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Keep up to date with the latest CCI updates (CCI News) as well as blogs of lessons learned from the Collaborative Projects and CCI Community (CCI Views).

Evaluating the success of carbon projects aimed at protecting tropical forests and benefiting local livelihoods: January 2019 final blog entry

The following blog is written by David Coomes, Professor of Forest Ecology and Conservation, Department of Plant Sciences (project lead…

David Attenborough joins CCI event at the World Economic Forum to consider the role of nature in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals

“It is extraordinary in my lifetime how the world has changed. When I was at university the basis of our…

Bringing biodiversity into the heart of natural capital approaches: final blog entry

The following blog is written by Thomas Maddox, Natural Capital Hub Co-manager, Cambridge Conservation Initiative (project team member for the…

Landscapes for life: major new grant-making programme will help restore nature to Europe’s landscapes

The Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP) was officially launched on Thursday 4 October, with the announcement of eight new projects that…

Estimating the relative environmental footprints of palm oil and potential alternatives: July 2018 blog entry

The following blog is written by Fiona Sanderson, Senior Conservation Scientist on International Agriculture, RSPB (Project lead for the CCI…

CCI collaboration launches new tool to examine the contributions biodiversity conservation organisations can make to the Sustainable Development Goals

In the 2 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) there has been an…

Framing the Future for Biodiversity: engagement in defining the post-2020 biodiversity agenda: September 2018 blog entry

The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 – and its associated 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets – has been the largest ever…

Learning from Citizen Science approaches to map threats to wildlife globally and inform conservation policies: September 2018 blog entry

The following blog is written by Jonas Geldmann, Research Fellow, University of Cambridge (Project lead for the CCI Collaborative Fund…

A global audit of biodiversity monitoring: May 2018 blog entry

There is a growing demand for data to track the changing state of biodiversity, such as trends in species’ populations.…