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Read more at: Isabella Tree to speak at the CCI on 12th July

Isabella Tree to speak at the CCI on 12th July

21 June 2023

Isabella Tree is an award-winning journalist and author, and lives with her husband, the conservationist Charlie Burrell, in the middle of a pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex. She will be speaking in the CCI Conservation Seminar Series on Wednesday, 12 July 2023, from 16:00 to 17:00, in the Babbage Lecture...


Read more at: Tropical butterflies’ wings could help them withstand climate change, study suggests

Tropical butterflies’ wings could help them withstand climate change, study suggests

15 June 2023

Tropical butterflies with bigger, longer and narrower wings are better able to stay cool when temperatures get too hot. In fact, tropical species’ ability to keep cool at higher air temperatures mean they are more able to “thermoregulate” and keep a balanced body temperature compared to their evolutionary cousins in milder...


Read more at: Updated CCI Conservation Seminar Series

Updated CCI Conservation Seminar Series

30 May 2023

We have an exciting line-up of seminars for the rest of Easter Term. New seminars have been added and extra details provided. Check the 'Events' tab for individual seminar listings, which will include Eventbrite links for online participants.


Read more at: Detectree2 - a new way to delineate individual tree crowns in tropical forests
Graphic from the Detectree paper

Detectree2 - a new way to delineate individual tree crowns in tropical forests

22 May 2023

A new study by James Ball and colleagues in the Cambridge Conservation Research Institute has developed a computer vision method for delineating tree crowns in tropical forests from aerial RGB imagery, with the new approach available as an open-source Python package for broader uptake and further development. Monitoring...


Read more at: Professor William Sutherland elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor William Sutherland elected Fellow of the Royal Society

12 May 2023

We are absolutely delighted to congratulate P rofessor William Sutherland on being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Bill is one of the leading lights in conservation policy and practice, especially through the delivery of evidence-based conservation. He works with a team of collaborators, students and postdocs in...


Read more at: Companies’ zero-deforestation commitments have potential to halve cattle-driven deforestation in Brazilian Amazon

Companies’ zero-deforestation commitments have potential to halve cattle-driven deforestation in Brazilian Amazon

24 April 2023

Study shows better adoption and implementation of company supply chain policies for Brazilian beef and leather could significantly reduce carbon emissions. 'If we do eat imported beef, we should buy it from retailers that are trying to improve cattle production systems in Brazil and elsewhere', says CRI's Prof. Rachael...


Read more at: CCI Conservation Seminars Easter term

CCI Conservation Seminars Easter term

21 April 2023


Read more at: Bill Sutherland awarded the 2023 ECI Prize in terrestrial ecology

Bill Sutherland awarded the 2023 ECI Prize in terrestrial ecology

17 April 2023

The International Ecology Institute (ECI, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany) is thrilled to announce that Prof. Bill Sutherland (University of Cambridge, UK) is the recipient of the 2023 ECI Prize in terrestrial ecology. The ECI Prize is awarded biennially to an ecologist distinguished by outstanding and sustained scientific...


Read more at: Fixing the Fens

Fixing the Fens

14 April 2023

Reconciling human activities with nature is never going to be easy, but the new Centre for Landscape Regeneration is using everything it’s got to try and protect a vital part of the UK. On the University’s doorstep lies a vast expanse of fertile land. The peaty soil is so carbon-rich, the first time researcher Tom Marquand...


Read more at: Lynn Dicks appointed to the Board of Natural England

Lynn Dicks appointed to the Board of Natural England

16 March 2023

Congratulations to Dr Lynn Dicks, University Lecturer in Animal Ecology at the Department of Zoology on her recent appointment of Board Member for Natural England. Her responsibilities as board member will last for 3 years. Natural England is the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England. This is a Public...