Policy

UK

Find out about our policy work in the UK.

Scotland

Promoting the value of ecological knowledge in Scotland.

England

Supporting ecologists to champion evidence-based policy development in England.

Wales

Ecologists and policymakers working together to better embed ecological knowledge into Welsh policy.

Island of Ireland

Promoting the value of ecological knowledge across the Island of Ireland.

International

International policy work at the BES.

Policy briefs

Topical briefings bringing together the ecological evidence on key policy issues.

COP29: Act now with Green New Deals and nature-based solutions

The climate and biodiversity crises, are overwhelmingly large issues to solve and decades of delayed action is only exasperating this. Is there now too much to do in too little time? Rick Stafford explains why acting now and taking the right actions can still mitigate the worst of these global crises.

Access to nature: what to do when both sides are right?Where are climate and nature in this election campaign?Transform UK land use approach for a sustainable future Volunteering on the BES’s Scottish Policy Group Freshwater? Reviving England’s polluted rivers A step forward in the journey towards 30by30 in England The biosphere cannot save us on its own – our response to COP28 More News

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