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If a swift could fight for their existence with words: nonhuman interests and politics

29 August 2025

Britain’s swifts, whose populations have fallen by 68% between 1995 and 2003, are at the centre of a growing debate over how urban policy can serve both people and wildlife. In a new paper, conservationists argue that installing “swift bricks” could provide safe nesting sites for these red-listed birds.

Lines in the landscape

29 August 2025

Ditches shape biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles, and human societies — with both positive and negative impacts. Recent work published by the Centre for Landscape Regelation and colleagues, show just how impactful they are.

Professor Shailaja Fennell awarded a Mastercard Grant for 2025-26

22 August 2025

C-EENRG Fellow and member of the CRI-based Centre for Landscape Regeneration, Professor Shailaja Fennell has been awarded a Mastercard Grant for the 2025-2026 year. The Grant will allow Professor Fennell to work alongside...

The value of qualitative approaches to impact evaluation in biodiversity conservation

30 July 2025

Evaluating the impact of conservation interventions is critical to understanding whether interventions are working.

The status, threats and conservation of Critically Endangered species

30 July 2025

Critically Endangered (CR) species are those closest to extinction in the wild.

Will AI speed up literature reviews, or derail them entirely?

9 July 2025

The accelerating rise of AI-generated fraudulent academic papers is fuelling an existential crisis for evidence synthesis.

Exploring gaps, biases, and research priorities in the evidence for reptile conservation actions

11 June 2025

New publication by the Conservation Evidence group.

New reports from the Centre for Landscape Regeneration

10 June 2025

Understanding Land Management in the East Anglian Fens and the Cairngorms

New method to avoid perfect being the enemy of good in conservation

28 May 2025

The quest for a perfect understanding of the causes of species decline can get in the way of good options for immediate action when it comes to conservation. A framework to tackle this issue is described in a new paper...

Insect biodiversity change: putting the puzzle together

28 May 2025

Insect biodiversity change is an important research focus for our Agroecology Group . Widespread declines in insect biodiversity have been attributed to a diverse set of anthropogenic drivers, but the relative importance of...

If a swift could fight for their existence with words: nonhuman interests and politics

Lines in the landscape

Professor Shailaja Fennell awarded a Mastercard Grant for 2025-26

The value of qualitative approaches to impact evaluation in biodiversity conservation

The status, threats and conservation of Critically Endangered species

Will AI speed up literature reviews, or derail them entirely?

Exploring gaps, biases, and research priorities in the evidence for reptile conservation actions

New reports from the Centre for Landscape Regeneration

New method to avoid perfect being the enemy of good in conservation

Insect biodiversity change: putting the puzzle together

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