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Illegal gold mine in southern Ghana, a global hotspot of extraction-induced threats to biodiversity

Thousands of birds and fish threatened by mining for clean energy transition

26 July 2024

Photo: Illegal gold mine in southern Ghana, a global hotspot of extraction-induced threats to biodiversity. Credit- David Edward Thousands of birds and fish threatened by mining for clean energy transition Our increasing demand for metals and minerals is putting over four thousand vertebrate species at risk, with the raw...

Bill Sutherland Winner of the 2024 International Cosmos Prize

25 July 2024

Dr Bill Sutherland Wins International Cosmos Prize Read Full Press Release HERE On July 17, 2024, The Commemorative Foundation for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, Japan, 1990 (Expo ’90 Foundation) (Chairperson: Mr. MITARAI Fujio) selected Dr. William James Sutherland (68), Director of Research...

Delivering the effectiveness revolution in conservation: lessons from organisations, policy makers and funders

18 July 2024

Videos of the presentations from the workshop held on 26th June 2024, focused on embedding evidence into conservation practice and discussing future opportunities, are available on the CCI YouTube Channel

CEENRG researcher receives the Vice Chancellor’s Social Impact Award

17 July 2024

Clara Ma , CEENRG Researcher and PhD Candidate in the Department of Land Economy, has received the Vice Chancellor's Social Impact Award for Sustainability for her extraordinary contributions to food sustainability programmes at the University of Cambridge.

CCI Conservation Seminars - Michaelmas Term series

16 July 2024

Michaelmas Term programme now available. Check back soon on our events page for details of individual seminars.

No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies

2 July 2024

No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies A new legal requirement in the UK's Environment Act mandates that planning applications must demonstrate a biodiversity net gain of at least 10% starting in 2024, using a new statutory biodiversity metric. Researchers at the...

Spix's Red-handed Howler Monkeys (Alouatta discolor) in the Tapajós National Forest, many endemic species are now living in ecosystems with novel temperature regimes

David P. Edwards & Gianluca R. Cerullo have just published an essay in Current Biology Magazine

4 June 2024

Novel temperatures are already widespread beneath the world’s tropical forest canopies Assumptions that tropical forest canopies protect from the effects of climate change are unfounded, say researchers

CCI Conservation Seminars - Lent Term series UPDATED

14 February 2024

Updated Lent Term programme is available. Check the Events page of the CRI website for details of individual seminars.

Person's hands prying open wet wood to show 'Naked clams' inside the structure

Innovative aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood

29 November 2023

Researchers hoping to rebrand a marine pest as a nutritious food have developed the world’s first system of farming shipworms, which they have renamed ‘Naked Clams’. Naked Clams, the world’s fastest-growing bivalve, which reach 30cm in just six months by converting waste wood into protein. Researchers found these clams...

A recent study in Ecology & Evolution suggests butterflies are most vulnerable to climate change during their larval stage

1 November 2023

A new study by member of the Insect Ecology Group and published in Ecology & Evolution has found that butterflies may be most vulnerable to climate change as larvae. Insects are vulnerable to climate change, as they rely on their environment to regulate their body temperature. Insects also play a vital role in many different ecosystem services, many of which are relevant to human society, such as pollinating our crops.

Thousands of birds and fish threatened by mining for clean energy transition

Bill Sutherland Winner of the 2024 International Cosmos Prize

Delivering the effectiveness revolution in conservation: lessons from organisations, policy makers and funders

CEENRG researcher receives the Vice Chancellor’s Social Impact Award

CCI Conservation Seminars - Michaelmas Term series

No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies

David P. Edwards & Gianluca R. Cerullo have just published an essay in Current Biology Magazine

CCI Conservation Seminars - Lent Term series UPDATED

Innovative aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood

A recent study in Ecology & Evolution suggests butterflies are most vulnerable to climate change during their larval stage

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