Science and the Welsh Assembly: Green Chemistry and the Environment
The Science and the Assembly meeting was held yesterday at the Welsh Devolved Assembly Government in Cardiff. The British Ecological Society took the opportunity to create a presence at The Welsh...
View Article£55 Million Alliance for Biological and Environmental Science
The Welsh Assembly Government has announced that it will provide £23.5 million to support a £55 million alliance between the universities of Bangor and Aberystwyth. The alliance will bring together...
View ArticleBuilding a Sustainable Future through “Creating a Climate for Change”
The Science Policy team yesterday attended the final day of the annual Environment Agency conference, which saw Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing at the Welsh Assembly...
View ArticleWales’ Largest Wind Farm Approved
The Welsh Government yesterday granted assent for the development of Wales’ largest wind farm – and the second largest in the world – off the North coast of the country. When complete, in 2014, and...
View ArticleBES Parliamentary Shadowing Scheme Opens
Applications are now welcome for the 2009 BES Parliamentary Shadowing Scheme. The scheme is now in its third year. Since 2007 our ecologists have had the opportunity to shadow two Parliamentary...
View ArticleBadger Vaccination to Begin in 2010
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Hilary Benn, has announced (19 March) that next year will see the implementation of the first stage in Defra’s plan to vaccinate badgers against bovine TB....
View ArticleWales Announces Pilot Badger Cull Will Start This Year
The Welsh Rural Affairs Minister this week announced that a pilot scheme to cull thousands of badgers in Wales will start later this year, after the badger breeding season has finished in May. The £9m...
View ArticleOrganisations Prepare to Celebrate International Biodiversity Day
Organisations around the UK are preparing to celebrate International Biodiversity Day, taking place tomorrow, 22 May. Celebrations began in Wales yesterday, with the start of a three day festival to...
View ArticlePlans to revive badger cull in west Wales
Eight months ago plans to implement a badger cull in west Wales were put on hold following a winning appeal from the Badger Trust. The case has since been revived, and will tomorrow call upon Welsh...
View ArticleEnergy debates in Wales
Welsh Labour’s First Minister, Carwyn Jones, is set to ask the UK government to devolve powers to Welsh government when it comes to decisions over clean energy projects in Wales. After a series of...
View ArticleWelsh Universities Lead in Climate Change Research and Innovation
This week the Welsh Government held a climate change and sustainability exhibition hosted by Professor Noel Lloyd, Chair of Higher Education Wales and John Griffiths AM, Minister for the Environment...
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