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A Decade of Bold Collaboration

Celebrating 10 Years of CCI at the David Attenborough Building On 18 June 2026, the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) marked a remarkable milestone: ten years…

June 22, 2026

A Week of Celebration: Honouring Sir David Attenborough’s Centenary

Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday was marked by the CCI community with a vibrant and inspiring week of events, bringing together CCI partners based in Cambridge to celebrate his extraordinary legacy. The programme of events organised by…

May 14, 2026

‘An undercurrent of joy’ Sir David’s response to visiting CCI Conservation Campus

CCI was honoured this week to receive a visit from its honorary patron, the much-loved, national hero Sir David Attenborough. Sir David said of visiting…

September 27, 2024

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

Auroralumina attenboroughii and other Attenboroughs

Many of you will have seen the recent news that a newly discovered fossil of the ‘earliest animal predator’ will be named Auroralumina attenboroughii after our very…

August 22, 2022

Happy 96th Birthday Sir David Attenborough!

Today we wish Cambridge Conservation Initiative’s patron, Sir David Attenborough, a very happy 96th Birthday! Sir David has provided his unwavering support of the CCI partnership…

May 8, 2022

CCI Patron, Sir Attenborough, named a Champion of the Earth by the UN Environment Programme

We are delighted that our Patron, Sir David Attenborough, has been named a 2021 Champion of the Earth by the UN’s Environment Programme. The annual…

April 21, 2022

The Plight of the Pangolin – the world’s most trafficked mammal

To mark World Pangolin Day 2022, CCI partner TRAFFIC, shares a new video of Sir David Attenborough to raise awareness of the plight of the pangolin – the…

February 18, 2022

“Nature is a key ally” – Nature Day at COP26

“Nature is a key ally, whenever we restore the wild it will capture carbon and help us bring back balance to our planet.” Our Honorary…

November 6, 2021