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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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Tony Blair says he will not give up long-haul flights
Blair ‘won’t stop long-haul flights’

Tony Blair has said he will not give up exotic holidays and the long-haul flights that get him there, arguing that climate change is better tackled by investing in new technology. The prime minister, who has recently returned from a family trip to Florida, said it was “a bit impractical” to expect people to sacrifice… Read more »

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Transport secretary says he is still committed to airport expansion
Govt ‘committed’ to airport expansion

The government has today reaffirmed its commitment to airport expansion, despite warnings that the move undermined the UK’s efforts to tackle climate change. Transport secretary Douglas Alexander this morning published a progress report on the 2003 aviation white paper, which proposed the building of four new runways to meet increasing passenger numbers. The report confirms… Read more »