainable development from across government, business and civil society. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect government policy. We...

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Publications round-up: delivering biodiversity, agricultural statistics,...

Sustainable development publications from government and public bodies: delivering biodiversity; agricultural statistics and climate change; reporting environmental impacts; designing for heatwaves;...

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Protecting bees and other pollinators

Environment minister Lord de Mauley has announced plans for a National Pollinator Strategy to tackle the rapid decline of Britain’s bees and other pollinating insects. SD Scene publishes news and...

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Scotland round-up: sustainability reporting, biodiversity, networking,...

Sustainable development news from the devolved administration and public bodies in Scotland: Scottish Parliament’s sustainability report; guidance on sustainability reporting; protecting Scotland’s...

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New biodiversity management standard

A new standard, BS 42020 – Biodiversity – Code of practice for planning and development, aims to provide authorities, developers, planners and local government ecologists with the necessary...

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New biodiversity indicators

New publications from Defra report on UK progress on international biodiversity targets and provide a statistical update on biodiversity in England. SD Scene publishes news and comment on sustainable...

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Priority actions for England’s most threatened species

Natural England’s Biodiversity 2020 programme has published a landmark resource to help protect and enhance England’s most vulnerable and threatened species. SD Scene publishes news and comment on...

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