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 »
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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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has insisted that he will not be talking directly with any members of the militant Palestine group Hamas. Speaking at a press conference in Israel, Mr Straw was forced to clarify his stance on the controversial Palestinian group following pressure from the Israeli government. Hamas, an Islamic Palestinian organisation, runs mosques,… Read more »
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