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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: Agroecology Group research presented to Minister of State

Agroecology Group research presented to Minister of State

8 September 2025

Professor Lynn Dicks, leader of the Department of Zoology's Agroecology Group and member of the Conservation Research Institute , presented the latest findings of the H3 research on regenerative agriculture .


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

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.


Read more at: Lines in the landscape

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.


Read more at: Professor Shailaja Fennell awarded a Mastercard Grant for 2025-26

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...