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Read more at: Research points to 27 action areas to transform UK food system

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.


Read more at: The fattening forest: trees of the Amazon are getting bigger

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.


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

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.


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

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.


Read more at: Agroecology Group research presented to Minister of State

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 .


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

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.


Read more at: Lines in the landscape

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.


Read more at: Professor Shailaja Fennell awarded a Mastercard Grant for 2025-26

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...


Read more at: The value of qualitative approaches to impact evaluation in biodiversity conservation

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.


Read more at: The status, threats and conservation of Critically Endangered species

The status, threats and conservation of Critically Endangered species

30 July 2025

Critically Endangered (CR) species are those closest to extinction in the wild.