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Cambridge signs UN pledge on reversing biodiversity decline at COP15

9 December 2022

The University of Cambridge has signed a nature positive pledge as a founding member of the global Nature Positive Universities network formed in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The CRI's...

New UAV-based system enables efficient forest restoration monitoring

6 December 2022

Ecologists at the Conservation Research Institute have developed a new method of mapping early successional species in tropical forests using Unoccupied Ariel Vehicles (UAVs) to generate reference crown images with attached...

Updated CCI Conservation Seminar Series

29 November 2022

CCI Conservation Seminar Series - check out our updated programme for Autumn 2022/Spring 2023.

Modelling the future of soils in the world’s savanna-grasslands

29 November 2022

A new grant from the EU’s ‘Starting Grants’ scheme awarded to Adam Pelligrini, will fund studies to improve carbon credit schemes in dryland areas by boosting our grasp of the effects of periodic fire events on carbon...

Protecting tropical forests through carbon finance can work

17 November 2022

New evidence suggests that REDD+ projects in the tropics have helped reduce deforestation, particularly in regions of rapid land use change Tropical deforestation and degradation are significant contributors to global...

Testing by Cambridge lab confirms new tulip found in Kyrgyzstan

17 November 2022

Plant hunters have discovered a new and unusual species of tulip during an expedition to Kyrgyzstan. DNA testing at a Cambridge University laboratory has established it was "something completely different". Tulipa...

Zero deforestation in the Amazon is now possible – here’s what needs to happen

4 November 2022

Jair Bolsonaro has been toppled from government in Brazil, which has led to the rejoicing of environmentalists and scientists in South America and beyond. In the Conversation, the UCCRI's Prof. Rachael Garrett explores what...

Photos suggest rhino horns have shrunk over past century, likely due to hunting

1 November 2022

By scrutinising over a century’s worth of photos, University of Cambridge researchers have made the first ever measurements that show rhinoceros horns have gradually decreased in size over time. The research was done by...

Companies’ ‘deforestation-free’ supply chain pledges have barely impacted forest clearance in the Amazon

28 October 2022

More companies must make and implement zero-deforestation supply chain commitments in order to significantly reduce deforestation and protect diverse ecosystems, say researchers. Zero-deforestation pledges are a great first...

Disappearing notes in classical tune highlight dramatic loss of Humpback Whales

21 October 2022

A Cambridge team frustrated by the apathetic response to biodiversity loss has developed a dramatic new way to highlight the demise of nature – and people are listening. Driven by the observation that human activities are...

Cambridge signs UN pledge on reversing biodiversity decline at COP15

New UAV-based system enables efficient forest restoration monitoring

Updated CCI Conservation Seminar Series

Modelling the future of soils in the world’s savanna-grasslands

Protecting tropical forests through carbon finance can work

Testing by Cambridge lab confirms new tulip found in Kyrgyzstan

Zero deforestation in the Amazon is now possible – here’s what needs to happen

Photos suggest rhino horns have shrunk over past century, likely due to hunting

Companies’ ‘deforestation-free’ supply chain pledges have barely impacted forest clearance in the Amazon

Disappearing notes in classical tune highlight dramatic loss of Humpback Whales

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