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Green Shoots Mapping puts members on path to success
BASC gives away two pairs of Bauer binoculars in a draw of members using online resource.
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”.
BASC Central
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.
BASC Central
HS2 – advice for potentially affected shoots
BASC advises all shoots that have a documented interest in land which could be compulsory acquired along the route of the high speed rail network (HS2) to instruct an expert land agent to represent them in compulsory purchase and compensation matters. If you follow the correct process the expert’s fees will be paid for you and your financial losses will be recovered. This briefing explains how to do this.
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 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 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 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.
