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8 Jun 2020: From the Ground Up – Soil Management in a Changing Climate The Tropical Agriculture Association (TAA) East Anglia’s 7th Annual Seminar will be hosted by Fauna & Flora International (FFI), in collaboration with the Cambridge Global Food Security

12 Feb 2020: University of Cambridge Information on Coronavirus (Updated 11/2/20 - University of Cambridge website) The University and Colleges are cooperating closely with Public Health England’s Health Protection Team in Cambridge. Public Health England

24 Jan 2020: Nature's Secrets for Uncertain Times - Tuesday 3 March, 5pm.

5 Jun 2020: There is currently free access to a book on Forest Landscape Restoration, to which Rachel Carmenta & Professor Bhaskar Vira have contributed a chapter; linked below. Please feel free to access and download. Attached is a recent review of the book,

15 Jun 2020: Zoology Live! Listening and Identifying Birds Explore bird song with Dr Tony Fulford, including a LIVE interview and chance to put your questions to Tony on how to listen to, record and identify birds from their songs.

30 Nov 2020: As winter draws in, we are making plans for our online programmes taking place in the New Year. ... As part of Earth Optimism and the new Cambridge Festival, we are looking to put together a series of short films made in the Museum of Zoology galleries

13 Nov 2020: By Yuan Pan, Bhaskar Vira, Sophia Cooke and Chris Sandbrook. Two new projects in the Department of Geography consider the way conservation is funded, particularly in the context of the collapse

29 Jun 2020: Cambridge Neuroscience, CATS, and the Public Health@Cambridge Network are bringing together researchers across the University tackling mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in an interactive workshop.

15 Jun 2020: Zoology Live! Night Time Wildlife - Bats & Moths Moth trapping with expert Annette Shelford, including a LIVE interview and a chance for you to ask questions with Annette about top tips for spotting moths and why moths are important.

22 Jul 2020: We look forward to seeing you tomorrow (Thursday) at our weekly networking morning at 11am, when Lucy Goodman will talk about Moving methods online - gathering and ordering opinions on contentious environmental topics. To join the Zoom Meeting https:

28 Apr 2020: The new deadline is Wednesday, 1st July 2020. To support and engage with CCI partners in preparing applications for the Collaborative Fund, CCI and University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute will

26 Jun 2020: Experts have urged people to cut back on meat to avoid another pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has caused worldwide devastation, with the global death toll exceeding 482,000. With a third of the world once on lockdown, the economy has also taken

25 Sep 2020: Conservation and Human Behaviour - Dr Claudia Schneider This session will explore the psychology underlying human behaviour generally as well as applied to the context of conservation, such as barriers that prevent and levers that can motivate

2 Apr 2020: WaterBear is an exciting, new mobile app and digital platform due to launch later in 2020.

15 Jun 2020: Zoology Live! Pond Watch and Creating Wildlife Films Pond-dipping with Dr Frances Dipper, including a LIVE interview where you can find out about life in water, from ponds to the ocean, and ask your questions about aquatic wildlife.

28 Apr 2020: Free Online Eco-Seminars for Cambridgeshire and the World Cambridge Schools Eco-Council is organising a mini-series of free 60 minute Online Eco-Seminars to raise awareness of key sustainability challenges and solutions, while schools have been

21 Jan 2020: CEENRG Seminar Series The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2019 20 academic year Seminars take place every other Thursday, 3 4 pm at the room 2 49 of the

30 Oct 2020: The ECR Programme at the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute equips graduate students and postdoctoral researchers with skills and support in an interdisciplinary and collaborative research setting.

16 Nov 2020: In Conversation With Professor David Coomes and Dr Mike Maunder. Professor David Coomes, Director of the Conservation Research Institute, and Dr Mike Maunder, CCI Executive Director will discuss vision and new

12 Feb 2020: As part of these initiatives I’m working on a new virtual reality art instillation called ‘seals from space’ aimed at 12- to 19-year olds.

6 Oct 2020: Dr Phil Martin - Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis Evidence synthesis is vital for informing decisions on the environment. This interactive workshop will show you how to conduct a robust systematic review, synthesise evidence, and assess

31 Jan 2020: The Illusive Quest for Science to Make a Difference, Wednesday 4 March 2020, 5pm, DAB Professor Ruth DeFries | Denning Professor of Sustainable Development, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University Many

4 Feb 2020: ‘A Lot On Our Plate: Global Food Security in the 21st Century’ is a free student-organised conference hosted by St John’s College. The conference will unite world-leading academics, technology start-ups and NGO representatives to discuss how

21 Jul 2020: 'Green List' sites are effectively conserving nature. Join this session to learn how you can become involved and how technology can help. This 2-hour webinar will introduce the IUCN Green List. We will share stories from experts and practitioners

21 Jan 2020: CEENRG Seminar Series The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2019 20 academic year Seminars take place every other Thursday, 3 4 pm at the room 2 49 of the

12 Feb 2020: New rules do not contain same level of safeguards as under common agricultural policy. ... These protections are not contained in the new legislation being debated in the House of Commons.

21 Jan 2020: CEENRG Seminar Series The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2019 20 academic year Seminars take place every other Thursday, 3 4 pm at the room 2 49 of the

12 Mar 2020: Dicks, L. (2006). An environment for career success. New Scientist, 190(2554), 58-59. ... 2003). Worm brings death to coral. New Scientist, 178(2390), 16. Dicks, L.

4 Jun 2020: Please join CCI and CCF Marine for this lunchtime online event!

26 May 2020: In an era of fake news where "A lie gets halfway around the world before truth puts on its boots", trailing a virus in its wake, those with expertise in environmental ... online] Mongabay Environmental News. Available at: < [Accessed 13 May 2020].

18 Nov 2020: About This Event A chance to reflect, to ask questions, and to join the debate. How do we ensure that the skills, innovation, research and teaching in our region’s Universities help to deliver environmentally sustainable economic growth?

9 Jun 2020: “What are the risks of COVID? And what is meant by ‘the risks of COVID”. This week, Wednesday 10 June 2:00pm, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter will be presenting: "What are the risk of COVID? And what is meant by 'the risks of COVID".

28 Apr 2020: Evidence that a national REDD+ program reduced tree cover loss and carbon emissions in a high forest cover, low deforestation country. Dr Anand Roopsind, Conservation International USA Anand is a current Conservation Officer at Conservation

15 May 2020: Treetops Protect Forest Life from Global Warming The forest canopy mitigates peak summer temperatures for the understorey. When that shade disappears, the organisms living there suffer.

23 Apr 2020: Will we speak for alternatives, an economy of care, the reclaiming of commons, and new ways to live and work (for example cooperatives, basic minimum income or work-sharing)? ... Or start to imagine a new financial model for conservation in a post-carbon

21 Jan 2020: CEENRG Seminar Series The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2019 20 academic year Seminars take place every other Thursday, 3 4 pm at the room 2 49 of the

10 Jul 2020: July 28th – Leading New Learning Through Engineering and Computer Science - SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. ... Richard Prager (University of Cambridge) on new online education maths for engineering programmes and Dr.

7 Apr 2020: Antarctic Seal Photographic Database Take part in citizen science by contributing to the first photographic database of Antarctic seals! At the British Antarctic Survey we’re looking to build an Antarctic seal photographic database and would love

1 Apr 2020: The Office of External Affairs and Communications are looking to produce content that helps demonstrate how the University is responding to the pandemic. All of this will appear here...

4 Dec 2020: New Phytologist, v. 235, p.939-952. ... 6, p.817-833. White, A., Cannell, M.G.R. and Friend, A.D., 1999. Climate change impacts on ecosystems and the terrestrial carbon sink: a new assessment.

6 Jul 2020: The authors find parallels in the indifference that has long greeted warnings from the scientific community about both new zoonotic diseases and human-induced shifts in climate and habitat. ... They are real, and they are upon us.”. Source:

16 Nov 2020: This Thursday, 19th Nov, at 2-3pm (UK Time), the next CEENRG Seminar will take place (online). We have the pleasure to welcome Michael Weinold (ETH) who will present his research on 'Sources and Impact of Technology Spillovers on Energy Efficiency

10 Jul 2020: July 28th – Leading New Learning Through Engineering and Computer Science - SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. ... Richard Prager (University of Cambridge) on new online education maths for engineering programmes and Dr.

17 Jun 2020: Hannah will provide examples of recent projects that have been delivered and a few exciting new initiatives that UNEP-WCMC have in development. ... Hannah’s role is to oversee UNEP-WCMC’s external engagement with a particular emphasis on new

8 Oct 2020: For this week’s Conservation Seminar we are delighted to welcome Dr Anthony Waldron, who is currently the Lead Author on the 30 x 30 Economic Analysis project, which brings together over 100 researchers across ten disciplines to examine the

1 Sep 2020: With new anthropogenic pressures and behaviours, animals and humans are being brought into closer contact than ever before, and bringing with it new risks of zoonotic emergence. ... This creates new and increased opportunities for spillover [3,4].

27 Jul 2020: We believe that leadership is one of the most essential enabling conditions underpinning the outcomes of the new post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. ... As governments and leaders design the economic recovery packages of today, let’s collectively

9 Jul 2020: The report offers new evidence that the nature conservation sector drives economic growth, delivers key non-monetary benefits and is a net contributor to a resilient global economy. ... This new independent report, “Protecting 30% of the planet for

15 Apr 2020: keep people physically apart, say the authors of a new study on how lockdown can be eased without a resurgence of coronavirus infections. ... The ultimate aim of a successful transition is to achieve ‘Resilient Normality’ - a new way of existing in

13 Mar 2020: The World's their Fish Finger by Jacqueline Garget Smothered in ketchup or squished into a sandwich, there’s one tasty convenience food that’s hard to resist. With over 1.5 million of them eaten every day in Britain, fish fingers are one of the