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Conservation Research Institute

The University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute (CRI) is an inclusive interdisciplinary community of world-leading scholars with an interest in conservation.

Our goals include conducting research and activities that contribute to the protection and flourishing of global biodiversity, a stable and liveable climate, functioning and resilient ecosystems, and improved human well-being for all, as well as understanding the relationship between biodiversity conservation and society.

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Read more at: Can AI offer better conservation advice than human experts?

Can AI offer better conservation advice than human experts?

19 May 2025

With the world facing a biodiversity crisis, conservationists need accurate evidence to help them decide how best to protect species and habitats. But the information they require is scattered across thousands of scientific...


Read more at: Prof. Robert Fletcher elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America

Prof. Robert Fletcher elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America

15 May 2025

We are delighted to share the news that Professor Robert Fletcher , who is co-leader of our Conservation Science Group , has been made a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America .


Read more at: Prof Bill Sutherland elected a member of the American Philosophical Society

Prof Bill Sutherland elected a member of the American Philosophical Society

13 May 2025

Congratulations to Prof William Sutherland , Director of Research and co-leader of the Conservation Science Group , which is located within the Conservation Research Institute , who has been elected a member of the American...


Read more at: Masters in Conservation Leadership Cohort Explores Historic Wicken Fen

Masters in Conservation Leadership Cohort Explores Historic Wicken Fen

13 May 2025

The University of Cambridge's Masters in Conservation Leadership programme recently continued its long-standing tradition of field learning with a visit to the National Trust's Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve, England's most famous fen and the Trust's very first nature reserve.