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Photo of Sir David Attenborough on a visit to Cambridge Conservation Research Initiative

Sir David Attenborough's 'joy' on visit to Cambridge Conservation Initiative

27 September 2024

Sir David Attenborough spoke of how he feels during visits to the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) when he stopped by the CCI conservation campus at the University of Cambridge this week.

At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on land currently contain human developments

23 March 2023

At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure − of which more than 75% contain roads. In the future, more sites that are important for biodiversity could contain powerplants, mines and oil and gas infrastructure

Climate change threat to seabirds must be properly considered for their conservation to be effective

09 March 2022

A new study shows how knowledge of climate change threats could be better connected with conservation efforts to help protect seabirds and other at-risk species.

These birds will soon go extinct. But their disappearance need not be in vain.

19 May 2021

The White-tailed Swallow and Ethiopian Bush-crow are living in ‘climatic lifeboats’ with their tiny ranges restricted on all sides by temperature and rainfall patterns. Even under moderate climate warming, models predict a severe loss of suitable climate for these birds within the next 50 years - dramatically heightening their risk of extinction.

Online resource to support the work of biodiversity conservation organisations

01 October 2014

A free online resource, launched today (1 October), will help conservation organisations share expertise and tools, aiding them in addressing some of the planet’s most challenging conservation issues.

West Summerland Key Mangrove Ecosystem, Florida Keys

Putting a value on what nature does for us

11 September 2014

Interactive online tool allows the value of an ecosystem to be calculated, and allows users to determine how altering a habitat can affect its economic, social and environmental worth.

Saltmarshes starting to be inundated by the tide at Abbots Hall, Cumbria, UK

Climate change: can nature help us?

08 May 2013

Hard-engineered sea walls have a limited life span. Could saltmarshes and mangroves offer a different approach to buffering against storm surges and coastal erosion?

Research, policy, practice: conservation in the round

07 February 2012

Conservation scientists working in partnership with practitioners and policy makers are building practical tools for real-world conservation.

Canopy commerce: forest conservation and poverty alleviation

03 February 2012

Innovative approaches for protecting the future of Sierra Leone’s Gola Forest – globally important for its biodiversity and its carbon reserves – are being developed by a collaboration of conservation agencies and University of Cambridge researchers.

Biodiversity conservation for life

01 February 2012

This month, the University of Cambridge will be profiling research that addresses biodiversity conservation. To begin, Dr Mike Rands, Executive Director of Cambridge Conservation Initiative, explains how a partnership of researchers, world-leading conservation practitioners and policy experts has a crucial role to play in this 21st-century challenge.

Articles about 'BirdLife International'

Sir David Attenborough's 'joy' on visit to Cambridge Conservation Initiative

At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on land currently contain human developments

Climate change threat to seabirds must be properly considered for their conservation to be effective

These birds will soon go extinct. But their disappearance need not be in vain.

Online resource to support the work of biodiversity conservation organisations

Putting a value on what nature does for us

Climate change: can nature help us?

Research, policy, practice: conservation in the round

Canopy commerce: forest conservation and poverty alleviation

Biodiversity conservation for life

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