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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…

March 28, 2024

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…

March 14, 2024

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…

March 11, 2024

Professor Melissa Leach CBE 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). Professor Leach…

February 28, 2024

Latest 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…

February 26, 2024

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…

February 8, 2024

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…

December 11, 2023

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…

November 23, 2023

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…

November 20, 2023