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16 Apr 2021: An #AnnualFoodAgenda Event, hosted by the University of Cambridge, Global Food Security IRC and Cambridge Infectious Diseases IRC. In the UK the average family of four could save just over £60 per month by reducing their food waste.

5 Feb 2021: Global greenhouse gas emissions over the last century have made southern China a hotspot for bat-borne coronaviruses, by driving growth of forest habitat favoured by bats. Governments must seize the opportunity to reduce health risks from infectious

18 Oct 2021: On Sunday 24 October the TV presenter, naturalist and conservationist Chris Packham is appearing at Cambridge Arts Theatre for a one-night-only event titled Pictures from the Edge of the World. Hear about Chris’ travels to the world’s wildlife

7 Jan 2021: Despite our best efforts, most of us are likely to experience failure at some point. While nobody likes to fail, how we deal with failure can make an enormous difference to our eventual results.

7 Jan 2021: Despite our best efforts, most of us are likely to experience failure at some point. While nobody likes to fail, how we deal with failure can make an enormous difference to our eventual results.

18 Oct 2021: Chamorro-Premuzic’s interests lie at the interface of leadership development, people analytics and talent management.

13 Jan 2021: Remote Sensing of Blue Carbon Ecosystems - New Developments Dr Lola Fatoyinbo We are joined this week by Dr Lola Fatoyinbo from NASA.

5 May 2021: Situating vegetal lives in political ecology. Group discussion presented by Anna Lawrence.

12 Apr 2021: Chair: Phil Erm Speaker: Andrew Bladon Title: What’s the evidence for butterfly and moth conservation? Abstract: Butterflies and moths are flagships for invertebrate conservation.

6 Apr 2021: The second of a five lunchtime seminar series introducing the CCI Strategy 2021 - 2030 and sharing next steps for how to get involved. The Strategy outlines four key priority areas of focus over the next decade.

4 Jun 2021: Praveen Pardeshi , an Indian civil servant currently leading the United Nations’ global efforts to prevent non-communicable diseases. He was served as Principal Secretary of Forests of Maharashtra (India) and will speak on ‘Trade-offs in

17 Aug 2021: Dr Toby Jackson, Plant Sciences -PhD Candidate, Land Economy -Zoology -PhD Candidate, Geography - What is ‘coexistence’ between people and large carnivores?.

22 Apr 2021: Teaching & Scholarship Lecturer in Conservation at Bangor University Salary: £33,797 - £40,322 (Grade 7) p.a.

7 Jan 2021: Despite our best efforts, most of us are likely to experience failure at some point. While nobody likes to fail, how we deal with failure can make an enormous difference to our eventual results.

10 May 2021: The global conservation movement is divided but not diverse: reflections on 2020 By E.J. Milner-Gulland (May 2021) "Twenty-twenty was a year like no other, for everyone, and has brought some of the core fissures within conservation into stark focus.

6 Sep 2021: Despite our best efforts, most of us are likely to experience failure at some point. While nobody likes to fail, how we deal with failure can make an enormous difference to our eventual results.

5 May 2021: Join Paul Robbins from University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss to topic of: John Muir, Indigenous erasure, and conservation reckoning. To attend events, please join our mailing list (https://lists.cam.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/geog-polec) or email

26 Apr 2021: Divinity, Hormones and the Forest For the Jane Harrison Lecture, Ruth Padel will bring together different strands of her work – on tragedy and Greek religion, poetry and Charles Darwin, science, nature, and wildlife conservation – to ask how we

23 Aug 2021: We have been invited by Earth Optimism colleagues to share information about ‘100+ Biodiversity Positive Practices and Actions Around the World’, an initiative launched by China Environmental Protection Foundation and the Paradise International

10 May 2021: We are very pleased to invite you to a virtual seminar which will be given by Dr David Lane as part of the seminar series for the China Centre, Jesus College. The lecture, followed by Q&A, will take place from 5 – 6.30pm on Thursday 13 May.

23 Aug 2021: will become an outstanding environment where nature and people thrive, and businesses prosper. ... provide more areas for people to enjoy nature and to benefit our health and wellbeing.

27 Sep 2021: Are you an Early Career Researcher (Postdoc / PhD student) at Cambridge, working on climate change / net-zero / low-carbon solutions? Would you like to present your research at our upcoming Cambridge Zero Research Symposia?

26 Apr 2021: Containing an estimated 1.1 million plant specimens and dating back at least to the early 1700s, the Cambridge University Herbarium has received little research attention in recent years.

28 Jun 2021: This week’s Cambridge Conservation Initiative Seminar will be presented by Dr James Borrell from Kew “Efficient and sustainable agriculture is crucial for human wellbeing, but agrobiodiversity is declining in unison with wild biodiversity.

8 Mar 2021: We would like to invite you to attend the sixth Cambridge Zero Research Symposium, on Carbon Drawdown & Climate Repair, on Wed 10th March, from 15.00-17.15. If interested, we kindly ask you to please register your attendance here.

26 Apr 2021: Divinity, Hormones and the Forest For the Jane Harrison Lecture, Ruth Padel will bring together different strands of her work – on tragedy and Greek religion, poetry and Charles Darwin, science, nature, and wildlife conservation – to ask how we

23 Nov 2021: Please join us for our annual Conservation Research Institute conference on Friday 15 October 2021. To keep everyone safe and well, a full COVID risk assessment will be completed – hand sanitiser will be provided and the room will be fully

16 Apr 2021: Prof Daniel Rubenstein from Princeton University presents this week's seminar. Fisheries provide food for a large part of humanity, often with heavy environmental footprints.

5 Jul 2021: A discussion of the potential of marine cloud brightening and localized albedo modification for refreezing the Arctic About this event World-renowed ice expert Professor Peter Wadhams is in the chair for this, the third in our summer workshop series

8 Mar 2021: Cambridge Public Health and Cambridge Global Food Security IRCs have joined forces to host an interdisciplinary panel discussion on child food insecurity, food banks and the impact of Covid-19. Dr Giles Yeo (The University of Cambridge) will chair a

9 Aug 2021: The City Council are developing a new Biodiversity Strategy in response to the declared biodiversity emergency and new initiatives such as the recently launched Cambridge Nature Network.

25 Mar 2021: Project 10: Assessing the effects of forest harvest on natural climate solutions Supervisors: Dr Andrew Tanentzap and Erika C.

5 Jul 2021: The latest research on stratospheric aerosol injection, its potential benefits and risks, and other techniques for refreezing the Arctic.

6 Apr 2021: The third of a five lunchtime seminar series introducing the CCI Strategy 2021 - 2030 and sharing next steps for how to get involved. The Strategy outlines four key priority areas of focus over the next decade. This session is focused on Priority

26 Apr 2021: When: 1.30pm, Wednesday 28 April Meeting ID: 115 814 437 Password: 022424 Speaker: Daniel I. Rubenstein Title: Moonshot for the Environment: A new way of funding emerging scientists Abstract: Attached is a press release and link to the beta version

3 Feb 2021: How Places Matter: A New Theory of Environmental Value This week, we'll be hearing from environmental philosopher Simon James from the University of Durham.

21 Jun 2021: From the global obesity epidemic to diet-related disease being the world's biggest killer, we just can't seem to get our diets right. What makes it so hard for us to eat healthily? Is will-power alone the answer or do genes play a part? Should

14 Jan 2021: It is with great pleasure to welcome you back to our CEENRG Research Seminar Series of Lent Term 2021, hosted at the Center for Energy, Environment and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG).

12 Mar 2021: Join the Curator of the University Herbarium, Dr Lauren Gardiner, on a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of one of Cambridge’s least known collections, a treasure trove of over a million preserved plant specimens collected from all over the world

18 Feb 2021: However, the crop is also important for the livelihoods of millions of people and has a much higher yield per area than other vegetable oil crops, meaning that more oil can

21 Jun 2021: The TAA 8th Annual East Anglia Seminar was held on 30th June, 2 - 4 pm as a webinar. The webinar focused on the alignment between sustainable agriculture and rural development with an emphasis on the conservation and harnessing of natural processes

28 Jun 2021: We are pleased to announce that Daljit Nagra,Radio 4 & 4 Extra’s inaugural Poet-in-Residence and this year’s judge for The Nature & Place Poetry Competition, along with the 2021 Prize winners, will be reading their poems at a live online event

25 Mar 2021: There is emerging evidence that conservation monitoring technology can have significant social impacts on people who are photographed or otherwise affected by these devices. ... There will also be considerable interaction with other UCCRI/CCI people

25 Mar 2021: Project 2: Should we standardise reporting in agricultural studies, and if so, how?

25 Feb 2021: Professor Veerle Heyvaert London School of Economics and Political Science Issues of transnational environmental law and risk regulation Register Here

17 May 2021: Register on the Climateexp0 website

1 Nov 2021: We have also consulted with and studied the people involved, seeking new ways to reconcile conservation and human well-being.

17 May 2021: What is currently happening with climate change and conservation? What are the next steps to be taken? Has the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted our efforts towards a greener world? How can technology help us?

26 Feb 2021: Dr Amber Huff, from the Institute of Development Studies, will be delivering a talk entitled: Pacification and the engineering of ‘green’ extraction in southern Madagascar The Rio Tinto QIT-Madagascar Minerals (QMM) ilmenite mine in

22 Nov 2021: Ultimately, institutionalised alongside informal reflexivity in conservation practice might help reach the vision of people living in harmony with nature.