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3 Mar 2021: A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day. We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women

1 Feb 2021: The Disability Resource Centre at the University of Cambridge is now recruiting mentors to work with disabled students. The closing date is Monday 15 February, 3pm. To find out more, including details of how to apply and the role description, please

14 Jun 2021: Title: A structured and values-focused approach to recovery planning for New Zealand’s rarest breeding bird. ... Management of New Zealand’s (NZ) rarest breeding bird, tara iti (NZ fairy tern, Sternula nereis davisae), is a typical example of these

30 Sep 2021: Thursday 9th December, 4:00-5:00pm Please note the change of day Dr Eyal Frank - University of Chicago The social costs of keystone species collapse: Evidence from the decline of vultures in India When the patent for a painkiller expired in 1993,

24 May 2021: Kate Howlett, a PhD student at the Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, will talk about her research into the importance of green space in UK primary schools.

1 Nov 2021: Join us to hear Warren Evans of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Carlos Manuel Rodriguez (GEF) in discussion about Birdlife International's East Asian Australasian Flyway Initiative. You can also join online here:

27 Jan 2021: Commissioned by the UK Government, this independent, global Review will present a new economic framework, grounded in ecology and Earth Sciences, in order to understand the sustainability of our engagement with

14 Jun 2021: This week's Cambridge Conservation Initiative Seminar will be presented by Dr Maria Dornelas from the University of St Andrews We typically assume that recent times have seen biodiversity loss everywhere.

26 Apr 2021: Developing and applying quantitative, interdisciplinary science to understand the human dimensions of conservation We are joined for this week's seminar by Dr Robin Naidoo from WWF.

25 Jan 2021: The Sussex Energy Group Keynote Lecture is an annual event hosted by one of the largest independent social science energy policy research groups in the world.

19 Apr 2021: We are in the midst of the 6th mass extinction event, with extinctions occurring faster than at any time in the last 65 million years. ‘Bioabundance’ is in rapid decline, with recent studies showing that insects in particular seem to be

21 Apr 2021: Parasite and disease risk in conservation action and explore how conservation biologists may unintentionally spread pathogens in the relocation of mussel species to a new environment and how actionable steps can ... However, there is little

24 May 2021: In our next group meeting we are delighted to welcome Connor Nolan, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Earth System Science at Stanford University, to give a talk about his recent paper on natural climate solutions’ contributions to

30 Sep 2021: Professor Naomi Oreskes - Harvard University Why trust science? Livestream: David Attenborough Building - Main Seminar Room

13 Jan 2021: This week's seminar will be presented by Dr Michelle Jackson from the University of Oxford. Dr Jackson's research interest lies in understanding individual-to-ecosystem level responses to environmental change, including warming, invasion, pollution

18 Oct 2021: The Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) is a specialist butterfly species with a large distribution range across Britain and Ireland. However, population numbers have dropped by over 60% since the 1970s, making the Dingy Skipper a priority species in the

8 Mar 2021: We are delighted to announce that this year’s call for applications to the CCI Collaborative Fund is now open. CCI Partners are invited to submit applications for the CCI Collaborative Fund for Conservation, for collaborative projects.

1 Feb 2021: In this series of four sessions, Kathrin Hicks will present a framework for understanding how physical and mental factors interact in the experience of long term health conditions, drawing on ideas from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness.

30 Apr 2021: This week we will be joined by Professor Anne Saab, Graduate from the Institute of International and Development Studies Global WarNing where she will discuss: Discourses of Fear in International Climate Change Law. Register here...

1 Jun 2021: This week, Prof Milind Tambe from Harvard University presents the conservation seminar.

10 Feb 2021: Impacts of REDD in Brazil. C-EENRG Fellow | Scientist, Scion, New Zealand Forest Research Institute. ... Thales West (CEENRG Fellow, Forest Carbon Scientist at Scion, New Zealand Forest Research Institute).

8 Oct 2021: Talk by Dr. Liana Chua: Tuesday 12th October 1pm We are delighted to welcome Dr. Liana Chua who will be speaking next week on “Only the orangutans get a life jacket’: Uncommoning responsibility in a global conservation nexus”. I know many of

26 Jul 2021: In our upcoming Tuesday group meeting we will be discussing two Global Change Biology papers on soil carbon dynamics that came out earlier this week, Mitchell et al. (2021) and O'Bryan et al. (2021), linked below.

30 Sep 2021: I’ll end by introducing some of the new projects starting up in my research group.

4 Mar 2021: This week, CEENRG will be joined by Dr Sabrina Eisenbarth from the University of Exeter Business School. Register Here

29 Jan 2021: Mental Health in the Digital World Join CT&S on Zoom on Monday 8th February for a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion on mental health in a digital world. The panel will cover topics including child mental health, Silicon Valley companies and

11 Mar 2021: How technology spillovers contribute to clean energy innovation. Abstract: Knowledge spillovers are knowledge developed for one purpose finding application for a new purpose or in a new context.

12 Apr 2021: establish new and review existing collaborations.

30 Sep 2021: We have also consulted with and studied the people involved, seeking new ways to reconcile conservation and human well-being. ... Project Seahorse is now forging new projects and partnerships to end this annihilation fishing.

22 Nov 2021: Records of these birds, in winter, are widespread in the Great Fen restoration land, and birds are often seen from trails, such as the Dragonfly Trail at New Decoy, and the

5 May 2021: In light of various new priorities and policies for the uplands, there is a need for approaches that can help stakeholders to develop mutual understanding and deliberate key contentious issues.

14 Jun 2021: Dr Benedict Probst Senior Researcher, ETH Zurich | C-EENRG Fellow Global Trends in the Invention and Diffusion of Climate Change Mitigation Technologies

11 Mar 2021: The new 2020-2030 strategy for the Masters in Conservation Leadership will address these challenges by delivering outstanding training, catalysing the impact of course alumni, and establishing a global conservation leadership

8 Jan 2021: Moderated by Diana Chapman Walsh, "The Dalai Lama with Greta Thunberg and Leading Scientists: A Conversation on the Crisis of Climate Feedback Loops" will be grounded in a new series of

26 Jul 2021: We were pleased to invite you for the session in the Development Corridors Partnership (DCP) webinar series “From Infrastructure to Development Corridors,” which took place on 27th July 2021 (Tuesday), from 14:00 - 15:00 EAT | 12:00 – 13:00 BST

7 Jun 2021: Join us for this Thursday's networking morning at 11am where Dr Andrew Bladon from the Department of Zoology will discuss his research and recently released paper: Climatic change and extinction risk of two globally threatened Ethiopian endemic bird

30 Sep 2021: Dr Noelia Zafra-Calvo - BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change Equity, justice and diversity: towards a transformation in area-based conservation in the twenty-first century Several voices have claimed that in addition to setting goals and targets

24 May 2021: Join us for this Thursday's networking morning at 11am where PhD student, Rogelio Luque-Lora will discuss his recent policy briefing on Nature-Based Solutions.

5 May 2021: The roots of our ecological crisis. Group discussion presented by Rogelio Luque-Lora. To attend events, please join their mailing list (https://lists.cam.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/geog-polec) or email Rogelio Luque-Lora on: rl469@cam.ac.uk .

12 Apr 2021: In this Tuesday's group meeting, we are delighted to have Hannah Griffiths from the University of Bristol to give a talk, details as follows: The impact of termites on soil processes, ecosystem resilience and carbon flux in tropical rainforest

12 May 2021: Conservation Seminar – Reimaging Conservation Today: Decolonization, indigenous sovereignty and collaboration Prof Paige West from Columbia University is this week's speaker. "Today conservation sits at a crossroads.

29 Mar 2021: Please join us at 11am when we will be joined by Angalee Nadesalingam from Cambridge Infectious Diseases. Angalee Nadesalingam is a PhD candidate in the Laboratory of Viral Zoonotics, and part of the interdisciplinary research centre, Cambridge

8 Feb 2021: “Leadership is arguably the most important attribute in the tool kit of a conservation biologist”. Dietz et al, 2004 Successful and high-achieving conservation biologists often find themselves in leadership roles within projects and organisations

11 Mar 2021: In this Thursday's weekly networking session, we will be joined by Dr Emma Garnett from Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. The steaks are high: what approaches work to increase vegetarian sales and reduce meat consumption?

28 Jun 2021: Tech For Our Planet: Leveraging the Power of CleanTech on the Road to NetZero CleanTech is central in the UK’s fight to achieve NetZero emissions.

5 Jul 2021: The University Museum of Zoology are set to launch their new summer exhibition, featuring artworks from three artists plus an original giant extinct elephant bird egg belonging to Sir David Attenborough. ... Encountering work made by contemporary artists

25 Jan 2021: Again, doctors couldn’t find a cause. Things settled but then months later she started experiencing a new range of symptoms: loss of balance, poor coordination, and constant tinnitus - alongside constant

30 Sep 2021: Three talks celebrating CCI Alumni Dr Josie Chambers - Wageningen University & Research Co-productive agility for sustainability transformations Co-production, the collaborative weaving of research and practice by diverse societal actors, is argued

15 Nov 2021: Come and join Froglife and partners as we explore a different approach to nature conservation through the arts and how we as individuals can benefit from the practice. This is an online only event.

28 Jun 2021: In our next group meeting we will be hearing from Jeremy Fonielle, who will give a talk on his research findings about organic matter diversity in lakes. Abstract: Freshwaters cover less than three percent of the earth's surface but process as much