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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: Prof. Laura Diaz Anadon selected to serve as Lead Author on IPCC 7th Assessment

Prof. Laura Diaz Anadon selected to serve as Lead Author on IPCC 7th Assessment

24 September 2025

Laura Diaz Anadon, Professor of Climate Change Policy, Director of CEENRG, member of the CRI Committee of Management, was selected to serve as Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 7th Assessment Report.


Read more at: Zero Budget Natural Farming: profitable, productive and brilliant for birds

Zero Budget Natural Farming: profitable, productive and brilliant for birds

23 September 2025

India's agroecology programm, 'Zero Budget Natural Farming'”, analyses one of the world’s biggest agroecological transitions; the shift to government-incentivised 'Zero Budget Natural Farming' (ZBNF) in Andhra Pradesh, India.


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.