Articles about 'Royal Society for the Protection of Birds'

Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, perched in reedbed.

Flood tolerant wetland crops could also support nature recovery, finds new research

12 March 2026

Research led by the University of Cambridge and the RSPB shows that farming wetland-adapted crops on wetter peat - known as paludiculture - can support richer and more diverse bird communities than drained grassland.

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

06 March 2025

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

Birdlife soars on nature-friendly solar farms

13 February 2025

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

Panel members from CCI and CISL discuss the upcoming COP16

Cambridge conservation and sustainable business leaders prepare for COP16

11 October 2024

The Cambridge Conservation Initiative and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) co-hosted a panel discussion featuring key industry leaders in the run-up to the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16). Please read more about the panel here

A man with a big idea

05 October 2024

With up to one million species facing extinction, Professor William Sutherland is using what he knows to help stop biodiversity loss. Because nature can’t wait.

Photo of Sir David Attenborough on a visit to Cambridge Conservation Research Initiative

Sir David Attenborough's 'joy' on visit to Cambridge Conservation Initiative

27 September 2024

Sir David Attenborough spoke of how he feels during visits to the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) when he stopped by the CCI conservation campus at the University of Cambridge this week.

Rainforest on the south-eastern edge of Amazonia, Brazil.

Rainforest wildlife under threat as below-canopy temperatures rise

03 June 2024

Assumptions that tropical forest canopies protect from the effects of climate change are unfounded, say researchers.

Restore, rewild and rejoice: the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

06 October 2023

The Endangered Landscapes and Seascapes programme is demonstrating that large-scale restoration of nature is possible - and beneficial to people too. New funding will support ambitious projects to restore Europe's land and seas.

Fixing the Fens

14 April 2023

Reconciling human activities with nature is never going to be easy, but a new Cambridge group is using everything it’s got to try and protect a vital part of the UK.

At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on land currently contain human developments

23 March 2023

At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure − of which more than 75% contain roads. In the future, more sites that are important for biodiversity could contain powerplants, mines and oil and gas infrastructure

Articles about 'Royal Society for the Protection of Birds'

Flood tolerant wetland crops could also support nature recovery, finds new research

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

Birdlife soars on nature-friendly solar farms

Cambridge conservation and sustainable business leaders prepare for COP16

A man with a big idea

Sir David Attenborough's 'joy' on visit to Cambridge Conservation Initiative

Rainforest wildlife under threat as below-canopy temperatures rise

Restore, rewild and rejoice: the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

Fixing the Fens

At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on land currently contain human developments

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