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Companies’ zero-deforestation commitments have potential to halve cattle-driven deforestation in Brazilian Amazon

24 April 2023

Study shows better adoption and implementation of company supply chain policies for Brazilian beef and leather could significantly reduce carbon emissions. 'If we do eat imported beef, we should buy it from retailers that...

CCI Conservation Seminars Easter term

21 April 2023

Bill Sutherland awarded the 2023 ECI Prize in terrestrial ecology

17 April 2023

The International Ecology Institute (ECI, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany) is thrilled to announce that Prof. Bill Sutherland (University of Cambridge, UK) is the recipient of the 2023 ECI Prize in terrestrial ecology. The ECI Prize...

Fixing the Fens

14 April 2023

Reconciling human activities with nature is never going to be easy, but the new Centre for Landscape Regeneration is using everything it’s got to try and protect a vital part of the UK. On the University’s doorstep lies a...

Lynn Dicks appointed to the Board of Natural England

16 March 2023

Congratulations to Dr Lynn Dicks, University Lecturer in Animal Ecology at the Department of Zoology on her recent appointment of Board Member for Natural England. Her responsibilities as board member will last for 3 years...

Women in Conservation Leadership

8 March 2023

Celebrating the achievements of our alumni on International Women’s Day The University of Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership alumni network ( UCCLAN ) comprises 220 individuals from 89 countries. The Masters...

Cambridge Festival launches extensive programme for 2023

20 February 2023

Could a new theory of the Universe be Stephen Hawking’s biggest legacy? How has popular music addressed political conflict? Are the big tech firms the new colonialists? And is the education system making the crisis in mental...

Small-scale octopus fisheries can provide sustainable source of vital nutrients for tropical coastal communities

15 February 2023

Undernourished coastal communities in the tropics - where children’s growth can be stunted by a lack of micronutrients – can get the vitamins and minerals they need from sustainable small-scale octopus fisheries, say...

New model increases vegetation prediction accuracy in Himalayan glacier melt zones

19 January 2023

Climate warming has long been known to cause glaciers to melt and ‘retreat’ up the mountain to higher altitudes, leaving land that had been under ice for many millenia suddenly exposed to the air. The fate of this land...

CCI Conservation Seminars Lent term program begins TODAY Mon 16th Jan

16 January 2023

An excellent series of talks and a post-COP15 panel discussion is lined up for this term. See the poster for details. All talks are in the DAB Main Seminar Room at 4 pm on Wednesdays, followed by drinks in the Common Room...

Companies’ zero-deforestation commitments have potential to halve cattle-driven deforestation in Brazilian Amazon

CCI Conservation Seminars Easter term

Bill Sutherland awarded the 2023 ECI Prize in terrestrial ecology

Fixing the Fens

Lynn Dicks appointed to the Board of Natural England

Women in Conservation Leadership

Cambridge Festival launches extensive programme for 2023

Small-scale octopus fisheries can provide sustainable source of vital nutrients for tropical coastal communities

New model increases vegetation prediction accuracy in Himalayan glacier melt zones

CCI Conservation Seminars Lent term program begins TODAY Mon 16th Jan

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