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The status, threats and conservation of Critically Endangered species

30 July 2025

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

Will AI speed up literature reviews, or derail them entirely?

9 July 2025

The accelerating rise of AI-generated fraudulent academic papers is fuelling an existential crisis for evidence synthesis.

Exploring gaps, biases, and research priorities in the evidence for reptile conservation actions

11 June 2025

New publication by the Conservation Evidence group.

New reports from the Centre for Landscape Regeneration

10 June 2025

Understanding Land Management in the East Anglian Fens and the Cairngorms

New method to avoid perfect being the enemy of good in conservation

28 May 2025

The quest for a perfect understanding of the causes of species decline can get in the way of good options for immediate action when it comes to conservation. A framework to tackle this issue is described in a new paper...

Insect biodiversity change: putting the puzzle together

28 May 2025

Insect biodiversity change is an important research focus for our Agroecology Group . Widespread declines in insect biodiversity have been attributed to a diverse set of anthropogenic drivers, but the relative importance of...

Can AI offer better conservation advice than human experts?

19 May 2025

With the world facing a biodiversity crisis, conservationists need accurate evidence to help them decide how best to protect species and habitats. But the information they require is scattered across thousands of scientific...

Prof. Robert Fletcher elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America

15 May 2025

We are delighted to share the news that Professor Robert Fletcher , who is co-leader of our Conservation Science Group , has been made a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America .

Prof Bill Sutherland elected a member of the American Philosophical Society

13 May 2025

Congratulations to Prof William Sutherland , Director of Research and co-leader of the Conservation Science Group , which is located within the Conservation Research Institute , who has been elected a member of the American...

Masters in Conservation Leadership Cohort Explores Historic Wicken Fen

13 May 2025

The University of Cambridge's Masters in Conservation Leadership programme recently continued its long-standing tradition of field learning with a visit to the National Trust's Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve, England's most famous fen and the Trust's very first nature reserve.

The status, threats and conservation of Critically Endangered species

Will AI speed up literature reviews, or derail them entirely?

Exploring gaps, biases, and research priorities in the evidence for reptile conservation actions

New reports from the Centre for Landscape Regeneration

New method to avoid perfect being the enemy of good in conservation

Insect biodiversity change: putting the puzzle together

Can AI offer better conservation advice than human experts?

Prof. Robert Fletcher elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America

Prof Bill Sutherland elected a member of the American Philosophical Society

Masters in Conservation Leadership Cohort Explores Historic Wicken Fen

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