BASC Central
BASC calls for conservation focus on English plastic bag charges
BASC has responded to a Defra consultation on how the plastic bag charge in England will work, calling for funds to be used for conservation.
BASC Scotland
BASC is challenging Scottish general licences decision
Scottish Natural Heritage has made last minute changes to the Scottish general licenses that will take effect from 1st January 2014. BASC is challenging the process and one of the decisions.
BASC Wales
BASC submits ideas on £6 million Welsh Nature Fund
BASC has submitted ideas to the Welsh Government on how to make best use of a £6 million nature fund to help manage land and water to benefit nature, create new job opportunities and support communities in Wales.
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.
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.
BASC Scotland
BASC calls for conservation focus on Scottish plastic bag charges
BASC has responded to a consultation on draft regulations for a plastic bags charging scheme in Scotland.
BASC Scotland
Scottish general licences should not be changed until 2015
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is proposing to make changes to the Scottish general licenses that would take effect from 1st January 2014. BASC recommends that no changes be made until 2015 due to the lateness of the consultation and the poorly developed proposals therein. The consultation closes on 18th November and a decision may not be announced until 15th December.
BASC Central
Greenland white-fronted goose census published
The latest census data for the Greenland white-fronted goose has been published, based on counts made by wildfowlers and other birdwatchers at its wintering sites in Ireland and Britain. Birds were found at two sites in Wales.
BASC Central
BASC responds to English CAP consultation
BASC’s response to a Defra consultation has put shooting and conservation on the agenda in discussions about how the subsidies for the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) will be spent in England.
