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21 Oct 2022: A Cambridge team frustrated by the apathetic response to biodiversity loss has developed a dramatic new way to highlight the demise of nature – and people are listening.

7 Jul 2022: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Diane L. Lister. You can see the full profile for Dr Diane Lister here.. Name:. Diane L. Lister. Member for. 1 year 12 months. The David Attenborough Building. Pembroke Street. Cambridge. CB2 3QZ. 2024

18 Aug 2022: Conservation Communication: Engaging audiences through magazines Facilitated by Dr Caitlin Kight, science communicator and Associate Editor of Current Conservation.

16 Dec 2022: Brett Wilson's love of wild tulips has taken him to some of the most spectacular places in Central Asia, where he discovered a new species in Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan. His work has helped to uncover the plight of 53 tulips which have been added to the

14 Sep 2022: The EngBio Postdocs group meets once per month to help support postdocs at the university interested in interdisciplinary working across the areas of biology, engineering, computer science, design and bioethics.

20 Dec 2022: A new conservation guide launched to protect European seabirds at risk from climate change, by the CRI's Silviu Petrovan, Bill Sutherland and Nigel Taylor, in collaboration with the ZSL (The Zoological Society of London).

27 Oct 2022: However, evidence that tough-on-crime policies deter rule-breakers is limited. Moreover, it can contribute to conflict between people and conservation authorities.

29 Nov 2022: CCI Conservation Seminar Series - check out our updated programme for Autumn 2022/Spring 2023.

12 Sep 2022: How to take the right approach to storytelling and documentary development in order to give your research-based documentary the best possible chances of reaching a wide audience.

30 Sep 2022: for biodiversity, climate and people.

15 Feb 2022: of nature, people and the climate.

20 Sep 2022: Hosted in the Masters in Conservation Leadership Teaching Room on the Third Floor of the East Podium Join us to find out more about the first completed Sansom Conservation Leadership Alumni Fund project ‘Conservation ActionLAB’, an innovative

30 Sep 2022: The CCI Conservation Seminars begin on 5th October 2022 and will happen every fortnight during term. Our first speaker, Dr Bernardo Strassburg, will talk about his venture re.green. Join us in the Main Seminar Room at 4 pm. Drinks will follow

30 Sep 2022: The CCI Conservation Seminars begin on 5th October 2022 and will happen every fortnight during term. Our first speaker, Dr Bernardo Strassburg, will talk about his venture re.green. Join us in the Main Seminar Room at 4 pm. Drinks will follow

29 Nov 2022: A new grant from the EU’s ‘Starting Grants’ scheme awarded to Adam Pelligrini, will fund studies to improve carbon credit schemes in dryland areas by boosting our grasp of the effects of periodic fire events on carbon capture and storage.

18 Nov 2022: Pathogen spillover: Lessons learned from bat viruses Prof. Raina Plowright, Cornell University Wed 30th November, 4 pm in the Main Seminar Room, DAB Bats are hosts of human pathogens that have pandemic potential, including coronaviruses,

7 Sep 2022: Other people that currently hold Honorary Membership include Sir David Attenborough, Dame Georgina Mace, Sir Charles Godfray and Sir John Lawton.

10 Oct 2022: millions of rural people living in ecologically important areas. ... He has pioneered a new metric, Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP), to evaluate nature’s contributions to people, and to track the performance of policies designed to secure people and

17 Nov 2022: Plant hunters have discovered a new and unusual species of tulip during an expedition to Kyrgyzstan. DNA testing at a Cambridge University laboratory has established it was "something completely different".

17 Oct 2022: Writing With Impact If you want to write in a way which impresses, influences, and inspires, this workshop can help. Whether reports, blogs, online articles, or even emails and social media posts, there are certain tricks of the trade which can

20 Sep 2022: Conservation on a wing and a prayer, or following the evidence? Andrew Bladon is the lead author of the Butterfly and Moth synopsis.

23 Nov 2022: Best Before: balancing food safety and food waste How much food is wasted because of the way it is labelled? Global Food Security IRC (Cambridge University) According to the UN, if food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest contributor

17 Nov 2022: New evidence suggests that REDD+ projects in the tropics have helped reduce deforestation, particularly in regions of rapid land use change Tropical deforestation and degradation are significant contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions.

10 Oct 2022: The Engineering Biology Forums are a series of talks exploring key tools for the future of engineering biology and biotechnology.

9 Dec 2022: The University of Cambridge has signed a nature positive pledge as a founding member of the global Nature Positive Universities network formed in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The CRI's Prof.

17 Oct 2022: Powerful Presentations Powerful presentation skills can be critical in winning backing for your ideas, financial investment, establishing partnerships, and spreading your message.

4 Nov 2022: Jair Bolsonaro has been toppled from government in Brazil, which has led to the rejoicing of environmentalists and scientists in South America and beyond. In the Conversation, the UCCRI's Prof. Rachael Garrett explores what Lula's election means for

5 Sep 2022: The DAAD-University of Cambridge Research Hub for German Studies is proud to present the third in an annual series of lectures in conjunction with the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) presenting the work of their

6 Dec 2022: Ecologists at the Conservation Research Institute have developed a new method of mapping early successional species in tropical forests using Unoccupied Ariel Vehicles (UAVs) to generate reference crown images with attached GPS, a system that will

16 Dec 2022: CCI Conservation Seminar, Monday 20th February 2023, 4 to 5 pm Ashish Kothari, Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group, Puna, India.

5 Sep 2022: I owe this award to the many people who’ve taken time out of their busy working lives in NGOs, government departments and businesses, to join these conversations.

16 Dec 2022: CCI Conservation Seminar, WEDNESDAY 1st February 2023, 4 - 5 pm COP15 - What next? Four eight minute talks, then an audience discussion followed by a one sentence conclusion from panel member.

18 Aug 2022: Early Career Researchers and postgraduate students from different disciplines/departments across the University of Cambridge are invited to form small teams (between 3-6 people) and to come up with and

14 Dec 2022: We are delighted to share our newly released open access book: Transforming Conservation: A practical Guide to Evidence and Decision Making, Edited by William Sutherland Download for free: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0321

14 Sep 2022: When Charles Darwin encountered live platypuses and other Australian mammals, he claimed that – compared to the rest of the world’s animals – they were so strange that one might think “two distinct Creators must have been at work”.

1 Nov 2022: By scrutinising over a century’s worth of photos, University of Cambridge researchers have made the first ever measurements that show rhinoceros horns have gradually decreased in size over time.

6 Dec 2022: CCI Conservation Seminar, MONDAY 16th January 2023 Prof Stuart Pimm, Duke University 16 January, 4 to 5 pm, DAB Main Seminar Room Title - The 30% solution is neither necessary nor sufficient At COP 15, nations considered the aspirations for the next

6 Dec 2022: CCI Conservation Seminar, WEDNESDAY 18th January 2023 Prof David Ackerly, University of California, Berkeley Title: Plant diversity, climate change, and conservation: The view from California California hosts a diverse flora, with approximately 50%

20 Dec 2022: according to a new study published today in the British Ecological Society journal People and Nature.

23 Nov 2022: CCI Seminar and book launch: 'Transforming Conservation' Main Seminar Room, David Attenborough Building, Pembroke St Cambridge Six ten minute talks.

9 Dec 2022: The UN Convention on Biological Diversity secretariat and the University of Cambridge signed a Memorandum of Understanding on day two of COP15, which recognises that the CCI Masters in Conservation Leadership course hosted by the Department of

20 Sep 2022: Masters in Conservation Leadership Applications for October 2023 entry and scholarships now open Masters in Conservation Leadership The Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership is a ground-breaking course that equips students with the applied

28 Oct 2022: More companies must make and implement zero-deforestation supply chain commitments in order to significantly reduce deforestation and protect diverse ecosystems, say researchers. Zero-deforestation pledges are a great first step, but they need to be

8 Dec 2022: Creating river stories together Dr Stephanie Januchowski-Hartley and Dr Daphne Giannoulatou, Swansea University What is or could be the language of rivers? In this talk we share examples from children, teachers, poets, scientists and others who