Published on: 9 August 2016
With the housing crisis and economic growth at the forefront of politicians and policy makers’ minds the planning system has been in a constant state of flux over the last few years. Our impending ‘Brexit’ from the EU promises yet more change ahead.
Read More...Published on: 3 August 2016
On the 13 July 2016 the European Commission adopted the first EU list of 37 invasive alien species (IAS), the associated restrictions and obligations of which will come into force on 3 August 2016 in the UK.
Read More...Published on: 2 August 2016
Whilst there is a whole list of Donald Rumsfeld known unknowns to be sorted out before the UK can trigger Article 50, let alone leave the EU, we do have a certain amount of clarity on the scale of the issue facing us on animal welfare.
Read More...Published on: 1 August 2016
Read More...Published on: 27 July 2016
The EU Water Framework Directive should be a cornerstone of any new plan for the UK environment post-Brexit.
Read More...Published on: 25 July 2016
In the last few weeks, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has seen its fair share of recent appointments including a new Secretary of State and a new Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. This change at the top follows the recent restructuring of the department, so it is all change at Defra, but how will Brexit impact its work?
Read More...Published on: 19 July 2016
The outcome of the referendum left many environmentalists feeling doubtful and demoralised. The implications for science, for law, and for investing in nature are serious.
Read More...Published on: 14 July 2016
There are two key steps that the new Government can take to mitigate the risks to UK science posed by Brexit: protecting the free movement of researchers, and maintaining access to European research funding. Let’s be clear: this can be achieved outside of the EU. Non-member states, for example Norway, can participate in EU funding programmes as “associated countries”, paying into the programme and receiving access on the same terms. Yet full “associated” status requires acceptance of free movement of people: will this be acceptable to the new UK government, or will a new, unique relationship need to be negotiated?
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