Topic description and stories

Herd of European bison in the snow

Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink

18 Mar 2025

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation...

Read more
Adult pheasant in grass

Pledge to phase out toxic lead ammunition in UK hunting by 2025 has failed

06 Mar 2025

A voluntary pledge made by UK shooting organisations in 2020 to replace lead shot with non-toxic alternatives by 2025 has failed, analysis by...

Read more
Bird on a wire on a solar farm

Birdlife soars on nature-friendly solar farms

13 Feb 2025

Birds across Eastern England's arable landscapes are thriving on solar farms managed with nature in mind.

Read more

Researchers celebrated at the Cambridge Awards for Research Impact and Engagement

04 Feb 2025

From helping to inoculate the public against misinformation to tackling air pollution in rapidly urbanising African cities, researchers from across...

Read more
Dr Okello (far right) and colleagues at the Clean Air Forum 2024 in Lagos.

Early Career Researcher 2024

03 Feb 2025

The Early Career Researcher winner for 2024 is Dr Gabriel Okello, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, School of Technology, Murray...

Read more
Snake.

Snakes in potted olive trees ‘tip of the iceberg’ of ornamental plant trade hazards

17 Jan 2025

Invasive pests are slipping unnoticed into northern Europe in huge shipments of cut flowers and potted plants, say researchers, with potential to...

Read more
A wind farm in winter.

UK budget rules hand green economy to China

24 Oct 2024

A new report by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) argues the UK government...

Read more
Planet earth

Cambridge is forging a future for our planet

21 Oct 2024

Find out how Cambridge's pioneering research in climate and nature is regenerating nature, rewiring energy, rethinking transport and redefining...

Read more
Bhaskar Vira.

Changemakers: Bhaskar Vira, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Environmental Sustainability

21 Oct 2024

Economist, researcher and educator, Bhaskar Vira is keeping faith with a life-long love for the natural world and a determination to tackle the...

Read more
Rachael Garrett

Changemakers: Rachael Garrett and the Conservation Research Institute

21 Oct 2024

Meet Rachael Garrett: land scientist, forest wanderer and Director of the Conservation Research Institute.

Read more
Melissa Leach

Changemakers: Melissa Leach and Cambridge Conservation Initiative

21 Oct 2024

Meet the new leader of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, Professor Melissa Leach CBE.

Read more
Lindsay Hooper

Changemakers: Lindsay Hooper and the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

21 Oct 2024

Lindsay Hooper wants to rewrite the rules of the global economy. She leads the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership: a global network of...

Read more

Pages