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29 Sep 2023: The Smell of Money - UCCRI & CEENRG Documentary Film Screening Film Run Time: 1 hour 24 minutes Please join us for a film screening and Q&A jointly hosted by UCCRI and CEENRG with Jamie Berger, director of the documentary, “The Smell of Money.

21 Aug 2023: https://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/people/bindra/

25 Aug 2023: It is often assumed that protected areas such as natural parks preserve wildlife, but perhaps surprisingly, the evidence has been limited.

25 Jan 2023: Early Career Researcher Programme Public Engagement - Why, Who, and What? Lucinda Spokes, Head of Public Engagement, Office of External Affairs and Communications, University of Cambridge Public engagement is increasingly seen as an important part

31 Oct 2023: Chris Bousfield is a Postdoc who works on utilising satellite data to detect illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest. His focus is also on modeling the future impacts of wildfires on global timber production under climate change. Chris completed

22 May 2023: A new study by James Ball and colleagues in the Cambridge Conservation Research Institute has developed a computer vision method for delineating tree crowns in tropical forests from aerial RGB imagery, with the new approach available as an

31 Oct 2023: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Dr Katy Faulkner. I am interested in how ecosystems respond to global change, specifically the impacts on soil carbon cycling and microbial community structure and function. Previously, I have worked

31 Aug 2023: "The Wildlife Trusts: What’s our strategy for addressing the nature and climate crisis?" Talk by Craig Bennett of The Wildlife Trust - At the DAB and available on Zoom 16:00-17:00

21 Aug 2023: https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/directory/daniel-cossey https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/research/conservation-science/aquatic-ecology

5 Jan 2023: Zoology's Dr Andrew Bladon has worked with RSPB conservation scientists to explore how much bird-friendly agri-environment management is needed to stabilise or reverse farmland bird declines. Agricultural intensification is a major driver of global

30 Aug 2023: CCI Conservation Seminar, Wed 13th September 2023 Dr Alice Hughes, University of Hong Kong Understanding the potential impacts of legal wildlife trade Overexploitation of wildlife has been demonstrated as one of the greatest threats to the survival

21 Aug 2023: I am interested in interdisciplinary research topics that may help us reconcile biodiversity conservation and human needs. Specifically, my research interests lie in identifying how landscapes can be optimally managed for the benefit of both

23 Oct 2023: CANCELLED - CCI Conservation Seminar, Wednesday 6th December 2023 Cancelled due to construction work in the venue This seminar will now take place on 27th March 2024 in the Main Lecture Theatre DAB Dr Matthew Adeleye, Department of Geography,

19 Jan 2023: Climate warming has long been known to cause glaciers to melt and ‘retreat’ up the mountain to higher altitudes, leaving land that had been under ice for many millenia suddenly exposed to the air.

8 Nov 2023: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Jessa Belle Garubay-Yayen. MPhil Student. The David Attenborough Building. Pembroke Street. Cambridge. CB2 3QZ. 2024 University of Cambridge.

1 Mar 2023: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Dr Diane Lister. I am a plant scientist based in the UCCRI in the David Attenborough Building, where I provide support for the various activities of the institute, including funding applications,

17 Aug 2023: Aquaculture is a fast growing industry and one which is going to see a lot more attention paid to it as society is forced to respond to the challenges of food sustainability.

5 Jun 2023: CCI Conservation Seminar - Dr Ben Filewod Ben Filewod, London School of Economics What we can do about leakage from nature-based solutions?

21 Aug 2023: https://www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/directory/edgar-cifuentes

6 Apr 2023: CCI Conservation Seminar - Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka Integrating health and people in gorilla conservation Dr.

17 Aug 2023: Local communities are not incentivised to protect tropical forests that are hugely valuable for global climate regulation, a new study has found.

21 Aug 2023: https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/directory/sayam-u-chowdhury

25 Jan 2023: Early Career Researcher Programme - Career Pathways Workshop Jointly run with the NERC-DTP programme and the Global Food Security IRC.

21 Aug 2023: Please Click Here to see Katherines Profile on Zoology

15 Jun 2023: Tropical butterflies with bigger, longer and narrower wings are better able to stay cool when temperatures get too hot.

21 Aug 2023: https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/directory/gianluca-cerullo https://gianlucacerullo.com

24 Apr 2023: Study shows better adoption and implementation of company supply chain policies for Brazilian beef and leather could significantly reduce carbon emissions. 'If we do eat imported beef, we should buy it from retailers that are trying to improve

30 Mar 2023: Cambridge Centre for Earth Observation (CCEO) seminar - Dr Frederick Draper Freddie Draper is a tropical forest ecologist; he is a NERC independent research fellow and lecturer at the University of Liverpool.

21 Aug 2023: Please Click Here to see Rekha's Profile on Land Economy

8 Nov 2023: Dr André Butler is a Research Associate in the Department of Land Economy, working in the Centre for Landscape Regeneration with Professor Shailaja Fennell. Using quasi-experimental methods, his research has broadly focused on investigating the

31 Jan 2023: Dr. Li will introduce how recent environmental policies have developed in China to protect biodiversity and their consequences for local livelihoods and endangered species (e.g.

8 Nov 2023: Dr. Jakub Kronenberg, an ecological economist, specializes in the investigation of environmental values and the institutional context of nature conservation, with a specific focus on urban green spaces and avian species. His work delves into

15 Feb 2023: Undernourished coastal communities in the tropics - where children’s growth can be stunted by a lack of micronutrients – can get the vitamins and minerals they need from sustainable small-scale octopus fisheries, say researchers. Research led by

10 Feb 2023: Prof. Jennifer Gill, University of East Anglia Using citizen science data to help target conservation actions Conservation resources are always limited and, as the number of species in need of conservation action grows, the need for effective

31 Oct 2023: Laurie studied Natural Sciences (Zoology) at Clare College, Cambridge, before taking a PhD in freshwater ecology at the University of Exeter. She was a JRF at Darwin College and a Fellow, Tutor and College Lecturer in Ecology in Newnham, till she

9 Feb 2023: A recent study of soil carbon suggests rewilding could capture as much carbon as a young plantation – in the soil alone.

1 Nov 2023: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. A recent study in Ecology & Evolution suggests butterflies are most vulnerable to climate change during their larval stage.

8 Nov 2023: Dr. Courtney Currier has recently become a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plant Sciences, collaborating with Dr. Adam Pellegrini and his Disturbance and Ecosystem Function group. This partnership, supported by a European Research Council grant

21 Aug 2023: My background is in the macroecology and evolutionary ecology of plants and birds. I did my PhD at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre in Frankfurt looking at the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of climatic niches in birds.

10 Feb 2023: CCI Conservation Seminar - Wed 8th March, 5 to 6 pm Dr Katy Roucoux, University of St Andrews Sociocultural and ecological perspectives on the peatlands of Peruvian Amazonia Authors: Katherine H. Roucoux, Nina D. Laurie, Althea L. Davies, Edward T.A.

21 Dec 2023: This recent shift in focus has allowed her to channel her diverse creative skill set to support the CRI & CLR within the Department of Plant Sciences.

21 Aug 2023: Networks Manager, Conservation Leadership Shelley acts as community manager for the two growing networks that sit alongside the core Masters in Conservation Leadership teaching programme; the University of Cambridge Conservation Leadership Alumni

9 Nov 2023: Breaking bread: what’s wrong with wheat? Bread has been consumed by humans for thousands of years. This event will consider the history and environmental impact of this staple food.

1 Mar 2023: Links:Google News and Recent news. Here is a link to my presentation "Hints on doing research.".

30 Oct 2023: Measuring the value of carbon storage is not easy. Recent research revealed that as little as 6% of carbon credits from voluntary REDD+ schemes result in preserved forests.

9 Feb 2023: CCI Conservation Seminar Wed 14th June, 4 to 5 pm Dr Aline Soterroni, University of Oxford Contribution of nature-based solutions to Brazil's net-zero pledge Brazil is one of the most biodiverse countries on Earth, home to one-third of tropical

22 Aug 2023: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Dr Javier Fajardo. Research Associate. The David Attenborough Building. Pembroke Street. Cambridge. CB2 3QZ. 2024 University of Cambridge.

6 Nov 2023: Cambridge Centre for Earth Observation (CEO) Seminar Phil Wilkes, RBG Kew Next week we are hosting a seminar with Phil Wilkes from Kew. Please find attached the poster for Phil’s talk and feel free to extend the invite.

1 Mar 2023: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Prof Rachael Garrett. The David Attenborough Building. Pembroke Street. Cambridge. CB2 3QZ. 2024 University of Cambridge.

31 Oct 2023: Joss Lyons-White is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Conservation and Development Group at the University of Cambridge. His research is primarily centered around the issue of tropical deforestation, which is primarily driven by the expanding