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Read more at: Charting a Regenerative Pathway for Tourism in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Charting a Regenerative Pathway for Tourism in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

12 February 2026

Chloe King has won the Early Career Researcher Award at the 2025 Cambridge Awards for Research Impact and Engagement for her outstanding work in the Galápagos Islands.


Read more at: Pollinator Ambassadors: focusing on biodiversity regeneration and artistic engagement with nature

Pollinator Ambassadors: focusing on biodiversity regeneration and artistic engagement with nature

5 February 2026

Nynke Blömer, a PhD student in the Agroecology group in the Department of Zoology, is a co-founder of Pollinator Ambassadors , a European charity focused on biodiversity regeneration and artistic engagement with nature. They...


Read more at: Invasive alien species threat to insects revealed

Invasive alien species threat to insects revealed

3 February 2026

New insights into the threat that invasive alien species pose to terrestrial insects.


Read more at: Unlocking Urban Adaptation Imaginaries

Unlocking Urban Adaptation Imaginaries

27 January 2026

New global evidence published in Nature Cities


Read more at: Delivering Effective Conservation Practice

Delivering Effective Conservation Practice

27 January 2026

Workshop recordings are now available


Read more at: Cambridge joins IPCC authors

Cambridge joins IPCC authors

9 December 2025

Laura Diaz Anadon and colleagues join historic IPCC Authors meeting in Paris.


Read more at: TESSERA: An open-source satellite remote-sensing foundation model for researchers

TESSERA: An open-source satellite remote-sensing foundation model for researchers

1 December 2025

Satellite remote sensing enables a wide range of downstream applications, including habitat mapping, carbon accounting, and strategies for conservation and sustainable land use. However, satellite time series are voluminous and often corrupted, making them challenging to use.


Read more at: Global bird study reveals declining ecosystem resilience

Global bird study reveals declining ecosystem resilience

26 November 2025

Human-driven changes to landscapes worldwide are ‘thinning out’ the ecological services supplied by wild birds, eroding the functions that support stable and resilient ecosystems.


Read more at: Tropical field course 2025: a unique insight into rainforest ecology and conservation

Tropical field course 2025: a unique insight into rainforest ecology and conservation

24 November 2025

Last month 28 students & staff from the Departments of Plant Sciences & Zoology along with 6 Malaysian students from local universities, travelled to the Danum Valley Field Centre in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo for this year’s tropical field course.


Read more at: AI and conservation resolution adopted at the IUCN World Conservation Congress

AI and conservation resolution adopted at the IUCN World Conservation Congress

19 November 2025

At the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC), evidence of the AI revolution was everywhere, from gleaming tech on display in the exhibition space to the content of hundreds of speeches and presentations.