Resources

Resource	Title	Description	Type
	Open-source mapping and services for Web-based land-cover validation	This paper, an output of a CCI Collaborative Fund project, presents an example of a web-based solution based on free and open-source software and standards (including PostGIS, OpenLayers, Web Map...	Journal articles
	Reducing the carbon footprint of conservation organisations	This report, produced by the CCI-CCF Carbon Management Task Force, showcases a range of carbon saving projects from across Cambridge and outlines measures that organisations can take to reduce the...	Working papers and reports
	Protection Reduces Loss of Natural Land-Cover at Sites of Conservation Importance across Africa	While there is broad agreement that protected areas play a significant role in reducing land-cover change, quantifiable evidence for their efficacy can be difficult to obtain. In this paper Alison...	Journal articles
	Protection reduces loss of natural land-cover at sites of conservation importance across Africa	This poster was produced and presented at the ZSL Institute of Zoology symposium on "Protected Areas - are they safeguarding biodiversity?". The symposium held on November 8 and 9th 2012 aimed to...	Talks and presentations
	Financial costs of “saving” globally threatened species and safeguarding important sites for biodiversity: Are current needs being met? CCI Collaborative Fund Seminar Series	Inadequate information on the scale of current spending on biodiversity conservation and unmet needs is seen as a major impediment to securing the necessary mobilization of financial resources. Using...	Talks and presentations, Video
	Addressing the value of nature: CCI Panel Discussion	During the University of Cambridge Alumni Weekend (September 23, 2012) a panel of five CCI experts came together for a roundtable discussion to offer their perspectives on how and why we should put a...	Talks and presentations, Video
	CCI Conservation Campus - Artist's Impression fly - through	The CCI Conservation Campus will bring together over 500 professional conservationists spanning research, policy and practice and covering a wide range of disciplines and professions. Its design...	Video
	Links in biodiversity conservation, ecosystems services and climate change: teaching materials and building capacity	This talk was delivered during a CCI Collaborative Fund Seminar Series held on April 15, 2013. The seminar series brings together projects funded by the CCI collaborative fund to give the audience an...	Talks and presentations
	Sir David Attenborough officially launches the CCI Conservation Campus - April 2, 2013	An inspiring and insightful lecture by Sir David Attenborough in the University of Cambridge Senate House on April 02, 2013 was attended by over 400 guests and marked the official launch of the...	Video
	A 5 minute multimedia montage of the CCI Campus launch event - April 02, 2013	This 5 minute montage will give you a flavour of the CCI Conservation Campus launch event which took place at the University of Cambridge Senate House on April 02, 2013. An inspiring and insightful...	Video
	Horizon Scanning: 2013 BES Legislative Scan - What are the forthcoming legislative issues of interest to ecologists and conservationists in 2013?	This is the third review of the forthcoming environmental legislation likely to occur on a global scale, in the EU and in the UK and its constituent countries. This review encompasses possible...	Journal articles
	Cambridge Conservation Initiative Brochure	The Cambridge Conservation Initiative Brochure gives an overview of the collaborative initiative. As a collaboration CCI seeks to transform the global understanding and conservation of biodiversity...	Handouts and booklets, Website resource
	Training materials and tools on the links between biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and climate change: web resource	To foster a greater understanding of the links between biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and climate change, a CCI collaborative funded project has developed training materials and tools...	Website resource
	Horizon Scanning: A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2013	This paper presents the findings of our fourth annual horizon-scanning exercise, which aims to identify topics that increasingly may affect conservation of biological diversity. The 15 issues were...	Journal articles
	Conserving the Birds of Uganda’s Banana-Coffee Arc: Land Sparing and Land Sharing Compared	The authors explore potential solutions by assessing whether land sparing (farming for high yield, potentially enabling the protection of non-farmland habitat), land sharing (lower yielding farming...	Journal articles
	Information document: A preliminary review of the motivations for participating in IPBES assessments (IPBES/1/INF/15)	This paper aims to inform discussions concerning the participation of experts in potential IPBES assessments, using interview responses to illustrate the positive and negative incentives to...	Working papers and reports
	CCI workshop report: CCI and China 1 - Where are we and what next? (17th December 2012)	The title of the 1 day workshop was “CCI and China 1: Where are we and what next?” and the aims of it were for CCI partners to: Share information on current and planned projects in China Discuss...	Workshop proceedings
	Research Spotlight on Biodiversity Conservation - University of Cambridge Research webpage	CCI is a University of Cambridge Strategic Initiative. The University's research section has a ‘Spotlight Page’ highlighting CCI and other conservation related research and teaching which takes place...	Popular articles, Website resource
	The CCI Strategy 2012-2020	In adopting the CCI strategy 2012-2020, all the CCI partners commit to work more closely together in the belief that this will make a significant difference to biodiversity conservation. To measure...	Handouts and booklets, Other documents
	Conserving biodiversity on farmland - A guide to agriculture extension work	This handbook is a revised version of the first edition which was based on results from a research project “Conserving biodiversity on the modernising farmed landscapes of Uganda” and the CCI...	Working papers and reports
	Policy brief: Incentives for soil carbon management - how can they impact biodiversity and food production?	This policy brief was developed through an international CCI Strategic Initiative Workshop that brought together: soil scientists, land economists, agriculturalists, plant scientists and biodiversity...	Policy briefs
	CCI workshop report: How can incentives for soil carbon management contribute to food security and biodiversity conservation?	This workshop explored how payments for soil carbon management might contribute to food production and biodiversity conservation. Workshop discussions were informed by a background paper and five...	Workshop proceedings
	Conserving biodiversity and delivering ecosystem services at Important Bird Areas in Nepal	This report presents the results of a study which has helped to test a new practical ‘toolkit’ for assessing ecosystem services at the sitescale. The methods used are accessible to non-experts and...	Working papers and reports
	Gaming for Nature	The Gaming for Nature website was created as one of the outputs of the CCI participatory workshop funded project Gaming and Biodiversity Conservation: Assessing the Potential.	Website resource
	Horizon Scanning: 2011 BES Legislative Scan - What are the forthcoming legislative issues of interest to ecologists and conservationists in 2011?	The authors through this paper aim to identify likely new legislation which may have direct or indirect impacts on ecologists or which might benefit from proactive links with ecologists. They...	Journal articles
	Horizon Scanning: 2012 BES Legislative Scan - What are the forthcoming legislative issues of interest to ecologists and conservationists in 2012?	In this horizon scanning exercise the authors examine topics that are likely to arise in a similar manner to the exercise carried out in 2011. Through this paper the authors hope to enable the...	Journal articles
	Poster: ' What is the value of secondary forest for REDD+ in Sierra Leone'	This poster was presented at at the “Climate Change, deforestation and the Future of African Rainforests” conference in Oxford in January, 2012. Suggested citation:Wilebore, B. et al. (2012) Poster:...	Talks and presentations
	Preparing teaching materials and building capacity in bodiversity, ecosystem services and climate change	This talk was delivered during a CCI Forum (February 2012) on how the CCI Collaborative Funded project Teaching materials and building capacity on links between biodiversity conservation, ecosystem...	Talks and presentations
	Linked indicator sets for addressing biodiversity loss	Indicators will be essential for monitoring progress towards these targets and the CBD will be defining a suite of relevant indicators, building on those developed for the 2010 target. In this paper...	Journal articles
	CCI workshop report: Informing on biodiversity safeguards for REDD+ (19th January 2012)	The UNFCCC mechanism on reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) presents significant opportunities for the conservation of forest biodiversity. But concerns remain about...	Workshop proceedings

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