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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...

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...

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...

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...