{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6409bdecceb41e0011d103d4/69d74cae02639f375c98ecea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"36: New Approach to Bat Licensing & Upcoming Wales and Scotland Elections","description":"<p>In this episode of Nature In A Nutshell, we discuss the new approach to bat licensing in England; an overview of the upcoming national elections in Wales and Scotland, which could potentially be pretty seismic; a short piece on Northern Ireland's Nature Recovery Strategy; we’ll cover the Westminster Government’s response to the Fingleton Review; and, as always, we’ll end with some positive news from the last month.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Visit our website: <a href=\"https://cieem.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cieem.net/</a></p><p><br></p><p>We’d love your feedback on&nbsp;Nature In A Nutshell. This&nbsp;<a href=\"https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=QRZlSWJCYUmpuk_yiVruw5TUlpZx4FhOuQBHP9y4rVtUMExaVE5DWE5SQkNJSzMyMDVRM0hQUzZWUS4u\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">short survey</a>&nbsp;will take 2-3 minutes to complete and will help us shape future episodes.</p><p><br></p><p>Show notes:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://cieem.net/natural-england-exploring-new-approaches-to-bat-licensing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Natural England exploring new approaches to bat licensing</a></li><li><a href=\"https://cieem.net/resource/manifesto-for-the-senedd-election-2026/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CIEEM Manifesto for the Senedd Election 2026</a></li><li><a href=\"https://cieem.net/resource/cieem-manifesto-for-the-scottish-election-2026/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CIEEM Manifesto for the Scottish Election 2026</a></li><li><a href=\"https://cieem.net/nuclear-regulatory-review-2025-major-gaps-in-understanding-of-environmental-law-and-ecology/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025: Major Gaps in Understanding of Environmental Law and Ecology</a></li><li><a href=\"https://cieem.net/government-responds-to-the-fingleton-review/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Government responds to the Fingleton Review</a></li><li><a href=\"https://cieem.net/the-governments-response-to-the-fingleton-review-progress-and-continuing-concerns-by-sally-hayns-cecol-fcieem/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Government’s Response to the Fingleton Review: Progress and Continuing Concerns – by Sally Hayns CEcol FCIEEM</a></li><li><a href=\"https://cieem.net/public-accounts-committee-publishes-report-on-environmental-regulation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Public Accounts Committee publishes report saying Defra does not have necessary resources</a></li></ul>","author_name":"CIEEM"}