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The conservationist helping us to make better decisions

04 Jun 2021

Bill Sutherland has started a revolution in conservation. Put simply he’d “like us to stop doing the things that we know don't work and do more of...

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Forest transition in Cameroon.

Extent of human encroachment into world’s protected areas revealed

28 Oct 2019

Largest study yet to compare protected with “matched” unprotected land finds significantly higher increases in human pressure – primarily through...

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A farmer with a conservationist in Montana, USA

Conservationists share ‘core aims’ but clash over ways forward, study finds

09 Apr 2019

Research reveals rifts within global movement – from economic approaches to protected areas – while confirming support for aims underpinning it.

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Harvest

‘High-yield’ farming costs the environment less than previously thought – and could help spare habitats

14 Sep 2018

New findings suggest that more intensive agriculture might be the “least bad” option for feeding the world while saving its species – provided use of...

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Golden Lion Tamarin, an endangered species that has grown from 200 to more than 3,200 individuals in three decades.

#EarthOptimism: Recovering species must be celebrated or we risk reversing progress

20 Apr 2017

Cambridge conservationists will unite with colleagues across the globe on Earth Day this Saturday to lionise environmental victories and show there...

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A male savannah elephant uses his trunk to eat inTarangire National Park, Tanzania.

Elephant poaching costs African economies US $25 million per year in lost tourism revenue

01 Nov 2016

New research shows investing in elephant conservation is smart economic policy for many African countries.

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Rural Landscape near Fife

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

04 Jan 2016

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

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The wonders of the animal kingdom: a new Museum of Zoology

20 Mar 2014

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of £1.8 million to the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge. This funding will support...

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Climate change: can nature help us?

08 May 2013

Hard-engineered sea walls have a limited life span. Could saltmarshes and mangroves offer a different approach to buffering against storm surges and...

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Amazon rainforest

Leading the battle to protect the Amazon

09 Jan 2013

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

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White-shouldered Ibis

Investing to save nature

11 Oct 2012

New study costs out key conservation targets.

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From left: Bill Adams, Bruno Monteferri, Chris Sandbrook

Games for nature

24 Feb 2012

Can digital games and virtual worlds help us save nature? Conservation scientists Bruno Monteferri, Chris Sandbrook and Bill Adams explore whether...

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