Political briefs

We hold regular meetings with ministers, MPs, civil servants and government agency staff to discuss policies that affect game and wildlife conservation. We  also invite them to visit our study sites to see the progress of our research and to discuss the practical implications of government programmes and changes in legislation.

We write briefs on topical policy issues which we circulate to keep politicians informed.

 Permanent Secretary at Defra, Helen Ghosh, discusses predator control with staff at our HQ in Fordingbridge.

Date	Title	Summary	Download
Apr 2009	MSP breifing on muirburn	Retaining and improving muirburn should be part of Scotland's climate change adaptation strategy.
Feb 2009	Muirburn debate	Breifing for the Scottish Environment Minister and Rural Affairs Committee.
Jan 2009	Is Wildlife Protection Enough?	Britain's biodiversity has been shaped by land-use and wildlife management. We need to continue management to retain biodiversity.
Jan 2009	Conservation research - Upland birds	Our latest research shows that gamekeepers on grouse moors are key to protecting the breeding waders on Pennine Special Protection Areas.
May 2008	Work of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust	We explain to Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister at Defra, the range of our activities.
May 2008	Farming and a healthy environment	Work at our Allerton Project Farm demonstrates that productive farming and wildlife conservation are compatible.
Mar 2008	Biodiversity and land-use	Increasing wheat prices and the loss of set-aside will put pressure on farm wildlife. Managing animal numbers could help.
Oct 2007	Replacing set-aside	Losing set-aside is likely to significantly reduce farm wildlife. We propose a new conservation measure to mitigate this.
Apr 2007	The Future of Farmland Conservation	How set-aside and agri-environment schemes have helped some animals of arable fields.
Jan 2007	Future CAP reform	Reform of the CAP must keep farmers farming, increase support for agri-environment schemes and not subsidise bio-energy.
Jan 2006	Vision for the CAP	A Submission to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee in its inquiry into the Defra & Treasury "Vision for the CAP".