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Why do protected areas matter?
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Protecting our most threatened and vulnerable: What does the future hold for the Wildlife and Countryside Act?
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Will Biodiversity Net Gain deliver for nature in England?
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Your Guide to the COPs - What happened at COP26?
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EAB2021 Workshop: Using the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions
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Wildlife & Countryside Act consultation
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Evaluation of Ecological Mitigation Measures in Practice
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Woodland and hedgerow creation will be crucial to support pollinators in Wales
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Net zero and ecology
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Your Guide to the COPs - CBD COP15 virtual meetings
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Your Guide to the COPs - Part 1 CBD COP15
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BES response to the UK National Food Strategy
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Colombia’s increasing wildfires caused by institutional cattle ranching and land-grabbing
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BES response to IPBES/IPCC report on biodiversity and climate change
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