A new book by a Cambridge professor offers an alternative to the narratives of nature’s annihilation, by shining a light on conservation success stories that otherwise get lost in the deluge of dire warnings.
A new study published in Conservation Letters aims to measure whether parks and reserves in the tropics succeed in protecting forests.
Over the past few years, the genre of ‘nature writing’ has seen a new sense of urgency, fostered by a growing awareness of a natural world under pressure. Dr Robert Macfarlane, from the Faculty of English, believes that writers have played, and continue to play, a central role in conservation by engaging our hearts and our minds.
A new study reveals how the gathering together of conservation organisations in one location – a ‘conservation cluster’ – can work best to reap global rewards.
An innovative horizon-scanning exercise, which has just delivered its latest report, highlights emerging topics of relevance to the world’s natural environment and the diversity of its species.
A new study of tropical forests will provide a 50,000-year perspective on how animal biodiversity has changed, explored through an archaeological investigation of animal bones.
Conservation scientists working in partnership with practitioners and policy makers are building practical tools for real-world conservation.
Joy Juma, from Kenya, is among the first early-career conservation practitioners to take an innovative Masters programme at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge.
Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ glaciologist Professor Julian Dowdeswell has spent three years of his life in the polar regions.
Cambridge Conservation Initiative’s (CCI), inaugural symposium, held on Wednesday, focused on how to conserve natural capital and the future of biodiversity.
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