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Chris Sandbrook appointed as Director of the Conservation Research Institute and is awarded the 2025 Royal Geographical Society Cuthbert Peek Award

12 May 2025

Chris Sandbrook has been appointed as the new Director of the Conservation Research Institute, with immediate effect. Chris is Professor of Conservation and Society in the Department of Geography. Chris has also been awarded the Royal Geographical Society Cuthbert Peek Award 2025

A well-connected earth: the science and conservation of organismal movement

28 April 2025

Over 194 million birds and 57 million mammals are killed annually on European roads and up to 1 billion birds die every year from building collisions in the United States. Connectivity, the free movement of organisms of all...

Oil palm farming in West Africa: how industrial plantations might benefit from traditional methods

15 April 2025

A recent paper published in the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, co-authored by Jonathan Timperley, the CRI's Prof Edgar Turner, and Dr Michael Pahskevich, describes how oil palm farming methods in Liberia...

Insects can’t wait! New study proposes research rethink to better understand and support them

7 April 2025

Insects are the dominant animal life-form on our planet and an essential part of our ecosystems. Yet, despite reports of catastrophic insect declines and potentially imminent ‘insectageddon’, the global state of insect...

AI can help heal us heal the planet

7 April 2025

An opinion piece by Anil Madhavapeddy, Professor of Planetary Computing in the Department of Computer Science and Technology.

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...

Chris Sandbrook appointed as Director of the Conservation Research Institute and is awarded the 2025 Royal Geographical Society Cuthbert Peek Award

A well-connected earth: the science and conservation of organismal movement

Oil palm farming in West Africa: how industrial plantations might benefit from traditional methods

Insects can’t wait! New study proposes research rethink to better understand and support them

AI can help heal us heal the planet

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

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