Impact Stories

Turning Research into Real-World Change

The Conservation Research Institute’s research is grounded in real-world application, working with partners to ensure that evidence informs conservation practice, policy and decision-making.

Through collaboration across the Cambridge Conservation Initiative and beyond, CRI research contributes to solutions for complex environmental challenges — from improving the effectiveness of conservation interventions to understanding the social and ethical implications of new technologies.

Our impact spans local, national and global scales, supporting practitioners, policymakers, funders and communities to make better-informed decisions for nature and society.

Explore our impact stories:

Conservation Evidence
Transforming conservation into a more effective, evidence-driven field through the world’s largest freely accessible database of what works in conservation.

Conservation Technology & Society
Exploring how emerging technologies, including camera traps and artificial intelligence, can support conservation while addressing their wider social and environmental implications.