The Cambridge Conservation Initiative is a collaborative partnership which brings together the biggest names in international biodiversity conservation with the University of Cambridge. Our mission is to transform the global understanding and conservation of biodiversity to secure a sustainable future for all life on Earth.
"An extraordinary marriage between outstanding practical conservationists and inspiring intellectual thinkers which will shape the future of life on Earth."
Building on each partner’s existing programme of conservation work, CCI joins these organisations together to tackle complex and challenging issues with innovative approaches, using a multi-disciplinary approach that cannot be achieved by any one organisation alone.
In 2015 CCI brought together over 500 professional conservationists from the partner organisations to work together in the purpose-built Conservation Campus within the David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK. The Campus is now home to the biggest cluster of conservationists in the world.
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 event focused on the critical next steps in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), a landmark agreement…
10th October 2024
The Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme has announced its next call for landscape restoration grants. Under the Convention on Biological…
1st October 2024
CCI was honoured this week to receive a visit from its honorary patron, the much-loved, national hero Sir David Attenborough.…
27th September 2024
The Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative in Kazakhstan has today been named as a finalist for His Royal Highness Prince William’s…
24th September 2024