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Responding to the launch of the Cairngorms Capercaillie Emergency Plan, BASC Scotland director, Peter Clark said: “The Cairngorms stands as the final bastion for capercaillie in the UK and efforts must be made to protect this iconic species. “BASC has played its part in supporting this important conservation effort, including making a financial contribution of… Read more »
BASC has helped deliver a pilot course for police firearms enquiry officers (FEOs) aimed at giving them hands-on experience of the types of guns and shooting activities they are likely to encounter in their work. The course was run earlier in September at Bisley Shooting Ground under the auspices of the British Shooting Sports Council,… Read more »
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Gordon Brown today announced a host of measures to ensure Britain would be a leader in global efforts to tackle climate change. The chancellor’s proposals included an extension of the European emissions trading scheme (ETS), new agreements with developing countries to produce biofuels and the expansion of a global fund to help energy efficiency in… Read more »
The world must take action on climate change or risk plunging into a major economic crisis, a landmark report warned today. Nicholas Stern’s 14-month review into the financial costs of global warming finds it could cost up to one per cent of the world’s output to stem the rise in greenhouse gases and stop the… Read more »
