Lack of evidence hampers progress on corporate-led ecosystem restoration
08 September 2023A near total lack of transparency is making it impossible to assess the quality of corporate-led ecosystem restoration projects, a new study finds.
Cambridge researchers lead policy briefing on Nature-based Solutions for the climate and biodiversity crises
30 April 2021As societies face the triple challenge of avoiding the worst effects of climate change, protecting remaining biodiversity and improving human wellbeing, there are calls to end siloed thinking and design solutions that address these problems simultaneously.
Ecosystems Overload
10 December 2019We are laying waste to the biosphere. If we're serious about saving millions of species, then it's our own that must change how it thinks about, lives off and values the planet it inhabits.
Illuminating the hidden kingdom of the truffle
12 February 2018Truffles are one of the world’s most expensive ingredients, and also one of the most mysterious. Now, with the help of a 170-year-old ‘living laboratory’, and a dog called Lucy, researchers hope to unearth new understanding of the secret life of these underground delicacies.
Birds learn from each other’s ‘disgust’, enabling insects to evolve bright colours
18 December 2017A new study of TV-watching great tits reveals how they learn through observation. Social interactions within a predator species can have “evolutionary consequences” for potential prey – such as the conspicuous warning colours of insects like ladybirds.
Biggest library of bat sounds compiled to track biodiversity
14 April 2016Researchers have compiled the largest known library of bat calls to identify and conserve rare species in Mexico – a country which is home to many of the world’s bats and has one of the highest rates of species extinction and habitat loss.
What's the point of midges - and how do you stop them biting?
26 August 2015The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, M is for Midge as we talk to eminent ecologist Dr Henry Disney about his lifelong interest in Diptera.
Does it help conservation to put a price on nature?
30 October 2014Assigning an economic value to the benefits which nature provides might not always promote the conservation of biodiversity, and in some cases may lead to species loss and conflict, argues a University of Cambridge researcher.
Putting a value on what nature does for us
11 September 2014Interactive 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.
Cambridge to develop new Conservation Research Institute
20 September 2013The development of a new Conservation Research Institute will be the latest addition to a flourishing conservation community in Cambridge.
