BASC Central
BASC assessment of grouse moor licensing proposal
BASC has published a paper entitled “Grouse moor licensing – assessment of proposal and summary of unintended consequences”.
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BASC trains more than 1,000 Hampshire Police staff
Training has been given to 1,100 Hampshire Police officers and staff over the last year by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The training was given to front-line officers, emergency call handlers, control room staff and force enquiry officers. The aim was to Read more…
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Joint call to publish hen harrier recovery plan
Leading countryside organisations say focus on Hen Harriers can start species recovery The British Association for Shooting and Conservation, CLA, Countryside Alliance, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, The National Gamekeepers’ Organisation, and the Moorland Association all want to see more hen harriers nesting in England and are calling for Defra Read more…
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BASC calls on regulators to broaden their horizons
BASC has launched a “White Paper” at this year’s CLA Game Fair, calling on national regulators to broaden their horizons when assessing the conservation status of specially protected sites. Currently regulators, such as Natural England, have to make an assessment of the conservation status of specially designated land such as Read more…
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BASC white paper – favourable conservation status
BASC has published its first white paper “The role of societal impacts and ecosystem services in the definition of favourable conservation status”, which looks at how ecosystem services can be considered when designating and managing protected sites.
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BASC supports action to help hen harriers and the uplands
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is supporting calls for the publication of a plan that would, if implemented, see conservation and sporting interests working side-by-side to tackle one of the most contentious issues affecting England’s uplands.
BASC South East
Shooting worth £510 million to the South East economy
BASC calls for shooting’s contribution to be recognised and supported
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Grouse moor licensing – beware the unintended consequences
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that calls for the licensing of grouse moors would have significant unintended consequences, causing a loss of valuable habitat and biodiversity and leading to unemployment and rural depopulation.
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BASC Council election results 2014
of this year’s elections to BASC’s Council were announced at the association’s Annual General Meeting on Saturday 14th June.
