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# Cambridge Conservation Initiative

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## Posts
- [Who, What, Where? Find CCI Partners at CBD COP 17](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/who-what-where-cop17/): Partners will be bringing decades of science, policy expertise, and conservation experience, as well as raising the profile of specific objectives such as the vital role of rangers, the need for urgent action in stopping invasive species, and why the voices of local people must be amplified.
- [From commitments to action: Looking ahead to the 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 17) ](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/from-commitments-to-action-looking-ahead-to-the-2026-un-biodiversity-conference-cbd-cop-17/): Held on 1 October at the David Attenborough Building and online, CCI In Conversation: What to Expect at CBD COP17 explored how global biodiversity commitments can be translated into action, from strengthening national monitoring systems to mobilising finance and supporting inclusive conservation.
- [Restoration works: seven years of nature recovery in Europe ](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/restoration-works-seven-years-of-nature-recovery-in-europe/): In 2018, the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme was established to help reverse these trends. From the outset, it was built around an ambitious approach: restoring ecosystems across whole landscapes and seascapes, grounded in science and shaped in partnership with the people who depend on them. 
- [Twelve new projects funded through CCI’s Collaborative Fund for Conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/new-projects-funded-collaborative-fund/): These projects are the latest tranche to receive support through the Collaborative Fund. Launched in 2009, the fund was established to overcome a significant barrier to cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary working, namely the lack of accessible funding to initiate such collaborations. Since the fund’s inception it has supported 76 projects, dispensing over £4 million and catalysing some of CCI’s most influential collaborations.
- [A Decade of Bold Collaboration](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/a-decade-of-bold-collaboration-celebrating-10-years-of-cci-at-the-david-attenborough-building/): Opening the event, Executive Director Melissa Leach warmly welcomed guests, reflecting on CCI’s unique partnership between ten leading conservation organisations and the University of Cambridge. Together, she emphasised, they are tackling some of the most pressing challenges facing the planet, “offering hope and making it real at a time when those challenges are great indeed.” 
- [A Week of Celebration: Honouring Sir David Attenborough’s Centenary ](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/a-week-of-celebration-honouring-sir-david-attenboroughs-centenary/): The week’s celebrations, coordinated primarily by Leonie Foster, CCI's Head of Strategy and Special Programmes, began on Wednesday with a rich programme of activities centred on community engagement and shared vision. 
- [CCI Fosters Deepened Collaboration with New Restoration Dialogues Series](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-fosters-deepened-collaboration-with-new-restoration-dialogues-series/): The Restoration Dialogues series, which brings together leading experts in nature conservation, launched last month with its first dialogue: ‘Restoration, the Arts and Resilience’.
- [Collaboration Develops Principles to Guide Inclusive Nature Action](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/collaboration-develops-principles-to-guide-inclusive-nature-action/): Eight principles for inclusive nature action have been developed in consultation with multiple conservation partners, including government and civil society leaders from around the world, Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) members Fauna and Flora, and Executive Director of CCI Melissa Leach.
- [Sir Partha Dasgupta joins CCI for Fireside Chat on Rethinking the Value of Nature](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/sir-partha-dasgupta-joins-cci-for-fireside-chat-on-rethinking-the-value-of-nature/): On 28 July, the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) hosted a special fireside chat with renowned Sir Partha Dasgupta, following the recent release of his latest book On Natural Capital: The Value of the World Around Us. The event invited attendees to explore how economic thinking intersects with biodiversity conservation, ethics, and the challenge of defining values in a changing world. The session was moderated by Professor Bhaskar Vira, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Environmental Sustainability, and Professor of Political Economy at the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge, and organised by students from the University of Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership programme. Sir Partha shared insights on the limitations of traditional economic models in capturing the true value of biodiversity and ecosystems. The result was a compelling conversation shaped by the theme "The Price for Everything, the Value of Nothing", which explored how economic frameworks can overlook nature's complexity. He emphasised the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to reshape how nature is accounted for in decision-making.
- [CCI Partners Celebrate New UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sites](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-partners-celebrate-new-unesco-natural-world-heritage-sites/): During the 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held this month in Paris, France, UNESCO announced the inscription of 26 new sites to the World Heritage List for 2025. These include: 21 cultural sites, four natural sites and one mixed site.
- [CCI hosts Executive MBA students from the Cambridge Judge Business School](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-hosts-executive-mba-students-from-the-cambridge-judge-business-school/): The CCI Executive Director's Office was delighted to welcome students from the current Executive MBA programmes at Cambridge Judge Business School to the David Attenborough Building on 12 July.
- [Where can collaboration between CCI partners add most value to global restoration efforts?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/where-can-collaboration-between-cci-partners-add-most-value-to-global-restoration-efforts-opportunity-to-work-with-cci/): The restoration of ecosystems is seen as essential to avert the linked biodiversity and climate crises. The importance of ecosystem restoration is reflected in international policy, with Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) focusing on restoring 30% of all degraded ecosystems by 2030.
- [Women Leading the Way in Nature Conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/women-leading-the-way-in-nature-conservation/): Among these women – activists, mothers, and educators – each is a leader. With a Master’s in Conservation Leadership, they apply their unique skills and knowledge to protect and restore nature while empowering their local communities.
- [Exploring Nature and Rights: Personal Reflections from a Mini-Festival of Ideas](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/exploring-nature-and-rights-personal-reflections-from-a-mini-festival-of-ideas/): On Thursday, 20th February, Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) helped to convene and participate in an engaging afternoon and evening of discussions on Nature and Rights, exploring the question: What legal frameworks and practices are needed to protect all life on Earth?
- [Seven Landmark Seascape Restoration Projects Set to Transform European Waters](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/seven-landmark-seascape-restoration-projects-set-to-transform-european-waters/): CCI’s Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme is awarding US$25 million in grants to support seven large-scale initiatives focused on restoring Europe’s critical marine and coastal ecosystems. These projects will collectively cover nearly 3 million hectares - an area roughly the size of Belgium – working to reverse habitat degradation, improve ecological connectivity, and enhance protections for Europe’s most vital seascapes. 
- [Collaboration Across Conventions for Climate & Nature](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/collaboration-across-conventions-to-combat-climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss/): The next few years offer a crucial opportunity to shape a healthier planet. With just five years remaining until the 2030 deadline for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it’s clear that global political ambitions must grow to meet the environmental challenges we face.
- [Restoring the World’s Wetlands](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/restoring-the-worlds-wetlands/): Wetlands provide us with so much – clean water, food, and climate resilience, to name a few. This World Wetlands Day, we’re highlighting how the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) partnership is giving back to wetlands worldwide, ensuring a future for these vital ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.
- [Rewilding the Future: Insights from Citizen Zoo’s Conference](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/rewilding-the-future-insights-from-citizen-zoos-conference/): Last week, Cambridge buzzed with optimism as Citizen Zoo’s 'Rewilding the Future' conference offered a refreshing dose of hope for biodiversity.
- [Celebrating Bill Adams’ Contributions to Conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/celebrating-bill-adams-contributions-to-conservation/): Bill Adams, Senior Editor of Oryx and former Moran Professor of Conservation and Development at the University of Cambridge, has made a profound and lasting impact on CCI and the global conservation community.
- [Delivering Effective Management for Invasive Alien Species with a Knowledge Sharing Platform](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/delivering-effective-management-for-invasive-alien-species-with-a-knowledge-sharing-platform/): Alien species are organisms that humans have introduced to new areas where they wouldn’t naturally be found. Some of these become established, they spread, and start disrupting local ecosystems and wildlife: these are known as invasive alien species or IAS.
- [André Hoffmann in Conversation: The New Nature of Business](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/andre-hoffmann-in-conversation-the-new-nature-of-business/): On Tuesday, 26th November, renowned Swiss business leader, environmentalist, and member of the CCI Advisory Board, André Hoffmann, along with journalist Peter Vanham, joined CCI partners to discuss their new book, The New Nature of Business.
- [Food, Agriculture and Biodiversity: hopeful agendas at CCI](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/food-agriculture-and-biodiversity-hopeful-agendas-at-cci/): The twin challenges of providing food security for people and conserving and restoring biodiversity are amongst the most pressing of our era, intensified by climate change. There is wide recognition that current food systems dominated by industrial agriculture are unsustainable and inequitable, yet these are often locked-in by powerful political-economic interests, including those of highly concentrated corporate agri-food and fossil fuel industries.
- [COP16 Debrief: Reflections and the Path Forward for Biodiversity](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cop16-debrief-reflections-and-the-path-forward-for-biodiversity/): After reflecting on the outcomes of CBD COP16, CCI gathered its community Wednesday afternoon to discuss key decisions, address unanswered questions, and start planning the post-COP roadmap for achieving biodiversity targets. 
- [CCI Champions Nature’s Voice at COP29](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-champions-natures-voice-at-cop29/): The 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference is currently taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22. The goal is to make substantial progress toward climate targets and develop policies to tackle the crisis. Biodiversity organisations play a crucial role at COP29, as nature and climate are deeply interconnected. Nature offers powerful solutions to the climate challenge, provided we make informed decisions. For instance, mangroves store carbon and act as natural barriers, protecting coastal communities from extreme weather events. However, when mangroves are destroyed, carbon is released into the atmosphere, and vital marine habitats are lost. At the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI), our collective efforts are focused on finding effective ways to address both biodiversity and climate crises, steering the way toward a thriving planet.
- [What can AI-enabled skeletons teach us about nature conservation?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/what-can-ai-enabled-skeletons-teach-us-about-nature-conservation/): As the autumn leaves fall, a unique opportunity awaits visitors at the University of Cambridge’s Museum of Zoology.
- [Altyn Dala Wins Earthshot Prize for Nature Restoration in Kazakhstan](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/altyn-dala-wins-earthshot-prize-for-conservation-in-kazakhstan/): The Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative, a collaboration involving a number of CCI’s partners, has won the Earthshot Prize 2024 for its remarkable work in restoring Kazakhstan’s steppe ecosystem and bringing the endangered Saiga Antelope back from the brink of extinction.
- [Hope and determination for nature](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/hope-and-determination-for-nature/): As government ministers engage in tense final negotiations at the bustling COP16 Global Biodiversity summit in a warm and showery Cali Colombia, the latest news from the natural world is that more than a third of tree species face extinction in the wild, and that environmentally harmful subsidies in agriculture have reached $65 billion a year, directly responsible for 14 percent of deforestation.
- [Solent Seascape Artist Residency: A Celebration of Nature Restoration with Local Communities](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/solent-seascape-artist-residency-a-celebration-of-nature-restoration-with-local-communities/): The artist residency can be for a term of up to eight months, starting in February/March 2025 until early 2026.
- [Contributions to CBD COP16](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/contributions-to-cbd-cop16/): The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) unites ten of world’s leading biodiversity conservation organisations, alongside their global and UK networks, with the University of Cambridge. 
- [CCI and CISL Host Industry Leaders’ Panel Ahead of CBD COP16](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-and-cisl-host-industry-leaders-panel-ahead-of-cbd-cop16/): As the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) approaches, CCI and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) co-hosted a panel discussion yesterday featuring key industry leaders.
- [The Endangered Landscapes and Seascapes Programme launches call for Landscape Restoration Grant applications](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/the-endangered-landscapes-and-seascapes-programme-launches-call-for-landscape-restoration-grant-applications/): The Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme has announced its next call for landscape restoration grants.
- [‘An undercurrent of joy’ Sir David’s response to visiting CCI Conservation Campus](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/sir-davids-visits-cci/): CCI was honoured this week to receive a visit from its honorary patron, the much-loved, national hero Sir David Attenborough.
- [Prestigious recognition from the Earthshot Prize 2024 for Altyn Dala collaboration](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/prestigious-recognition-from-the-earthshot-prize-2024-for-altyn-dala-collaboration/): The Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative in Kazakhstan has today been named as a finalist for His Royal Highness Prince William’s Earthshot Prize 2024.
- [Nature positive: a game changer for economies and societies, but only if we get it right](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/nature-positive-a-game-changer-for-economies-and-societies-but-only-if-we-get-it-right/): CCI sits on Union Bancaire Privée's (UBP) Biodiversity Committee and the voice of its member organisations is integral to the Committee’s corporate engagement on nature and biodiversity.
- [DAB delights local community](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/dab-delights-local-community/): This weekend, we had the great honour of welcoming curious locals to come and look around the David Attenborough Building (DAB) as part of the Open Cambridge festival, run annually by the University. As well as seeing our enormous green wall and secret courtyards, our guests learnt all about the history of new museums site, the sustainable design of the building, the buildings artwork and the vital work being carried out by the CCI partners in the building.
- [‘England’s Green’ poet enraptures audience at Rialto winners event](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/englands-green-poet-enraptures-audience-at-rialto-winners-event/): Many thanks to everyone who joined us for our Rialto Nature and Place Competition winners event last month. There was a great turn out with all enjoying a special reading from this year’s judge, acclaimed poet, Zaffar Kunial.
- [Meet ‘Terra’, the AI aiming to map terrestrial life on the planet](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/meet-terra-the-ai-aiming-to-map-terrestrial-life-on-the-planet/): We’ve all read the urban myths about how evil Artificially Intelligent robots are going to take over the world. Now meet ‘Terra’ – an AI that researchers hope will help us save the planet by mapping the terrestrial life on it. 
- [Applications Open for Masters in Conservation Leadership 2025](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/applications-open-for-masters-in-conservation-leadership-2025/): The University of Cambridge Department of Geography, in collaboration with the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI), announces that applications are now open for the Masters in Conservation Leadership, with entry in October 2025.
- [Planting the seeds of change: A community effort to restore the Solent’s seagrass](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/planting-the-seeds-of-change-a-community-effort-to-restore-the-solents-seagrass/): As part of the Solent Seascape Project (delivered by CCI’s Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme) the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and Project Seagrass are partnering to restore a combined total of seven hectares of seagrass beds. Seagrass meadows in the Solent are internationally important habitats – serving as crucial nursery and spawning grounds for commercially important fish species such as plaice, pollock, cod, and sea bass. Seagrasses also play a vital role in coastal protection and the fight against climate change, storing carbon and reducing coastal erosion. Iona Haines from the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme speaks to Ellie Parker, Marine Officer on the Solent Seascape Project to find out more about seagrass restoration and the Seagrass Champions – a network of volunteers crucial to the project’s success.
- [A new way of thinking about the economy could help protect the Amazon, and help its people thrive](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/a-new-way-of-thinking-about-the-economy-could-help-protect-the-amazon-and-help-its-people-thrive/): To protect the Amazon and support the wellbeing of its people, its economy needs to shift from environmentally harmful production to a model built around the diversity of indigenous and rural communities, and standing forests.
- [Prof Bill Sutherland awarded 2024 International Cosmos Prize](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/prof-bill-sutherland-awarded-2024-international-cosmos-prize/): We are delighted to share that Prof Bill Sutherland, former CCI council member and an active member of the CCI community, has been awarded the 2024 International Cosmos Prize.
- [New Government, new opportunities to secure restoration of nature](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/new-government-new-opportunities-to-secure-restoration-of-nature/): Cambridge Conservation Initiative stands ready to assist the new Government with advice and evidence to inform the nature restoration and climate response agendas both nationally and internationally.
- [The Rialto Nature and Place Competition winners event with Zaffar Kunial](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/the-rialto-nature-and-place-competition-winners-event-with-zaffar-kunial/): Join us for an evening of poetry featuring The Rialto Nature and Place Competition winners reading their prize winning poems and a headline reading from this year’s judge, Zaffar Kunial at Cambridge Conservation Initiative.
- [Connecting people and places: The power of art in environmental storytelling](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/connecting-people-and-places-the-power-of-art-in-environmental-storytelling/): “As artists we have the power to engage people and to inspire and create a sense of hope especially during the climate crisis,” says Nico de Transilvania, a Romanian musician collaborating with Carpathian village communities to explore the connection between biodiversity and local foundations, and a member of our Artist Residencies programme. “Being able to tell the story of the landscape, which is what I think I’ve done in the Carpathian Mountains, is a really important message because people don’t really understand a lot of the time what is going on there, and they don’t get to see the people who live in these landscapes or hear their stories. They are the guardians of these forests, and of these landscapes, and they really understand better than anyone what it means to live there.” 
- [Vacancy: CCI Strategy & Special Programmes Manager](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/vacancy-cci-strategy-special-programmes-manager/): The CCI Strategy and Special Programmes Manager leads the development, and ultimately the launch of, a global, multi-million dollar project. This will be a public-facing programme that is delivered through significant partnerships both across the University and externally. In addition, the role leads the implementation of CCI Council’s direction on the CCI Strategy 2021–2030 alongside the CCI Executive Director.
- [From degradation to restoration: Measuring six years of progress](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/from-degradation-to-restoration-measuring-six-years-of-progress/): CCI’s Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme has released in-depth monitoring data from six years of large-scale restoration across Europe, now accessible through our new Measuring Impact Hub. Iona Haines interviews the team behind the Hub to find out why data and transparency are so important to restoration.
- [The David Attenborough Building swifts are back again](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/the-david-attenborough-building-swifts-are-back-again/): Our favourite summer guests have returned again earlier this month from their long trip south!
- [CCI Collaborative Fund paper in top 10 most-cited](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-collaborative-fund-paper-in-top-10-most-cited/): We are delighted to have learnt that a paper resulting from a CCI Collaborative Fund for Conservation project that was published by the leading journal Conservation Biology has recently been announced to be one of the top 10 most-cited papers published by that journal during 2022-2023. ‘A quantitative global review of species population monitoring’ led by Caroline Moussy has been cited  35 times since its publication two years ago. Citations indicate that the work is extremely relevant and useful to others working in the field. Furthermore, data collected in this project have been proposed by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to be used as a baseline from which to monitor progress towards the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
- [Collaborative Fund project kickstarts fresh era in fishing policy](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/collaborative-fund-project-kickstarts-fresh-era-in-fishing-policy/): A new and much-needed working definition of 'destructive fishing' has successfully been drafted following a rigorous consultation process involving 80 fisheries experts from over 30 countries.
- [Climbing mountains and breaking down doors](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/climbing-mountains-and-breaking-down-doors/): Six months into my Turner Fellowship and the shape of the mountain range I am trying to climb is becoming clearer, even if I am still only in the foothills. My goal is to understand and recount the stories of what has worked in tropical forest protection in the last thirty years, and to try to work out why they were successful, looking through the lenses of five countries – two forest giants, Indonesia, and Brazil, and three highly biodiverse and distinct minnows – Ecuador, Gabon and Liberia. So far, I have talked to around forty people, from NGOs and indigenous organisations, academia and research institutions, using formal interviews and informal chats. Here are some of the insights I have valued so far:
- [CCI Knowledge-Exchange Student Esme Ashe-Jepson shares how a unique collaboration helped her create impact for nature that can be seen from space](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-knowledge-exchange-student-esme-ashe-jepson-shares-how-a-unique-collaboration-helped-her-create-impact-for-nature-that-can-be-seen-from-space/): My studentship has recently come to an end, I handed in my final corrected thesis a few weeks ago. It was a surreal feeling, holding a book with your name on it, containing all the knowledge you have gained over the last four years. A part of me is sad to be finishing, the last four years are filled with memories I will cherish. Long summers spent wading through wildflower meadows, searching for butterflies and caterpillars, many of which few people have ever had the pleasure of finding. Daily picnics among the flowers, the sun on my back. Bringing the whole lab out to do a night survey, looking for rare caterpillars that only come out at night in a field scattered with shining glow-worms, celebrating every find. Getting to know the curious local people and their dogs that wandered past as I was surveying. The number of times I was told by passers-by, ‘if I could do it all again, that is what I’d want to do’. Learning and laughing with my collaborators and colleagues. The experience itself has been wonderful, and altogether we have found some fascinating and unexpected results that can help inform how we manage our nature reserves so that they remain valuable under future climate change. My focus has been on caterpillars, a group so often only thought of as a pest, as a boring but necessary by-product of the more beautiful adult butterfly. My research however has shown how they have unique and interesting behaviours and adaptations, but are also so incredibly vulnerable to change, in need of our protection, and we have so much still left to learn about them. None of this would have been possible without the support of my studentship.
- [Professor Melissa Leach CBE appointed CCI Executive Director](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/professor-melissa-leach-appointed-cci-executive-director/): We are delighted to announce that Professor Melissa Leach has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI).
- [Latest Collaborative Fund for Conservation projects announced](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/collaborative-fund-for-conservation-projects-announced/): CCI is delighted to be able to announce the new set of projects selected to receive funding through the CCI Collaborative Fund following a call for applications at the end of 2023. Delivered by collaborations between CCI partners and other relevant bodies, these projects strive to have a positive impact on biodiversity while fostering close working relationships between CCI partners.
- [Open Call: Expressions of Interest for Seascape Restoration Grants](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/open-call-expressions-of-interest-for-seascape-restoration-grants/): The Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme has opened a call for expressions of interest (EoI) for Seascape Restoration Grants within European regional seas. The dedicated seascapes funding will support projects that aim to restore degraded seascapes, making them richer in biodiversity and more resilient to climate change and other pressures. Grants of US$1.5 to 5 million will be awarded for five–year marine restoration projects, as well as medium-size grants of US$750K to 1.5 million for national organisations aiming to grow their expertise and ambition in seascape recovery.  For details and to check your eligibility please read the guidance document. If you have an impactful and ambitious seascape restoration project submit your EoI using our online form by 22:59 GMT on the 30th April 2024.
- [Endangered Landscapes and Seascapes Programme: Restoration as a sustainable and cost-effective method of climate-change mitigation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/endangered-landscapes-and-seascapes-programme-restoration-as-a-sustainable-and-cost-effective-method-of-climate-change-mitigation/): As world leaders convene in the United Arab Emirates for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) and in advance of Nature Day on the 9th of December, the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme (ELSP) considers cost-effective and sustainable methods to combat the climate crisis. Restoration can improve carbon mitigation potential of habitats as well as providing numerous additional benefits such as flood resilience, increased food security, and improved biodiversity. In the European Union, it is estimated that every Euro invested in restoration delivers eight to 38 Euros in benefits. Understanding and quantifying these benefits is important to maximise synergies and manage trade-offs between climate, biodiversity, and societal objectives in restoration projects, as well as increase political and public support.   
- [CCI Council member Martin Harper appointed new CEO of BirdLife International](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-council-member-martin-harper-appointed-new-ceo-of-birdlife-international/): Martin Harper has been appointed as the new CEO of BirdLife International. Martin has spent many years supporting the growth and development of CCI. He initially joined CCI Council whilst in a former role as RSPB Global Conservation Director. In 2021, he joined BirdLife as Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia and shortly afterwards rejoined the CCI Council this time as the BirdLife representative.
- [CCI welcomes patron Sir David Attenborough](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-welcomes-patron-sir-david-attenborough/): CCI was delighted to welcome our honorary patron Sir David Attenborough and his daughter Susan Attenborough to the CCI campus last week. Together they met with staff from each of the CCI partners including the CCI Council and learnt about a selection of different CCI projects.
- [University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor prioritises the health of the planet](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/university-of-cambridge-vice-chancellor-prioritises-the-health-of-the-planet/): At her first annual address to the University of Cambridge, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice, outlined her priorities for the year ahead. One of the most important of these will be "Cambridge's contribution to the health of the planet" and ensuring that the University "is aligned around a desire to make a difference in this critical domain...with the help of colleagues throughout the University". Professor Prentice specifically mentioned Cambridge Conservation Initiative, Cambridge Zero and Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership (CISL) as among those leading in this area, and outlined the University's desire to help position their work for greater impact.
- [CCI seeks an Executive Director](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-seeks-an-executive-director/): The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) is a unique collaboration between the University of Cambridge and ten leading internationally focused biodiversity conservation organisations. Based in the David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK, the CCI partners represent the largest cluster of conservation organisations in the world. This strong convening power allows CCI to directly engage with a wide audience globally, from leaders in governments, business, academic and NGO communities to the general public, addressing major conservation issues, creating solutions, and delivering new ways of integrating conservation research, policy and practical action for the benefit of biodiversity.
- [Modernism, orange paint and the challenge to collaboration ](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/modernism-orange-paint-and-the-challenge-to-collaboration/): My heart thrilled when, fresh off the overnight boat from the Netherlands, I came upon the David Attenborough Building, a giant brutalist spaceship in the heart of a medieval Cambridge. Where others see grey concrete and cold surfaces I see a 70s modernist wonder, built with optimism and democratic ideals by an architect embracing new forms of construction and rejecting the finery and elitism of previous eras. 
- [CCI’s Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme receives $72 million gift for ecosystem restoration across Europe](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/ccis-endangered-landscapes-seascapes-programme-receives-72-million-gift-for-ecosystem-restoration-across-europe/): The generous gift from the Arcadia Fund will support the third phase of the Programme, taking the Arcadia Fund’s total support to over $138 million. The new funding will allow the Programme to expand its support to partners across Europe to deliver ambitious, inspiring, large-scale restoration projects that now cover vital seascapes as well as landscapes. To reflect this exciting expansion, the programme has been retitled the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme.
- [Vacancy: Associate Director, Nature and Conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/vacancy-associate-director-nature-and-conservation/): We seek a talented major gifts fundraiser with the ability to help develop long-term holistic partnerships with high-level donors to ultimately secure financial support for the Cambridge Conservation Initiative’s most critical priorities.
- [Endangered Landscapes Programme unites conservation organisations to overcome barriers to ecosystem restoration](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/endangered-landscapes-programme-unites-conservation-organisations-to-overcome-barriers-to-ecosystem-restoration/): News from CCI’s Endangered Landscapes Programme
- [CCI Welcomes the 2023 Turner Fellow – Matthew Spencer](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-welcomes-the-2023-turner-fellow-matthew-spencer/): CCI is delighted to announce the 2023 Turner Fellow is Matthew Spencer, Global Director Landscapes at IDH. With support of the Turner Kirk Trust, CCI established the Turner Fellows Programme to engage influential individuals, with expertise in diverse fields such as economics, law, finance and public policy, to address complex conservation challenges and drive sustainable change.  
- [Vacancy: Endangered Landscapes Programme – Seascapes Programme Manager](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/vacancy-endangered-landscapes-programme-seascapes-programme-manager/): Are you passionate about marine restoration? We are looking for an inspirational and motivated individual to join the Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP) as the Seascapes Programme Manager. Reporting to the Programme Director, the role holder will be based at the David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge and support the smooth running of the programme.
- [Collaborative Fund Project Study: Disentangling the problem of plastic pollution for pelagic seabirds](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/collaborative-fund-project-study-disentangling-the-problem-of-plastic-pollution-for-pelagic-seabirds/): A CCI Collaborative Fund Project which brings together the efforts of CCI partners Birdlife, Fauna & Flora, and the University of Cambridge has released its findings. You can access the full study here:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-38900-z
- [Endangered Landscapes Programme: Water flow restored to entire lake system in Ukrainian Danube Delta](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/elp-news-water-flow-restored-to-entire-lake-system-in-ukrainian-danube-delta/): The Rewilding Ukraine team have been working together with local partners to restore the connectivity of floodplains in the Danube Delta since 2019. By connecting Katlabuh Lake with the Danube River, their latest efforts are a step towards revitalising an entire chain of water bodies, with wide-ranging benefits for nature, local communities, and society.
- [CCI Council Member Awarded CBE: Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-council-member-awarded-cbe-professor-anne-ferguson-smith/): The CCI would like to warmly congratulate CCI Council Member Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith, who has been appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to Medical Research in the King’s Birthday Honours List.
- [The Swifts Return to the David Attenborough Building](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/the-swifts-return-to-the-david-attenborough-building/): With the onset of Summer, our seasonal guests are returning from their long flight from South Africa!
- [‘Owned by Everyone’ Chalk Streams Conference Closing Statement 2023](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/owned-by-everyone-chalk-stream-conference-closing-statement-2023/): Ninety women and men – scientists and song writers, writers, river keepers, riparian owners, students, wild swimmers, kayakers, artists, illustrators and ornithologists, representatives of local community action groups and our leading NGOs, local and national politicians, board members and former directors of water companies – gathered for two days at the end of March 2023 at the David Attenborough Building in the University of Cambridge. We came from all over England and beyond to discuss the wonder, plight and future of England’s chalk streams and the fate of their extraordinary mineral-rich water.
- [CCI Council member awarded 2023 ECI Prize](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-council-member-awarded-2023-eci-prize/): Our congratulations to CCI Council member Professor William Sutherland, Miriam Rothschild Professor of Conservation Biology on being awarded 2023 ECI Prize in terrestrial ecology by the International Ecology Institute (ECI, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany).
- [CCI Cambridge Festival Event: Changing the Landscape of Conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-cambridge-festival-event/): Please join us for a jam-packed afternoon filled with all things conservation and collaboration.
- [Our thanks to MAVA Foundation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/our-thanks-to-mava-foundation/): Following the announcement that MAVA will close this spring after almost 20 years of supporting conservation, we wanted to take a moment to offer our gratitude for all this remarkable organization has done for conserving biodiversity.
- [First women marine rangers in Turkey join patrol team](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/first-women-marine-rangers-in-turkey-join-patrol-team/): The first two women rangers have joined marine conservation patrols in Turkey. ELP project partner Akdeniz Koruma Derneği (AKD) – or the Mediterranean Conservation Society – have recently expanded to welcome Ayşenur Ölmez and Melisa Nur Çolak to the Gökova Bay to Cape Gelidonya project with Fauna & Flora International (FFI).
- [Women in Leadership](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/women-in-leadership/): The University of Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership alumni network (UCCLAN) comprises 220 individuals from 89 countries. The Masters programme equips its graduates with the tools needed to be the next generation of conservation leaders, and 60% of its incredible alumni network are women. The network has women leading in all areas of its collaborative efforts, including Chairing the UCCLAN Council, leading or co-leading in five of our six regional alumni groups, and most notably all six Sansom Conservation Leadership Alumni (SCLA) Fund recipients have women as Project Leads. Not only that, but women have also been at the forefront of the UCCLAN’s engagement in the United Nations Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) discussions on the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework since 2019.
- [CCI Endangered Landscapes Programme 2022 Impact Announced](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-endangered-landscapes-programme-2022-impact-announced/): 2022 was a big year for the Endangered Landscapes Programme. It marked the fourth year of funding of the programme’s first cohort of restoration projects and saw evidence of impact starting to be shared. In December, the second cohort of seven landscape and seascape restoration projects was announced.
- [Urban Rewilding Workshop: Findings Published](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/urban-rewilding-workshop-findings-published/): The brief presents findings from the Urban Rewilding Workshop for policy staff from UK environmental agencies and organisations which ran at the DAB on the 6th July 2022. Participants included policy staff from London Wildlife Trust, DEFRA, Woodland Trust, RSPB and Utrecht Municipality. Those participants achieved consensus around ten principles for Urban Rewilding, through discussing examples and issues from a critical perspective.
- [CCI Collaborative Fund for Conservation projects announced](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-collaborative-fund-for-conservation-2023-projects-announced/): CCI’s Collaborative Fund for Conservation plays a critical role in fostering new collaborations across the CCI community and beyond. At the heart of the Fund is its focus on bringing together academic and practitioner communities to work together on projects that will have a significant impact on biodiversity conservation. With an emphasis on encouraging novel and innovative projects, the Collaborative Fund offers CCI partners the opportunity to develop projects that engage beyond the borders of their own organisations and disciplines.
- [COP15: new Global Biodiversity Framework agreed](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cop15-new-global-biodiversity-framework-agreed/): At 3.35am on 19 December 2022 in Montreal, the gavel went down on COP15 negotiations with a new Global Biodiversity Framework being agreed.
- [CCI Decolonising Conservation symposium marks a step forward in tackling deep-rooted challenge](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cci-decolonising-conservation-symposium-marks-a-step-forward-in-tackling-deep-rooted-challenge/): There was no doubting the enormity of the task at hand when individuals from across the CCI partnership came together last week to discuss decolonising conservation. But there was undeniably a strong sense of commitment to change too, present in the determination and openness which delegates brought to the discussions. Planned by a collaborative group of representatives from all the CCI partners, the event had three key aims:
- [$26.15m granted to restore European landscapes totalling almost 18 times the area of Greater London](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/26-15-million-usd-granted-to-restore-european-landscapes-totalling-almost-18-times-the-area-of-greater-london/): Seven landscape restoration projects across Europe have received transformational grants totaling over 26.15 million USD from the CCI Endangered Landscapes Programme. These grants, of up to 5 million USD per project, will enable the large-scale restoration of some of Europe’s most important landscapes through removing barriers to ecosystem recovery, reintroducing species, and repairing key habitats. The project sites are aiming to influence land and seascape management over a total area of 28,062 square kilometers, almost 18 times the area of Greater London.
- [Collaborative project to save nature in Kazakhstan hailed a “World Flagship” by UN](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/collaborative-project-to-save-nature-in-kazakhstan-hailed-a-world-flagship-by-un/): Today the United Nations have announced their 10 World Restoration Flagship projects at the COP 15 biodiversity conference, selecting a collaborative conservation project involving CCI partners as one of the recipients of the award.
- [COP15: UN and University of Cambridge sign conservation capacity building agreement](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/cop15-un-and-university-of-cambridge-sign-conservation-capacity-building-agreement/): At the end of day two of COP15, an agreement was signed between the UN CBD secretariat and the University of Cambridge, Department of Geography recognising the CCI Masters in Conservation Leadership’s crucial role in conservation capacity building.
- [What does a successful CBD COP15 look like?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/what-does-a-successful-cbd-cop15-look-like/): It is not an underestimate to say that we will watch the outcomes of the Montreal COP with both trepidation and hope. The CCI partners have been preparing for this milestone meeting over several years and their teams are now in Canada working to ensure the Global Biodiversity Framework can deliver a world that is nature positive by 2030. We have asked colleagues from some of those institutions to share their hopes for this pivotal meeting.
- [Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) joins the Cambridge Conservation Initiative](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/wildlife-conservation-society-wcs-joins-the-cambridge-conservation-initiative/): The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) formally accepted the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as its 11thpartner – the first new partner to join since the ground-breaking, multidisciplinary initiative was established 15 years ago.
- [Fighting the Climate Crisis Through Landscape Restoration](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/fighting-the-climate-crisis-through-landscape-restoration/): This article has been produced by our Endangered Landscapes Programme, please visit the projects page to see more of the work done by the ELP.
- [Endangered Landscapes Programme Opens Call for Expressions of Interest for Planning Grants](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/endangered-landscapes-programme-opens-call-for-expressions-of-interest-for-planning-grants/): CCI's Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP) has opened a call for expressions of interest for funding of up to US$100,000 for Landscape Restoration Planning Grants.
- [The Book of Vanishing Species released today](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/the-book-of-vanishing-species-released-today/): The Book of Vanishing Species is a stunning homage to the Earth's most wondrous creatures and plants by artist Beatrice Forshall.
- [Masters in Conservation Leadership Applications for October 2023 entry and scholarships now open](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/masters-in-conservation-leadership-applications-for-october-2023-entry-and-scholarships-now-open/): It’s that time of year again!
- [Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii/): We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and offer our deepest sympathies to the Royal Family.
- [Auroralumina attenboroughii and other Attenboroughs](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/auroralumina-attenboroughii-and-other-attenboroughs/): Many of you will have seen the recent news that a newly discovered fossil of the ‘earliest animal predator’ will be named Auroralumina attenboroughii after our very own patron, Sir David Attenborough.
- [Singing the sounds of nature, connection and memory in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/singing-the-sounds-of-nature-connection-and-memory-in-romanias-carpathian-mountains/): The arts and cultural practice provide a compelling route into understanding how people are connected to landscapes. The Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP) Artists in Residence are exploring the relationships that exist between nature, people, and landscape, helping to understand and express how communities connect to the places where they live, work and play.
- [The Endangered Landscapes Programme announces eight new Restoration Landscapes](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/endangered-landscapes-programme-announces-eight-new-restoration-landscapes/): The Endangered Landscapes Programme is delighted to announce the in-principle recipients of the next cohort of Restoration Landscape project grants, who are at their final stage of the selection process before their approval. These grants – totalling over $31 million – will enable the large-scale restoration of some of Europe’s most important landscapes, by removing barriers to ecosystem recovery, reintroducing species, and repairing key habitats such as forests, floodplains and peatland. Project outcomes will contribute to delivery of targets of global frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
- [The Endangered Landscapes Programme launches new strategy](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/the-endangered-landscapes-programme-launches-new-strategy/): The Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP) has announced the publication of its new strategy, which provides direction and focus for its vision to restore landscapes across Europe, for the benefit of nature and people. This strategy lays out a pathway for the programme to reach ambitious goals to 2030, the same timetable for many global level agreements for tackling biodiversity loss and reaching climate targets. These include the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN post-2020 biodiversity framework expected to be adopted at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming later this year, and – most notably for the ELP – the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
- [First guests welcomed in Cambridge’s newest hotel](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/first-guests-welcomed-in-cambridges-newest-hotel/): The David Attenborough Building ‘Swift Hotel’ opened for business last week as it saw swifts take up residence in two out of the 20 nest boxes, 12 of which were put up just a few weeks ago.
- [Happy 96th Birthday Sir David Attenborough!](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/happy-96th-birthday-sir-david-attenborough/): Sir David has provided his unwavering support of the CCI partnership since its inception in 2007. He has inspired many of the people involved in the collaboration and his involvement in CCI has meant a lot to us all.
- [Vacancy: CCI Finance and Grants Administrator](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/vacancy-cci-administrator-p-t/): The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) is a global hub for conservation and a unique partnership between the University of Cambridge and leading biodiversity organisations in and around Cambridge. CCI works to transform international biodiversity conservation by integrating those engaged in creating conservation policy and action with those carrying out research and teaching.
- [CCI Patron, Sir Attenborough, named a Champion of the Earth by the UN Environment Programme](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/sir-attenborough-named-a-champion-of-the-earth/): We are delighted that our Patron, Sir David Attenborough, has been named a 2021 Champion of the Earth by the UN’s Environment Programme.
- [Notes From The Field – Knowledge Exchange Student Joycelyn Longdon arrives in Ghana](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/notes-from-the-field/): The last few months have been incredibly hectic, from undergoing surgery to catching COVID and prepping (physically and mentally) to move country for my fieldwork in all the gaps in between.
- [CCI Collaborative Fund study finds conservation interventions can benefit species impacted by climate change](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/news/conservation-interventions-can-benefit-species-impacted-by-climate-change/): A CCI Collaborative Fund study just published, provides evidence that conservation action can help species adapt to a changing climate offering hope that conservation can play a key role in safeguarding species and their populations.

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## Projects
- [Delivering effective management for invasive alien species](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/delivering-effective-management-for-invasive-alien-species/)
- [Testing the transferability of Butterfly Banks as a habitat enhancement strategy across landscapes](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/testing-the-transferability-of-butterfly-banks-as-a-habitat-enhancement-strategy-across-landscapes/)
- [Toward a CCI “West Africa Nature Transformation initiative”: strategic participatory development.](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/toward-a-cci-west-africa-nature-transformation-initiative-strategic-participatory-development/)
- [Scaling up agroforestry as a forest landscape conservation and sustainable livelihood strategy](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/scaling-up-agroforestry-as-a-forest-landscape-conservation-and-sustainable-livelihood-strategy-in-west-africa-through-innovative-supply-chain-tools/)
- [Where will new woodlands yield the greatest benefits for bird conservation?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/where-will-new-woodlands-yield-the-greatest-benefits-for-bird-conservation/)
- [Developing practical guidance on assessing air quality regulation as a service from nature](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/developing-practical-guidance-on-assessing-air-quality-regulation-as-a-service-from-nature/)
- [Developing next-generation tools to predict the biodiversity impacts of feeding 10 billion people](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/developing-next-generation-tools-to-predict-the-biodiversity-impacts-of-feeding-10-billion-people/)
- [Science-based targets for driving global wetland conservation applicable from local to global scales](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/science-based-targets-for-driving-global-wetland-conservation-applicable-from-local-to-global-scales/)
- [Bridging a gap in marine conservation: delivering a toolkit to inform and advance site-based conservation solutions for migratory marine birds](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/bridging-a-gap-in-marine-conservation-delivering-a-toolkit-to-inform-and-advance-site-based-conservation-solutions-for-migratory-marine-birds/)
- [A Quantitative Global Review of Trade in Wild Birds](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/a-quantitative-global-review-of-trade-in-wild-birds/)
- [Defining and Measuring “Destructive Fishing” in Support of Achieving SDG14 – Life Below Water](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/defining-and-measuring-destructive-fishing-in-support-of-achieving-sdg14-life-below-water/)
- [Quantifying Global-Level Synergies and Trade-Offs between Biodiversity Conservation and Nature Based Climate Solutions](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/quantifying-global-level-synergies-and-trade-offs-between-biodiversity-conservation-and-nature-based-climate-solutions/)
- [Sustainable Finance for Conservation Landscapes in the post-COVID World](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/sustainable-finance-for-conservation-landscapes-in-the-post-covid-world/)
- [Plastic connectivity: disentangling the problem of plastic pollution for pelagic seabirds](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/plastic-connectivity-disentangling-the-problem-of-plastic-pollution-for-pelagic-seabirds/)
- [Integrating science, policy and sustainable development to address African-Eurasian migrant landbird declines: African perspectives on a flyway-wide issue](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/integrating-science-policy-and-sustainable-development-to-address-african-eurasian-migrant-landbird-declines-african-perspectives-on-a-flyway-wide-issue/)
- [The Green List of Species: towards a Standard for measuring species recovery](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/the-green-list-of-species-towards-a-standard-for-measuring-species-recovery/)
- [Developing tailored remote monitoring protocols for sites of biodiversity importance](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/developing-tailored-remote-monitoring-protocols-for-sites-of-biodiversity-importance/)
- [Mapping the opportunities for improving conservation by better incorporating human behaviour](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/mapping-the-opportunities-for-improving-conservation-by-better-incorporating-human-behaviour/)
- [Global Swimways – balancing conservation of migratory fishes and development](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/global-swimways-balancing-conservation-of-migratory-fishes-and-development/)
- [The conceptual and practical options of governing natural capital under a ‘system operator’](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/the-conceptual-and-practical-options-of-governing-natural-capital-under-a-system-operator/)
- [Embracing failure in conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/embracing-failure-in-conservation/)
- [Citizen science for conservation in Africa (CISCA)](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/citizen-science-for-conservation-in-africa-cisca/)
- [Improving Engagement of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Sustainability Standards](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/improving-engagement-of-civil-society-organisations-csos-in-sustainability-standards/)
- [Identifying globally important sites for life on earth: scoping of Key Biodiversity Areas](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/identifying-globally-important-sites-for-life-on-earth-scoping-of-key-biodiversity-areas/)
- [Science and Policy to Address Threats to the Afro-Palearctic Migratory Birds: new research and future policy](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/science-and-policy-to-address-threats-to-the-afro-palearctic-migratory-birds-new-research-and-future-policy/)
- [Bringing biodiversity into the heart of natural capital approaches](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/bringing-biodiversity-into-the-heart-of-natural-capital-approaches/)
- [A global audit of biodiversity monitoring](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/a-global-audit-of-biodiversity-monitoring/)
- [GO-FOX – The Group and Organisation Future of Conservation Survey](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/go-fox-the-group-and-organisation-future-of-conservation-survey/)
- [Learning from Citizen Science approaches to map threats to wildlife globally and inform conservation policies](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/learning-from-citizen-science-approaches-to-map-threats-to-wildlife-globally-and-inform-conservation-policies/)
- [Embedding environmental sustainability in the start-up ecosystem](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/embedding-environmental-sustainability-in-the-start-up-ecosystem/)
- [CCI engagement in defining the post-2020 biodiversity agenda](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/cci-engagement-in-defining-the-post-2020-biodiversity-agenda/)
- [Putting climate change adaptation into conservation practice](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/putting-climate-change-adaptation-into-conservation-practice/)
- [Biodiversity and natural capital](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/biodiversity-and-natural-capital/)
- [The Missing Conservation Knowledge Product: measuring and mitigating threats and pressures on biodiversity](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/the-missing-conservation-knowledge-product-measuring-and-mitigating-threats-and-pressures-on-biodiversity/)
- [Evaluating the success of carbon projects aimed at protecting tropical forests and benefiting local livelihoods](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/evaluating-the-success-of-carbon-projects-aimed-at-protecting-tropical-forests-and-benefiting-local-livelihoods/)
- [Estimating the relative environmental footprints of palm oil and potential alternatives](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/estimating-the-relative-environmental-footprints-of-palm-oil-and-potential-alternatives/)
- [Unusual Suspects: what contributions can biodiversity conservation organisations make to the Sustainable Development Goals?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/unusual-suspects-what-contributions-can-biodiversity-conservation-organisations-make-to-the-sustainable-development-goals/)
- [Conserving wild pollinators and increasing food security by strengthening the sustainable management of company supply chains](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/conserving-wild-pollinators-and-increasing-food-security-by-strengthening-the-sustainable-management-of-company-supply-chains/)
- [No such thing as a cheap lunch? Quantifying tradeoffs between yield and environmental externalities in food production systems](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/no-such-thing-as-a-cheap-lunch-quantifying-tradeoffs-between-yield-and-environmental-externalities-in-food-production-systems/)
- [The role of ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ in achieving Aichi Target 11](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/the-role-of-other-effective-area-based-conservation-measures-in-achieving-aichi-target-11/)
- [Protected Area connectivity: an assessment for Aichi target 11](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/protected-area-connectivity-an-assessment-for-aichi-target-11/)
- [Expanding Conservation Impact through Enterprise Development (EXCITED)](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/expanding-conservation-impact-through-enterprise-development-excited/)
- [A Conservation Agenda for Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/a-conservation-agenda-for-biodiversity-beyond-national-jurisdiction-bbnj/)
- [Impacts of renewable energy on global biodiversity – an overlooked cost of climate change mitigation?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/impacts-of-renewable-energy-on-global-biodiversity-an-overlooked-cost-of-climate-change-mitigation/)
- [PRISM: Practical Impact Assessment Methods for Small and Medium-sized Conservation Projects](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/prism-practical-impact-assessment-methods-for-small-and-medium-sized-conservation-projects/)
- [The Cambridge contribution to the development of Global Ecosystems Models for use in IPBES and other global biodiversity assessments](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/the-cambridge-contribution-to-the-development-of-global-ecosystems-models-for-use-in-ipbes-and-other-global-biodiversity-assessments/)
- [Toward an integrated approach to the mapping and mitigating of global pressures on biodiversity](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/toward-an-integrated-approach-to-the-mapping-and-mitigating-of-global-pressures-on-biodiversity/)
- [Directing tropical forest management from the sky](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/directing-tropical-forest-management-from-the-sky/)
- [Does biodiversity promote greater human happiness?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/does-biodiversity-promote-greater-human-happiness/)
- [INTRINSIC: Integrating rights and social issues in conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/intrinsic-integrating-rights-and-social-issues-in-conservation/)
- [Strengthening the mitigation hierarchy for greater conservation gains](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/strengthening-the-mitigation-hierarchy-for-greater-conservation-gains/)
- [Enhancing leadership in organisational development among conservation organisations globally](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/enhancing-leadership-in-organisational-development-among-conservation-organisations-globally/)
- [Attaining Aichi Target 11: How well are marine ecosystem services secured by protected areas?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/attaining-aichi-target-11-how-well-are-marine-ecosystem-services-secured-by-protected-areas/)
- [Can land sparing mitigate climate change?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/can-land-sparing-mitigate-climate-change/)
- [Mediterranean wood pastures for biodiversity – making the lynx](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/mediterranean-wood-pastures-for-biodiversity-making-the-lynx/)
- [How key should “Key Biodiversity Areas” be?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/how-key-should-key-biodiversity-areas-be/)
- [Eco-certification of tropical crops](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/eco-certification-of-tropical-crops/)
- [CCI and China: where are we and what next?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/cci-and-china-where-are-we-and-what-next/)
- [Applications of airborne remote sensing to the conservation management of a West African National Park](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/applications-of-airborne-remote-sensing-to-the-conservation-management-of-a-west-african-national-park/)
- [Developing a framework to inform climate change adaptation for global biodiversity](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/developing-a-framework-to-inform-climate-change-adaptation-for-global-biodiversity/)
- [Gaming and biodiversity conservation: assessing the potential](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/gaming-and-biodiversity-conservation-assessing-the-potential/)
- [How can incentives for soil carbon management contribute to food security and biodiversity conservation?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/how-can-incentives-for-soil-carbon-management-contribute-to-food-security-and-biodiversity-conservation/)
- [Building a network of institutional NGO capacity to support sustainable conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/building-a-network-of-institutional-ngo-capacity-to-support-sustainable-conservation/)
- [Assessing conservation costs in support of the CBD Strategic Plan](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/assessing-conservation-costs-in-support-of-the-cbd-strategic-plan/)
- [Moving conservation into the mainstream: collaborative CCI action in support of IPBES](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/moving-conservation-into-the-mainstream-collaborative-cci-action-in-support-of-ipbes/)
- [Effectiveness of ecosystem‐based approaches to adaptation: a critical review of current evidence](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/effectiveness-of-ecosystem%e2%80%90based-approaches-to-adaptation-a-critical-review-of-current-evidence/)
- [Mechanisms underpinning the impact of climate change on natural populations](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/mechanisms-underpinning-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-natural-populations/)
- [Farming for wild nature: integrating biodiversity and sustainable development in tropical agricultural landscapes in Africa](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/farming-for-wild-nature-integrating-biodiversity-and-sustainable-development-in-tropical-agricultural-landscapes-in-africa/)
- [Links in biodiversity conservation, ecosystems services and climate change: teaching materials and building capacity](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/links-in-biodiversity-conservation-ecosystems-services-and-climate-change-teaching-materials-and-building-capacity/)
- [Methods for establishing baseline emission rates for REDD projects](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/methods-for-establishing-baseline-emission-rates-for-redd-projects/)
- [Reversing the declines of African‐Palaearctic migrants](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/reversing-the-declines-of-african%e2%80%90palaearctic-migrants/)
- [Beyond win-win: interrogating ecosystem services dynamics](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/beyond-win-win-interrogating-ecosystem-services-dynamics/)
- [A framework for assessing livelihood impacts of forest conservation programmes](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/a-framework-for-assessing-livelihood-impacts-of-forest-conservation-programmes/)
- [Integrating socio-economic data to improve the design and impact of REDD+ schemes](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/integrating-socio-economic-data-to-improve-the-design-and-impact-of-redd-schemes/)
- [Numbers that drive policy for conservation: linked indicator sets for the post-2010 CBD framework](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/numbers-that-drive-policy-for-conservation-linked-indicator-sets-for-the-post-2010-cbd-framework/)
- [Do Protected Areas work? Assessing long-term land-cover change in priority sites for conservation in Africa using remote sensing.](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/do-protected-areas-work-assessing-long-term-land-cover-change-in-priority-sites-for-conservation-in-africa-using-remote-sensing/)
- [Measuring and monitoring ecosystem services at the site scale: building practical tools for real-world conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/measuring-and-monitoring-ecosystem-services-at-the-site-scale-building-practical-tools-for-real-world-conservation/)
- [Trends and gaps in protection of the world’s biodiversity](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/trends-and-gaps-in-protection-of-the-worlds-biodiversity/)
- [Overcoming the legal barriers to REDD+ implementation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/overcoming-the-legal-barriers-to-redd-implementation/)
- [Demonstrating ecosystem service values in Africa](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/demonstrating-ecosystem-service-values-in-africa/)
- [Bringing people together to discuss and debate new topics](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/bringing-people-together-to-discuss-and-debate-new-topics/)
- [Gathering new ideas for collaboration](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/gathering-new-ideas-for-collaboration/)
- [Biodiversity and REDD+](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/biodiversity-and-redd/)
- [Reconnecting people and nature](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/reconnecting-people-and-nature/)
- [Understanding barriers and opportunities to develop biodiversity offsets – a multi-sector perspective](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/understanding-barriers-and-opportunities-to-develop-biodiversity-offsets-a-multi-sector-perspective/)
- [Exploring the linkages between poverty and biodiversity](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/exploring-the-linkages-between-poverty-and-biodiversity/)
- [Supporting IPBES](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/supporting-ipbes/)
- [Reviewing the potential impacts of geoengineering on ecosystems and biodiversity](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/reviewing-the-potential-impacts-of-geoengineering-on-ecosystems-and-biodiversity/)
- [Assessing and valuing ecosystem services](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/assessing-and-valuing-ecosystem-services/)
- [Lessons learnt from the climate change debate](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/lessons-learnt-from-the-climate-change-debate/)
- [Carbon management and the ‘greening’ of conservation organisations in Cambridge](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/carbon-management-and-the-greening-of-conservation-organisations-in-cambridge/)
- [The implications of the EU Renewable Energy Directive for biodiversity](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/the-implications-of-the-eu-renewable-energy-directive-for-biodiversity/)
- [Sustainability criteria for biomass](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/sustainability-criteria-for-biomass/)
- [What do conservation practitioners want from remote sensing?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/what-do-conservation-practitioners-want-from-remote-sensing/)
- [The impacts of climate change on global biodiversity](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/projects/the-impacts-of-climate-change-on-global-biodiversity/)

## Events
- [Investing in Ocean Conservation and 30×30 – Reflections from Blue Action Fund](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/investing-in-ocean-conservation-and-30x30-reflections-from-blue-action-fund/): In this presentation, Markus Knigge - Executive Director of Blue Action Fund - will share thinking on the Fund, the funder landscape, the characteristics of successful investments, and what the marine protected area (MPA) community needs to do better. We hope for an open and honest exchange, including critical questions about Blue Action Fund's own practices, priorities, and blind spots.
- [CCI In Conversation: Reflecting on nature policy after 100 days of Andy Burnham’s government](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-in-conversation-reflecting-on-nature-policy-after-100-days-of-andy-burnhams-government/): ​CCI Chief Executive Director Melissa Leach will chair an expert group of panellists who will analyse what is - and what should be - part of the current government's agendas and commitments related to nature and biodiversity.
- [CCI In Conversation with Raj Patel, co-chair of IPES-Food](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/in-conversation-with-raj-patel-co-chair-of-ipes-food/): As the global food landscape worsens - with impending disasters linked to climate (and El Niño), geopolitics, conflict and corporate capture - Raj will discuss alongside an expert panel if there is hope in approaches that put people and nature at the centre, such as agroecology and food sovereignty, and how this requires tackling the power relations that continue to support harmful industrial food systems and cultures.
- [CCI In Conversation: What to Expect at CBD COP17 in Yerevan](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-in-conversation-what-to-expect-at-cbd-cop17-in-yerevan/): The theme for CBD COP17 is "Taking Action for Nature", reflecting the urgent need to accelerate action for biodiversity.
- [Towards Comprehensive Biodiversity Assessments: Tools to address the challenges of complex and varied datasets](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/towards-comprehensive-biodiversity-assessments-tools-to-address-the-challenges-of-complex-and-varied-datasets/): Approaches for biodiversity monitoring are expanding rapidly, with traditional field methods complemented with technologies such as camera traps and audio recorders. In addition, DNA metabarcoding can be used to monitor highly diverse, but often neglected, soil microbiomes—including fungi, bacteria, protists and invertebrates. The resulting datasets can vary widely in temporal and spatial scale and observation noise, creating challenges for integration and analysis.
- [CCI In Conversation with Dr Robert Bullock, Save our Seas Foundation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/in-conversation-with-dr-robert-bullock/): ​Robert will dive into how biologging tools help reveal hidden secrets of marine species and what they need from their environments, and how these tools are advancing and what they might be able to do in future. Robert will also discuss his recent research into the at the potentially disastrous effects that both acute and long-term ocean warming may be having on juvenile sharks using nursery areas. Finally, Robert will draw on his personal experiences trying to drive research forward into actual conservation action and how he has learned from both successes and failures.
- [CCI In Conversation with Dr Hollie Booth](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/in-conversation-with-dr-hollie-booth/): Sharks and rays are amongst the most threatened vertebrate taxa, primarily due to overfishing. Small-scale fisheries are a major contributor to global shark and ray fishing mortality yet also underpin the livelihoods and food security of millions of people. Reducing overfishing in small-scale fisheries often means confronting a classic conservation–livelihoods trade-off: threatened species have real consumptive use value in coastal communities, and conservation carries real opportunity costs, borne by communities that often have low economic welfare and limited access to alternative work or markets.
- [Restoration Solutions Through Sound](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/restoration-solutions-through-sound/): Online
- [Conservation challenges in Sabah – a 40-year view](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-challenges-in-sabah-a-40-year-view/): David Attenborough Building, Cambridge and Online
- [Film Screening: OVERBURDEN](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/film-screening-overburden/): Babbage Lecture Theatre, Cambridge
- [CCI In Conversation – Eco-Social Contracts for Sustainable and Just Futures](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-in-conversation-eco-social-contracts-for-sustainable-and-just-futures/): David Attenborough Building, Cambridge
- [Communicating Carnivore Coexistence in the UK](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/communicating-carnivore-coexistence-in-the-uk-with-dr-jonny-hanson/): David Attenborough Building, Cambridge
- [Film Screening – ‘The Hunt: Into the Grey’ with Sarah Roberts](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/film-screening-the-hunt-into-the-grey/): Babbage Lecture Theatre, Cambridge
- [‘Becoming Nature Positive’ Film Screening & panel conversation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/becoming-nature-positive-film-screening-panel-conversation/): ​​Becoming Nature Positive is a new first-of-its-kind 30-minute film created by the Nature Positive Initiative and co-produced with Open Planet Studios, featuring top voices from across the global sustainability community.
- [Film Screening – ‘Fires and Fascism’](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/film-screening-fires-and-fascism/): Fires and Fascism is a new 57-min documentary that shows the wildfires in Europe are more than just climate change and mismanagement. It links the increasing wildfires of Europe with fascism, big business, organised crime, and the rise of the far right. It showcases how communities are engaging in direct action, protest, rewilding, and suppressing the rise of uncontrollable fires and the far right through direct actions.
- [In Conversation with Dale Forbes & Iain Campbell: co-authors of Habitats of Europe](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/in-conversation-with-authors-of-habitats-of-europe/): Dale and Iain will address the objectives of, and science behind, the book before being joined by
- [Living Well with Wildlife: A Practical Guide](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/living-well-with-wildlife-a-practical-guide/): To support municipalities, local authorities and practitioners working on the ground, Rewilding Europe and the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme are launching 
- [In Conversation with Martha Rojas Urrego](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/in-conversation-with-martha-rojas-urrego/): With up to one million species at risk, questions are increasingly raised about whether the global biodiversity policy system is fit for purpose, or whether it risks losing relevance in an era of accelerating environmental decline, persistent implementation and financing gaps, and growing geopolitical tensions.
- [In Conversation with David Obura, IPBES Chair](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/in-conversation-with-david-obura-ipbes-chair/): Join us for a talk by
- [The contribution of Conservation Translocations to nature’s recovery – the work of the England Species Reintroductions Taskforce (ESRT)](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/esrt/): Andy Clements, Chair of the England Species Reintroduction Task Force (ESRT), will deliver a talk looking at the increasing interest in, and impact of, moving species for conservation. Andy will cover the integration between species movements and ecosystem function so delivering for habitats as well as species. The work of the ESRT is seeking to promote more and better translocations through expert advice and guidance and the talk will report on our work to communicate the challenges and benefits more widely.
- [In Conversation with Arun Agrawal, IPBES Transformative Assessment Co-Lead](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/in-conversation-with-arun-agrawal-ipbes-transformative-assessment-co-lead/): Transformative change for a just and sustainable world is urgent and necessary. The IPBES Assessment of transformative change suggests it is also possible and that we all, literally, can play a role. Based on evidence garnered from more than 7000 research contributions, 400 case studies, 700 visions of change, and 3000 environmental justice movements, we build on past understandings of transformative change, distinguish between transformations and transitions, and show how incremental changes can be transformative. Among the more exciting findings of the assessment are its elaborations of strategies and actions for transformative change that more recent analyses link to power and capacities for change.
- [Webinar for guidance on Endangered Landscapes and Seascapes Programme Planning Grant applications](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/webinar-for-guidance-on-endangered-landscapes-and-seascapes-programme-planning-grant-applications/): The Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme (ELSP) is inviting expressions of interest for Planning Grants, offering up to US$120,000 in funding.
- [In Conversation with Robert Macfarlane and Joycelyn Longdon](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/in-conversation-with-robert-macfarlane-and-joycelyn-longdon/): Robert Macfarlane is internationally renowned for his writing on nature, people and place. With titles including The Wild Places, Landmarks, and Underland and twenty years of writing, he considers Is a River Alive? his most urgent book to date. His work has been widely adapted for film, music, theatre, radio and dance, and he has collaborated with many other artists, including on two best-selling works of nature-poetry and art, The Lost Words and The Lost Spells, with Jackie Morris. He is Professor of Literature and the Environmental Humanities at the Faculty of English, and a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
- [In Conversation with Jaya Gajparia](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/in-conversation-with-jaya-gajparia/): This public lecture brings together research, lived experience, and critical reflection to explore what decolonisation means for the environmental and conservation sectors in the UK. At its heart, this is a conversation about power and explores if it is possible to transform systems to create equity and justice.
- [In Conversation with Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive, Climate Change Committee](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/in-conversation-with-emma-pinchbeck-chief-executive-climate-change-committee/): Drawing on the Committee’s latest work, Emma will highlight the importance of progress on policy to support ecological protection and restoration that delivers dual benefits for species, habitats, and climate action. She will highlight the current policy context, the opportunities and barriers to nature-based solutions for both mitigation and adaptation and the importance of nature in public communications about climate change. She will also set out how the CCC is working more in partnership with JNCC to bring together data and expertise in an integrated way to help government shape the right solutions for both climate and nature.
- [In Conversation with Bram Büscher](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/in-conversation-with-bram-buscher/): It has become a truism that we live in dangerous, unprecedented times. The most radical movements responding to this moment, however, seem to be promoting increasingly authoritarian ways forward. Many other actors, including in conservation, seem hesitant to part with or even critique capitalist business-as-usual, even though many feel more radical action is needed in the face of dire biodiversity, climate and social crises. All this is deeply unsettling for conservation actors, but also leading to new alliances, actions and imaginaries. A key question going forward, therefore, is: how to renew radical critiques of capitalist conservation while simultaneously imagining, organizing and promoting radical conservation alternatives? In this seminar, Professor Bram Büscher will reflect on the tensions between marrying radical critiques and radical alternatives in conservation and explore potential methods and platforms that push both of these, including convivial conservation.This talk is part of CCI's In Conversation series which aims to underline CCI’s potential as a place for debate and convening, where pioneering and provocative ideas are introduced, taken forward and shared within and beyond the CCI and conservation community.
- [Scientists on Survival Author Panel](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/scientists-on-survival-author-panel/): for a discussion between several authors of Scientists on Survival: Personal Stories of Climate Action.
- [Film Screening: Plan Z – From Lab Coats to Handcuffs](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/film-screening-plan-z-from-lab-coats-to-handcuffs/): Why are scientists breaking the law for climate change? And what would it take for you to feel – and act – the same way? Plan Z challenges many of the assumptions surrounding disruptive climate protest by exploring the ethics and human instincts behind it that are common to us all.
- [Screening of Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/screening-of-our-blue-world-a-water-odyssey/): Explore humanity’s profound relationship with water and reveal how human agency can help rebalance the planet’s water systems. Our Blue World will explore humanity’s profound relationship with water and reveal how human agency can help rebalance the planet’s water systems. By taking a deep dive into the lives of dynamic and visionary people around the world, this beautiful, eye-opening and moving film sets out to reveal our relationship with water and its role as the nourishing life force for all that lives on this planet.
- [Screening of ‘Ocean: David Attenborough’ with director Keith Scholey](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/screening-of-ocean-david-attenborough-with-director-keith-scholey/): , and a panel of marine conservationists who will share local and global calls to action.
- [Webinar: Just and Effective Restoration: Guidance and Case Studies](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/webinar-just-and-effective-restoration-guidance-and-case-studies/): In 2024, BirdLife International brought together a Stakeholder Engagement Taskforce under the Convening for Restoration project, with funding from the Endangered Landscapes and Seascapes Programme (ELSP). This webinar will highlight key insights from newly developed guidance on the main barriers to equitable engagement. It also explores critical opportunities and practical steps that restoration practitioners and policymakers can take to foster meaningful participation of diverse stakeholders in restoration initiatives. Real-world case studies will be presented to illustrate how these approaches have been successfully applied in the European context.
- [Book Launch: Naturekind: Language, Culture and Power Beyond the Human](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/book-launch-naturekind-language-culture-and-power-beyond-the-human/): Are language and culture uniquely human, justifying an exceptionalism that sets people apart from the rest of nature?
- [Sir Partha Dasgupta – “The Price for Everything, the Value of Nothing”](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/sir-partha-dasgupta-the-price-for-everything-the-value-of-nothing/): Date: 28 July
- [New Island: From Exploitation to Restoration – A Story of Ecological Hope](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/new-island-from-exploitation-to-restoration-a-story-of-ecological-hope/): The abundant seas that surround New Island have been key to the resilience of its wildlife but the island's history has left deep ecological scars. Today invasive mammals remain, continuing to have profound and insidious impacts. Species on the brink of local extinction and catastrophic erosion means there is a race against time to restore New Island.
- [Convening for Restoration: A Shared Insight](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/convening-for-restoration-a-shared-insight/): Restoration can play an important role in addressing the challenges of biodiversity loss, land degradation and climate change while supporting ecosystem services and improving overall human well-being. The three primary barriers to scaling up restoration in Europe were identified as funding, conflicting stakeholder interests, and the absence of an enabling policy environment that prioritises restoration. To address these key barriers, the Convening for Restoration project (2023-2025), funded by the Endangered Landscapes and Seascapes Programme, and implemented by a consortium comprising of UNEP-WCMC, BirdLife International and RSPB, aimed to convene diverse stakeholders focused on stakeholder engagement, unlocking funding for restoration, and an enabling policy environment for restoration.
- [Why Local Nature Matters: Lessons from Wildlife BCN](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/why-local-nature-matters-lessons-from-wildlife-bcn/): The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants manages more than 100 nature reserves, engages with thousands of children and adults a year at wildlife events, advises farmers and landowners and works in partnership with others to protect nature and habitats across our three counties. The Trust has unveiled its latest five year plan and a major new fund to support an ambitious programme of conservation and public engagement work to the end of the decade.
- [The Rialto Nature & Place Poetry Competition Readings](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/the-rialto-nature-place-poetry-competition-readings/): When: 6.30pm (7pm for online attendees)
- [Webinar: Enhancing landscape restoration with nature-positive economies through sustainable use of wild plants and fungi](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/webinar-enhancing-landscape-restoration-with-nature-positive-economies-through-sustainable-use-of-wild-plants-and-fungi/): Enhancing landscape restoration with nature-positive economies through sustainable use of wild plants and fungi
- [Webinar: Launch of the Restoration Project Developers’ Playbook on Private Finance (Europe)](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/webinar-launch-of-the-restoration-project-developers-playbook-on-private-finance-europe/): Join us online to discuss the Restoration Project Developers’ Playbook on Private Finance (Europe), on Thursday 22 May, the International Day for Biological Diversity, from 10:30-11:45 (BST).
- [CCI Seminar – Celebration of the Altyn Dala Initiative](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/celebrating-the-altyn-dala-initiative/): This event marks two decades of the Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative, celebrating progress in saiga antelope recovery, wild equids reintroduction, illegal wildlife trade, and landscape-scale steppe restoration. Chaired by Melissa Leach, Chief Executive of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI), and with short talks from Altyn Dala partners, the event will highlight achievements and pressing challenges. Central to the event is an interactive Q&A session, inviting attendees to share expertise in response to Altyn Dala’s most urgent issues. This exchange will spotlight the depth of CCI’s collaborative potential with the aim to foster new connections. A drinks reception will follow the talks, during which there will be opportunity for you to engage with the initiative's partners one-to-one, and review their educational materials on show. Representatives from the full partnership will be with us in person - including from the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Embassy (representing the Government of Kazakhstan), Frankfurt Zoological Society, and CCI members Fauna & Flora and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 
- [CCI Seminar – The Role of Engaged Social Sciences in Conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-seminar-social-science-in-conservation/): Using examples from their own doctoral research projects, Lindsey Elliott (Strategy and Special Programmes Manager, CCI Executive Director's Office), Fleur Winn and Alice Lawrence (Geography PhD students) will explore the role of engaged social science approaches in addressing complex conservation challenges. They will share insights about their processes and highlight benefits and challenges of engaged approaches through a structured Q&A chaired by Melissa Leach, Executive Director of CCI. Come and join us in person or online.If you would like to attend in-person but do not have access to the building already then please register using this form: https://forms.office.com/e/qw2GNF2EHRIf you would like to attend online please register for Zoom details using this link: https://jbs-cam.zoom.us/meeting/register/FD2RIIDySEWD3m2B4dyr4g
- [CCI Seminar – Louise Carver – Convivial Conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-seminar-louise-carver-convivial-conservation/): The talk will explore possibilities for art and culture to open new pathways for conservation practice as well as intervene in its knowledge-governance apparatus towards radical, decolonial and plural futures. Louise will discuss the exhibition she has recently curated, Echoes of the Sanctuary, currently on view at Ocean Space in Venice along-side 'other mountains, beneath the waves’ showing two Caribbean contemporary artists, and curated by Yina Jiménez Suriel. Echoes of the Sanctuary speculatively explores how convivial conservation may evolve within a Jamaican coral and marine restoration programme and how artistic practice would be a part of this practical experimentation. The project reimagines the emerging Caribbean Blue Economy agenda through historical, interdisciplinary, and critical perspectives combining cultural organising with participatory research, engagement and advocacy.
- [CCI Seminar – Professor Jason Hickel – Extracting Value, Eroding Ecosystems](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-seminar-professor-jason-hickel-extracting-value-eroding-ecosystems/): Hickel will illuminate how current economic paradigms fundamentally contradict principles of ecological sustainability and social justice. The research exposes how structural economic inequalities drive unsustainable consumption patterns, environmental destruction, and constrain the capacity of developing nations to invest in ecological preservation and regenerative economic models.
- [CCI Conservation Seminar – Panel discussion – The Rio Trio: climate, biodiversity and desertification and the path to 2030](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-conservation-seminar-panel-discussion-the-rio-trio-climate-biodiversity-and-desertification-and-the-path-to-2030/): The next 5 years will see a number of key global meetings for biodiversity and the planet in general, as we gear up towards the end of this critical decade. In this panel discussion colleagues from TRAFFIC, UNEP-WCMC, BirdLife and the RSPB will share their perspectives on the international policy landscape, including the three Rio Conventions – Biodiversity, Climate and Desertification – and how these are working together as the Rio Trio.
- [André Hoffmann Book Talk: ‘The New Nature of Business’](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/andre-hoffmann-book-talk-the-new-nature-of-business/): The New Nature of Business - panel discussion with authors André Hoffmann and Peter Vanham
- [COP 16 Panel Discussion](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cop-16-panel-discussion/): CCI, together with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), is hosting a panel discussion between industry leaders on the forthcoming UN CBD Conference of the Parties (COP16).
- [Climate & Development in the “Age of Adaptation” – Dr. Adil Najam, Professor at Boston University & President – WWF International](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/dr-adil-najam/): CCI warmly invites you to a Conservation Lecture by Dr. Adil Najam, Professor at Boston University & President - WWF International
- [Investing in Natural Capital Conference](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/investing-in-natural-capital-conference/): Convened by Cambridge Judge Business School, in collaboration with Manulife Investment Management, this event will be attended by senior investment decision makers from some of the largest institutional asset owners, including insurance firms, sovereign and pension funds. Delegates will be inspired to develop a collective vision of intergenerational stewardship by exploring the practicalities of investing in natural capital and embedding nature into investment opportunities.
- [The Rialto Nature and Place Competition winners event with Zaffar Kunial](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/the-rialto-nature-and-place-competition-winners-event-with-zaffar-kunial/): Join us for an evening of poetry featuring The Rialto Nature and Place Competition winners reading their prize winning poems and a headline reading from this year’s judge, Zaffar Kunial at Cambridge Conservation Initiative.
- [David Attenborough Building Tour – Open Cambridge](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/david-attenborough-building-tour-open-cambridge/): Join us for an exclusive tour of the David Attenborough Building. See our famous four-storey tall living green wall up close.
- [Student Conference in Conservation Science (SCCS)](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/student-conference-in-conservation-science-sccs/): The Student Conference in Conservation Science (SCCS) is building the capacity of young scientists across the world. SCCS offers a dynamic and interactive programme of talks, workshops and poster sessions, and enables students to network with a wide variety of disciplines and organisations in the Cambridge area (including universities, government and NGOs).
- [CCI Cambridge Festival Event: Changing the Landscape of Conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-cambridge-festival-event-changing-the-landscape-of-conservation/): Please join us for a jam-packed afternoon filled with all things conservation and collaboration.
- [CCI Conservation Seminar: Ashish Kothari](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-conservation-seminar-ashish-kothari/):  DAB Main Seminar Room & Online Via Zoom
- [CCI Conservation Seminar: Post-COP15 panel discussion](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-conservation-seminar-post-cop15-panel-discussion/):  DAB Main Seminar Room & Online Via Zoom
- [CCI Conservation Seminar: Prof David Ackerly](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-conservation-seminar-prof-david-ackerly/):  DAB Main Seminar Room & Online Via Zoom
- [CCI Conservation Seminar: Prof Stuart Pimm](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cci-conservation-seminar-prof-stuart-pimm/):  DAB Main Seminar Room & Online Via Zoom
- [Conservation seminar: Will the Global Commons determine our future?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-will-the-global-commons-determine-our-future/): Professor Johan Rockström joins us from the University of Potsdam for this week's seminar. 
- [Conservation seminar: The quality of evidence in environmental decision making, Professor Mark Burgman](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-the-quality-of-evidence-in-environmental-decision-making-professor-mark-burgman/): Prof Mark Burgman of Imperial College joins us this week.
- [Conservation seminar: Reflections on COP 26 – Implications for CCI](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-reflections-on-cop-26-implications-for-cci/): A panel of speakers will discuss the outcomes of COP 26 and its implications for the CCI community
- [Conservation seminar: Global patterns of conservation action and inaction](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-global-patterns-of-conservation-action-and-inaction/): We are joined this week by Dr Rebecca Senior from Durham University.
- [Conservation seminar: Conservation in a crowded country: how England can play its part in meeting the Nature emergency](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-conservation-in-a-crowded-country-how-england-can-play-its-part-in-meeting-the-nature-emergency/): Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England, is this week's speaker.
- [Conservation seminar: The social costs of keystone species collapse: Evidence from the decline of vultures in India – Dr Eyal Frank](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-the-social-costs-of-keystone-species-collapse-evidence-from-the-decline-of-vultures-in-india-dr-eyal-frank/): When the patent for a painkiller expired in 1993, cheap generic versions were introduced to the market across the Indian subcontinent and were quickly adopted by livestock farmers. While this benefited livestock agriculture, it unintentionally led to a massive decline in vulture populations that fed on cattle carrion that contained residue of the painkiller. Because vultures are obligatory scavengers who crowd out other mammalian scavengers such as dogs and rats, their decline was predicted to lead to an increase in infectious diseases, in particular rabies from animal bites by feral dogs, and potentially higher levels of morbidity and mortality. Using district-level data on all-cause death rates, we compare districts of high to low habitat suitability for the affected vulture species, and find that human death rates increased, on average, by three percent following the vulture die-offs.
- [Conservation seminar: Ending bottom trawling, for seahorses and the seas – Prof Amanda Vincent](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-ending-bottom-trawling-for-seahorses-and-the-seas-prof-amanda-vincent/): Prof Vincent from the University of British Columbia will explain why we need to end bottom trawl fishing in the ocean, using a lens of research, management and policy.  Our voyage begins with seahorse conservation and ends with a determination to stop this most destructive of fishing practices globally.  We have conducted innovative research on bottom trawl fisheries around the world, from Mexico to Viet Nam and from India to China.  Along the way we have uncovered the damage to species and spaces on a scale not yet exposed.  We have also consulted with and studied the people involved, seeking new ways to reconcile conservation and human well-being.  Project Seahorse is now forging new projects and partnerships to end this annihilation fishing.
- [Conservation seminar: Celebrating CCI alumni](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-celebrating-cci-alumni-2/): This week we hear from three alumni of CCI training programmes about their recent work.
- [Conservation seminar: Community ecology – Pure fun and practical too! – Prof Jane Memmott](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-community-ecology-pure-fun-and-practical-too-prof-jane-memmott/): Prof Memmott, of the University of Bristol, explains: "In this talk I will focus on three projects which have a community level approach, and use the latest approaches from pure ecology, but which have considerable applied outputs too.  In brief, the three projects ask about: 1) the impact of fertilisers on biodiversity; 2) whether landscapes are simply the sum of their habitat parts or whether they have emergent properties such as increased stability or functioning, and 3) about the links between pollinators and human nutrition in smallholder farms in rural Nepal.  I’ll end by introducing some of the new projects starting up in my research group"
- [Conservation seminar: Why trust science? – Prof Naomi Oreskes](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-why-trust-science-prof-naomi-oreskes/): This week Prof Oreskes from Harvard University will be asking "Why trust science?".
- [Conservation Seminar: Equity, justice and diversity: towards a transformation in area-based conservation in the 21st century,  Dr Noelia Zafra-Calvo](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-equity-justice-and-diversity-towards-a-transformation-in-area-based-conservation-in-the-21st-century-dr-noelia-zafra-calvo/): The first in this term's seminar series will be presented by Dr Noelia Zafra-Calvo of  BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change, who will be discussing
- [Anthropology and Conservation Virtual Conference 25-29 October 2021](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/anthropology-and-conservation-virtual-conference-25-29-october-2021/): We are very pleased to announce a major interdisciplinary conference on Anthropology and Conservation.  The aim of the conference is simple: it is increasingly recognised that conservation can only be properly achieved with Indigenous Peoples, in full recognition of their rights. It is therefore urgent that we develop cross-disciplinary understanding not just of conservation, but also of the way that conservation and people go together.
- [Breaking Point – Fragility in Clay and Nature](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/breaking-point-fragility-in-clay-and-nature/): OPEN NOW, until 3rd October 2021 - The University Museum of Zoology 's new summer exhibition opens Thursday 8th July,  featuring artworks from three artists plus an original giant extinct elephant bird egg belonging to Sir David Attenborough. The exhibition, created in partnership with CCI's Arts, Science and Conservation Programme (ASCP), explores the fragile nature of the world through a series of artworks made from a material that is also fragile: ceramics.
- [Live online poetry reading with Radio 4’s inaugural Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/live-online-poetry-reading/): We are pleased to announce that Daljit Nagra, Radio 4 & 4 Extra’s inaugural Poet-in-Residence and this year’s judge for The Nature & Place Poetry Competition, along with the 2021 Prize winners, will be reading their poems at a live online event on 7th July - and you are invited!
- [Conservation seminar: Natural regeneration of tropical forests: a cost-effective nature-based solution for conservation and restoration](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-natural-regeneration-of-tropical-forests-a-cost-effective-nature-based-solution-for-conservation-and-restoration/): This week's conservation seminar is presented by Prof Robin Chazdon from the University of the Sunshine Coast.
- [Conservation Seminar: Unifying the conservation of wild and agrobiodiversity](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-unifying-the-conservation-of-wild-and-agrobiodiversity/): This week’s Cambridge Conservation Initiative Seminar will be presented by Dr James Borrell from Kew
- [Conservation Seminar: Nuance in biodiversity patterns](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-nuance-in-biodiversity-patterns/): This week's Cambridge Conservation Initiative Seminar will be presented by
- [Conservation Seminar: AI for wildlife conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-ai-for-wildlife-conservation/): This week, Prof Milind Tambe from Harvard University presents the conservation seminar.
- [Conservation Seminar – Reimaging conservation today: Decolonization, indigenous sovereignty and collaboration](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-reimaging-conservation-today-decolonization-indigenous-sovereignty-and-collaboration/): Prof Paige West from Columbia University is this week's speaker.
- [Conservation Seminar: Developing and applying quantitative, interdisciplinary science to understand the human dimensions of conservation](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-developing-and-applying-quantitative-interdisciplinary-science-to-understand-the-human-dimensions-of-conservation/): We are joined for this week's seminar by Dr Robin Naidoo from WWF.
- [Conservation Seminar: Food system resilience through the lens of fisheries](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-food-system-resilience-through-the-lens-of-fisheries/): Prof Daniel Rubenstein from Princeton University presents this week's seminar.
- [Hope for our planet – Sir David Attenborough in conversation with Liz Bonnin](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/hope-for-our-planet-sir-david-attenborough-in-conversation-with-liz-bonnin/): Join us for a conservation with Sir David Attenborough. He will be talking with Liz Bonnin about his hope for our planet. After their discussion, Sir David will be answering some of your questions about conservation. Please note, registration for submitting questions has now closed, but you can still register below.
- [How can we save species? A live Q&A](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/how-can-we-save-species-a-live-qa/): Do you have questions about how to save species?
- [How can we innovate for conservation? A live Q&A](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/how-can-we-innovate-for-conservation-a-live-qa/): Do you have questions about how to innovate for conservation?
- [How can we choose sustainability? A live Q&A](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/how-can-we-choose-sustainability-a-live-qa/): Do you have questions about how to choose sustainability?
- [How can we make space for nature? A live Q&A](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/how-can-we-make-space-for-nature-a-live-qa/): Do you have questions about how to make space for nature?
- [Why should we be optimistic about nature’s future? A live Q&A with Chris Packham](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/why-should-we-be-optimistic-about-natures-future-a-live-qa-with-chris-packham/): Chris Packham is a naturalist, author, photographer and broadcaster. He is a biophilic and fascinated with living things. Initially trained as a camera man, he followed a path to on screen presenting. Best known for The Really Wild Show and the BBC Watches, he uses his passion for the natural world to try and inspire and inform.
- [Earth Optimism](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/earth-optimism-2/): In April 2021 Earth Optimism returned with a series of uplifting and inspiring online films, presentations, and Q&As with some of the world’s greatest thinkers to learn about the victories being won and alliances being formed in protecting the future of our planet.
- [Conservation Seminar: Variation in the responses of aquatic communities to climate change](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-variation-in-the-responses-of-aquatic-communities-to-climate-change/): This week's seminar will be presented by Dr Michelle Jackson from the University of Oxford. Dr Jackson's research interest lies in understanding individual-to-ecosystem level responses to environmental change, including warming, invasion, pollution and habitat loss. She is particularly interested in interactions among these stressors, and how stressor effects cascade through food webs with implications for ecosystem processes and services.
- [Conservation Seminar: From tree tops to coastal depths – monitoring Blue Carbon Ecosystems in the 3rd and 4th dimension with Earth Observing data](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-remote-sensing-of-blue-carbon-ecosystems-new-developments/): We are joined this week by Dr Lola Fatoyinbo from NASA. Dr Fatoyinbo is a Research Physical Scientist in the Biospheric Sciences Lab at NASA GSFC where she studies forest ecology and ecosystem structure using active and passive remote sensing instruments. Her research interests include forest structure; biomass and carbon storage; land cover land use change; and mangroves and coastal wetlands.
- [Conservation seminar: Voluntary resettlement of people from protected areas](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-voluntary-resettlement-of-people-from-protected-areas/): This week’s seminar is a series of presentations on the theme of resettlement, and has been organised by students from the MPhil in Conservation Leadership.
- [Conservation Seminar: Conservation in the Climate Emergency](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-conservation-in-the-climate-emergency/): We are joined this week by Dr Charlie Gardner from the University of Kent
- [Conservation seminar: Lessons from GenZ](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-lessons-from-genz/): In this week's seminar we'll be hearing from a panel of young conservationists about their thoughts for the future of conservation.
- [Conservation Seminar: Building a biodiversity based economy by making peace with nature](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-building-a-biodiversity-based-economy-by-making-peace-with-nature/): Our 2020-21 Conservation seminar series continues on-line. This week Prof Federica Di Palma of the University of East Anglia joins us to discuss how to build a more nature-friendly economy.
- [Conservation Seminar: Re-evaluating the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem function with methods from the social sciences](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-re-evaluating-the-relationships-between-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-function-with-methods-from-the-social-sciences/): This week Prof Paul J Ferraro joins us from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
- [Conservation Seminar: Interdisciplinary ocean and fisheries economics: Evaluating the potential benefits of implementing the 30X30 target for marine protection](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-interdisciplinary-ocean-and-fisheries-economics-evaluating-the-potential-benefits-of-implementation-the-30x30-target-for-marine-protection/): This week's seminar will be presented by Prof Rashid Sumaila from the University of British Colombia.
- [Conservation Seminar: A social-ecological systems approach to conservation and management](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-a-social-ecological-systems-approach-to-conservation-and-management/): )
- [Conservation Seminar: Celebrating CCI alumni](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/conservation-seminar-celebrating-cci-alumni/): This week's Conservation Seminar will take a slightly different format. Two graduates of CCI's MPhil in Conservation Leadership, and one from Tropical biology Association's training programme, will be discussing their current work. The speakers are:
- [Understanding the risks to human well-being from pollinator decline](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/understanding-the-risks-to-human-well-being-from-pollinator-decline/): As part of the Conservation Seminar Series, Dr Lynn Dicks, lecturer in animal ecology at the University of Cambridge and visiting researcher at the University of East Anglia, will be looking at the relationship between insect pollinators and human well-being.
- [Considering landscape-level processes in ecosystem service evaluations](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/considering-landscape-level-processes-in-ecosystem-service-evaluations/): This week’s CCI conservation seminar will be delivered by Prof Jean-Paul Metzger from the University of São Paulo.
- [What are the effects of Covid-19 on conservation?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/what-are-the-effects-of-covid-19-on-conservation/): As part of the Conservation Seminar Series, CCI executive director Dr. Mike Maunder and Dr. Nancy Ockendon, Science Coordinator for the Endangered Landscapes Programme, will be looking at the impacts of the Covid pandemic on conservation practice.
- [Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/building-a-biodiversity-based-economy-by-making-peace-with-nature/): For this week’s Conservation Seminar we are delighted to welcome Dr Anthony Waldron, who is currently the Lead Author on the 30 x 30 Economic Analysis project, which brings together over 100 researchers across ten disciplines to examine the economic impacts of the proposed CBD target to protect 30% of the planet for nature.
- [Cyber Museums: Born Digital Biodiversity Data to Engage Minds and Hearts](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/cyber-museums-born-digital-biodiversity-data-to-engage-minds-and-hearts/): Natural history museums have dual missions of scientific discovery and education, with a growing emphasis on inspiring the conservation of our natural world. While physical specimens exhibited and stored in brick and mortar buildings remain the heart of museums - we must also go digital. This will both connect us with modern audiences, and keep pace with the biological changes on our planet. Dr. Kays will talk about how biodiversity data that is collected electronically, or "born-digital", can be used to meet the dual missions of museums in a rapidly changing world.
- [How do we prevent further pandemics?](https://www.cambridgeconservation.org/events/how-do-we-prevent-further-pandemics/): The first of this term's Conservation Seminars will be panel discussion focused on how to prevent pandemics. Chaired by Prof. Bill Sutherland, our panelists will be: