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Minecraft tree “probably” the tallest tree in the Tropics

08 Jun 2016

A tree the height of 20 London double-decker buses has been discovered in Malaysia by conservation scientists monitoring the impact of human activity...

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From the Mayans to the moors: a new film series shows biodiversity conservation in a new light

14 Apr 2016

From the plight of the Ethiopian Bush Crow, to representation of nature in Winnie the Pooh, to the extinction of ancient Latin American languages...

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Lion Cub with Mother in the Serengeti

Global carnivore conservation at risk

06 Apr 2016

Shrinking habitat, increased conflict projected in regions critical to survival of threatened apex predators.

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Carpenter bee (Xylocopa flavorufa) visiting coffee flower (Coffea arabica)

Pollinator species vital to our food supply are under threat, warn experts

26 Feb 2016

A new report from experts and Government around the world addresses threats to animal pollinators such as bees, birds and bats that are vital to more...

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How 'more food per field' could help save our wild spaces

28 Jan 2016

Increased farm yields could help to spare land from agriculture for natural habitats that benefit wildlife and store greenhouse gases, but only if...

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Lion waiting in Namibia

Banning trophy hunting could do more harm than good

11 Jan 2016

Trophy hunting shouldn’t be banned, but instead it should be better regulated to ensure funds generated from permits are invested back into local...

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Rural Landscape near Fife

Boosting farm yields to restore habitats could create greenhouse gas ‘sink’

04 Jan 2016

New study using UK data is first to show that raising farm yields and allowing ‘spared’ land to be reclaimed for woodlands and wetlands could offset...

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Silver Lake, Wasatch watershed, Utah

Opinion: Paying people to stay away is not always the best way to protect watersheds

24 Dec 2015

Libby Blanchard and Bhaskar Vira from Cambridge's Department of Geography argue that we need to consider alternative approaches in order to protect...

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Fall in the Wasatch Mountains

Alternative ways of protecting urban water supplies must be considered in light of worsening droughts in the US, study claims

04 Dec 2015

Alternative models of watershed protection that balance recreational use and land conservation must no longer be ignored to preserve water supplies...

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Rougier Gabon

‘Traditional authority’ linked to rates of deforestation in Africa

24 Nov 2015

New analysis reveals a strong correlation between precolonial institutions in Africa and current levels of deforestation. Researchers suggest that...

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How yaks and humans have lived in partnership for centuries

18 Nov 2015

The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge’s connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, Y is for Yak...

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Experts Only

Using experts ‘inexpertly’ leads to policy failure, warn researchers

14 Oct 2015

Evidence shows that experts are frequently fallible, say leading risk researchers, and policy makers should not act on expert advice without using...

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