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BASC issues warning to Minister ahead of final Grouse Bill debate

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »

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What are the natural capital benefits of shooting?

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »

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Govt to end top-down targets
Whitehall to slash red tape

The government plans to radically slash red tape in an end to top-down targets. Andy Burnham, chief secretary to the Treasury, said the government was ready to move away from the era of micro management and give local services more control to set their own priorities in response to local needs. In an interview with… Read more »

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MPs call for more troops and aid
Nato ‘underestimating’ Afghan challenge

Nato must commit more troops and aid to Afghanistan or its mission may fail, MPs have warned. The Commons defence committee said Afghanistan needed more support to develop into a stable democracy. It raised serious concerns other Nato countries are not fully contributing to the conflict and warned failure in Afghanistan could undermine the very… Read more »