Collaborative Fund Projects
Collaborative Fund Projects have had significant conservation impact - informing and helping to shape conservation policy and building capacity for conservation.
Every Collaborative Fund project addresses a high priority biodiversity conservation issue and includes some combination of research, education, policy and practice.
The majority of projects are focused on contributing to high-level global conservation processes (CBD, SDGs, IPBES) and/or to thematic areas that are widely recognised as global conservation priorities (climate change, Natural Capital, food production/security).
The CCI Collaborative Fund aims to facilitate innovative and necessary collaborations between CCI members, with particular emphasis on enabling successful partnerships between University of Cambridge Departments and conservation organisations based in the Cambridge area.
Select Collaborative Fund Projects are featured as Case Studies in our Impact section.
Find out more about the generous supporters of this fund and how the fund is managed on the Collaborative Fund information webpage.
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Defining and Measuring “Destructive Fishing” in Support of Achieving SDG14 – Life Below Water
Fisheries as a practice, and the pressures these activities place on fish populations, other marine species and marine ecosystems are incredibly diverse in nature. As such, a diversity of approaches are required to overcome the challenges faced and aid transitions to more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. This project aims for a greater shared understanding…
Quantifying Global-Level Synergies and Trade-Offs between Biodiversity Conservation and Nature Based Climate Solutions
While global policy increasingly recognises the value of terrestrial habitats for climate stabilisation, carbon-biodiversity relationships are complex. This project will inform intergovernmental negotiations by combining CCI and wider expertise to quantify the emissions-reduction potential of a biodiversity restoration actions, and the biodiversity consequences of contrasting nature-based climate solutions.
Sustainable Finance for Conservation Landscapes in the post-COVID World
Our project will explore sustainable financing for conservation in the post-COVID19 context. The coronavirus pandemic has significantly disrupted traditional conservation finance models relying on private market flows. The results will contribute towards developing sustainable finance alternatives for conserving multi-functional landscapes that deliver positive outcomes for both people and nature.
Plastic connectivity: disentangling the problem of plastic pollution for pelagic seabirds
Plastic pollution is global and conspicuous threat to marine life, but little is known about its impacts. This project evaluates the risk of plastic encounter for seabirds, using an extensive tracking dataset and models of marine plastic distribution. We focus on petrels; an ocean-going group of seabirds containing some of our most threatened and least…
Integrating science, policy and sustainable development to address African-Eurasian migrant landbird declines: African perspectives on a flyway-wide issue
Flyway-wide collaboration is key to effectively support conservation action for declining migrant landbirds across their range. This project brings together African science and policy experts in collaboration with European experts to review existing science, policy and practice, and explore innovative trans-disciplinary opportunities to deliver migrant landbird conservation across rapidly-changing landscapes.