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Shedding light on forests

21 May 2013

By using advanced imaging technology, scientists are able to map on an unprecedentedly large scale – and in remarkably accurate detail - what is...

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Forest clearing along roads in the southern Brazilian Amazon (in Rondônia)

Roads could help rather than harm the environment

20 Mar 2013

Many roads are causing irreparable damage to nature but properly planned roads could actually help the environment

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Ceaseless traffic

Keep on trucking

15 Feb 2013

Whether it’s a bag of oranges or a tank full of petrol, the commodities we rely on will have come down the motorway in a fleet of lorries...

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Amazon rainforest

Leading the battle to protect the Amazon

09 Jan 2013

A graduate of Cambridge’s fledgling MPhil in Conservation Leadership returned last month to speak to current students about his vital work to protect...

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Coconut

Top conservation issues to look out for in 2013

06 Dec 2012

Researchers have identified 15 issues that could affect the diversity of life on Earth in 2013.

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White-shouldered Ibis

Investing to save nature

11 Oct 2012

New study costs out key conservation targets.

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Energy city

Cambridge Ideas - The future of energy?

30 Jul 2012

Today, we consume a truly vast amount of energy - with demand continuing to skyrocket at an alarming rate.

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Robert Macfarlane on Orford Ness in Suffolk

Weather-washed, tide-turned

14 Jul 2012

When Cambridge academic and writer Dr Robert Macfarlane was asked to write a libretto for a performance celebrating the extraordinary landscape of...

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Thermal image of two people standing outside a building. The study found that in many European countries, including the UK, predicted energy usage in homes bears little resemblance to the amount used in practice.

The prebound effect

03 Jul 2012

Many homes with poor energy efficiency are actually consuming far less energy than predicted, new research has found. The study has implications for...

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Seahorse

Seahorses and the "onion world"

24 May 2012

Dr Amanda Vincent – one of the world’s leading experts on seahorses and their relatives – is spending a year at Cambridge’s Department of Geography...

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rainforest canopy

Assessing protected area effectiveness

30 Mar 2012

A new study published in Conservation Letters aims to measure whether parks and reserves in the tropics succeed in protecting forests.

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recycling

Delivering a good plug for recycling

15 Mar 2012

Businesses, residents and organisations in Cambridge are being urged to recycle their broken electronics at a three-day event being held at...

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