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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: The value of qualitative approaches to impact evaluation in biodiversity conservation

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.


Read more at: The status, threats and conservation of Critically Endangered species

The status, threats and conservation of Critically Endangered species

30 July 2025

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


Read more at: Will AI speed up literature reviews, or derail them entirely?

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.


Read more at: Exploring gaps, biases, and research priorities in the evidence for reptile conservation actions

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

11 June 2025

New publication by the Conservation Evidence group.