BASC Northern Ireland
Shooters can help halt biodiversity loss by 2020 in Northern Ireland
BASC is reviewing strategic targets proposed by government to help halt biodiversity loss in Northern Ireland.
BASC Northern Ireland
Coleraine council issues new dog control consultation
BASC is reviewing proposals to exclude dogs at certain times from land owned or managed by Coleraine Borough Council in Northern Ireland.
BASC Northern Ireland
BASC lobbies to improve firearms law in Northern Ireland
BASC is building cross-party support and working in partnership with Countryside Alliance Ireland and Gun Trade Guild NI to improve firearms law for the province’s shooters.
BASC Northern Ireland
Marine conservation policy changes in Northern Ireland
BASC is reviewing draft guidance that will be used to create marine conservation zones (MCZ) in Northern Ireland over the next two years. A consultation on the guidance closes on 31st January. BASC welcomes any advice or comments people might have on the consultation.
BASC Central
Is the UK hitting UN targets on nature conservation?
BASC is reviewing a national report on how the UK has managed nature conservation under the terms of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and welcomes any advice or comments people might have on the consultation.
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Shooting will help to fill Northern Ireland conservation funding gap
People who shoot will continue to manage land for conservation in Northern Ireland, helping to fill a gap in rural development funding. No funds from the EU single farm payment will be ring-fenced for rural development and conservation in NI after a court ruling.
BASC Central
Bracken control – asulam approval dates for 2014
The Bracken Control Group has secured an exemption from EU regulations to allow asulam to be sold and used in the UK in 2014.
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BASC discusses shooting at Stormont
Significant issues affecting lawful shooting in Northern Ireland have been discussed with key politicians by the chairman and chief executive of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
BASC Central
BASC calls for conservation focus on plastic bag charges
BASC has submitted evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee inquiry on plastic bag charges.
