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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: Global mangrove forests recovering, offering hopeful sign for climate and coastal resilience

Global mangrove forests recovering, offering hopeful sign for climate and coastal resilience

10 June 2026

Mangrove forests, once considered one of the world’s most threatened coastal ecosystems, are showing signs of recovery worldwide, according to new research that finds decades of losses largely offset by regrowth and expansion.


Read more at: Mining for ‘clean energy’ metals driving widespread forest loss in Africa, study finds

Mining for ‘clean energy’ metals driving widespread forest loss in Africa, study finds

3 June 2026

Industrial-scale mining in Africa to support global supply chains is leading to unprecedented deforestation across the continent, with 34 hectares of forest removed for every hectare of active mine site.


Read more at: Informing the potential of mature temperate forests as natural climate solutions

Informing the potential of mature temperate forests as natural climate solutions

3 June 2026

The land carbon sink absorbs approximately 25% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions, with forests accounting for most. Managing forests as Natural Climate Solutions is therefore a societal imperative, requiring models of where and how long carbon resides within these ecosystems.


Read more at: Where migratory birds stop may determine their future

Where migratory birds stop may determine their future

27 May 2026

A study led by Dr Sayam Chowdhury of the Department of Zoology's Conservation Science Group , draws on more than 14 years of shorebird monitoring in Bangladesh, combined with satellite tracking across Asia, to offer important insights into the decline of migratory shorebird species.