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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 Garrett.https://www.cam.ac.uk/…

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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 achievements in the fields of mar…

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 saw it he was shocked.“The…

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 Appointment, made by De…

Celebrating the achievements of our alumni on International Women’s DayThe University of Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership alumni network (UCCLAN) comprises 220 individuals from 89 countries. The Masters programme equips its graduates with the tools needed to be the next generation of conservation leaders, and 60% of its incredible alumn…

Could a new theory of the Universe be Stephen Hawking’s biggest legacy? How has popular music addressed political conflict? Are the big tech firms the new colonialists? And is the education system making the crisis in mental health in young women and girls worse?These are a few of the questions set to be addressed during one of the largest festival…

Undernourished coastal communities in the tropics - where children’s growth can be stunted by a lack of micronutrients – can get the vitamins and minerals they need from sustainable small-scale octopus fisheries, say researchers. Research led by Cambridge scientists, including the CRI's Dr David Willer, Prof. David Aldridge and Dr Kate Kincaid, and…

Climate warming has long been known to cause glaciers to melt and ‘retreat’ up the mountain to higher altitudes, leaving land that had been under ice for many millenia suddenly exposed to the air. The fate of this land varies – in many cases natural vegetation moves in, but in others local people cultivate the exposed land. In the Himalaya, the rat…

An excellent series of talks and a post-COP15 panel discussion is lined up for this term. See the poster for details.All talks are in the DAB Main Seminar Room at 4 pm on Wednesdays, followed by drinks in the Common Room. NOTE that TODAY'S SEMINAR is on a MONDAY.The poster gives you the details so far. Save the dates. More details will be available…

Zoology's Dr Andrew Bladon has worked with RSPB conservation scientists to explore how much bird-friendly agri-environment management is needed to stabilise or reverse farmland bird declines. Agricultural intensification is a major driver of global biodiversity decline. In Europe, farmers are financially incentivised to create wildlife friendly hab…

A new conservation guide launched to protect European seabirds at risk from climate change, by the CRI's Silviu Petrovan, Bill Sutherland and Nigel Taylor, in collaboration with the ZSL (The Zoological Society of London). This is a first-of-its-kind conservation guide to protecting the 47 species that breed along the Atlantic coastline; offering ho…

Study of farmer preferences shows that turning whole areas of farmland into habitats comes with half the price tag of integrating nature into productive farmland, if biodiversity and carbon targets are to be met. Incentivising farmers to restore some land as habitats for nature could deliver UK climate and biodiversity targets at half the taxpayer …

Brett Wilson's love of wild tulips has taken him to some of the most spectacular places in Central Asia, where he discovered a new species in Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan. His work has helped to uncover the plight of 53 tulips which have been added to the 'Red List' of threatened species.The tulip hunter of Toktogul (cam.ac.uk)

We are delighted to share our newly released open access book: Transforming Conservation: A practical Guide to Evidence and Decision Making, Edited by William SutherlandDownload for free: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0321Find out more here:Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js9liVXdh20Blog: https://conservationevidencebl…