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Study shows that the common toad is becoming uncommon in the UK

14 October 2025

The Guardian reports on a study that used data from ‘toad patrol’ volunteers, which revealed that UK toad populations have fallen drastically in the last 40 years, probably because of road traffic.

Research points to 27 action areas to transform UK food system

3 October 2025

UKRI research programme publishes 27 actions to deliver healthier diets, stronger communities and lower environmental impacts across the UK food system.

The fattening forest: trees of the Amazon are getting bigger

2 October 2025

Average tree size across the Amazon has increased by 3.2% every decade consistent with a response to rising carbon dioxide levels, a new study suggests.

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.

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.

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 .

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.

Lines in the landscape

29 August 2025

Ditches shape biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles, and human societies — with both positive and negative impacts. Recent work published by the Centre for Landscape Regelation and colleagues, show just how impactful they are.

Professor Shailaja Fennell awarded a Mastercard Grant for 2025-26

22 August 2025

C-EENRG Fellow and member of the CRI-based Centre for Landscape Regeneration, Professor Shailaja Fennell has been awarded a Mastercard Grant for the 2025-2026 year. The Grant will allow Professor Fennell to work alongside...

The value of qualitative approaches to impact evaluation in biodiversity conservation

30 July 2025

Evaluating the impact of conservation interventions is critical to understanding whether interventions are working.

Study shows that the common toad is becoming uncommon in the UK

Research points to 27 action areas to transform UK food system

The fattening forest: trees of the Amazon are getting bigger

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

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

Agroecology Group research presented to Minister of State

If a swift could fight for their existence with words: nonhuman interests and politics

Lines in the landscape

Professor Shailaja Fennell awarded a Mastercard Grant for 2025-26

The value of qualitative approaches to impact evaluation in biodiversity conservation

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