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Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink, even as overall biodiversity falls

18 March 2025

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation efforts are helping bring many species back from the brink of extinction. The...

Leveraging datasets could be key to tackling global food system challenges

13 March 2025

A new study published in Royal Society Open Science reveals the significant potential of leveraging existing systematic evidence databases to mitigate hazards in the global food system. The research was led by Dr David...

CRI involvement in the 7th International Conference on Oil Palm and the Environment

13 March 2025

The Conservation Research Instiute's Professor Ed Turner and Professor Lynn Dicks attended the 7th International Conference on Oil Palm and the Environment, in Bali, Indonesia in February. The theme of the conference was '...

Marina Melanidis awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

7 March 2025

Geography and CRI PhD student Marina Melanidis has been awarded the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal for her "significant contribution to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community of Canada, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada".

Birdlife soars on nature-friendly solar farms

4 March 2025

Birds across Eastern England's arable landscapes are thriving on solar farms managed with nature in mind. Research by scientists from the RSPB and University of Cambridge as part of the Centre for Landscape Regeneration has...

Climate change is driving declines in forest productivity in Europe

4 March 2025

A new study carried out by Julián Tijerín-Triviño (Universidad de Alcala) during a visit with Dr Emily Lines (Department of Geography and CRI) has found that climate change is threatening the ability of European forests to...

The “biodiversity leak”: how conservation in rich nations could cause more harm than good

3 March 2025

A recent paper published in the journal Science, co-authored by Prof Andrew Balmford and other members of the Dept of Zoology’s Conservation Science Group, calls on the global community to recognise that rewilding productive...

UK peatland fires are supercharging carbon emissions as climate change causes hotter, drier summers

24 February 2025

Experts say a focus on re-wetting our parched peat would significantly dampen down the UK’s fire-driven carbon emissions and help mitigate against climate change A new study led by the University of Cambridge has revealed...

Unlocking the Business Potential of Nature of Friendly Farming

17 February 2025

Lynn Dicks appeared in a panel session at the Oxford Farming Conference on 10th January, discussing Nature Friendly Farming from a business and sustainability perspective. "Unlocking the Business Potential of Nature of...

Using AI to see the wood for the trees

17 February 2025

Researchers have released 'GreenLens', a free app that uses AI to measure the diameter of tree trunks. It works with a high degree of accuracy – yet runs on a cheap, second-hand Android phone. The GreenLens app is aimed at...

Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink, even as overall biodiversity falls

Leveraging datasets could be key to tackling global food system challenges

CRI involvement in the 7th International Conference on Oil Palm and the Environment

Marina Melanidis awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

Birdlife soars on nature-friendly solar farms

Climate change is driving declines in forest productivity in Europe

The “biodiversity leak”: how conservation in rich nations could cause more harm than good

UK peatland fires are supercharging carbon emissions as climate change causes hotter, drier summers

Unlocking the Business Potential of Nature of Friendly Farming

Using AI to see the wood for the trees

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