Big businesses say they are helping to restore ecosystems – but proof remains elusive

The world’s ecosystems need to be restored – and fast. Large corporations are well-placed to do so.

Tim Lamont, Research Fellow, Lancaster University • conversation
Sept. 20, 2023 • ~7 min

Big businesses say they are helping to restore ecosystems – but there's little evidence

The world’s ecosystems need to be restored – and fast. Large corporations are well-placed to do so.

Tim Lamont, Research Fellow, Lancaster University • conversation
Sept. 8, 2023 • ~7 min

Lack of evidence hampers progress on corporate-led ecosystem restoration

A near total lack of transparency is making it impossible to assess the quality of corporate-led ecosystem restoration projects, a new study finds.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 8, 2023 • ~5 min

Giraffes range across diverse African habitats − we’re using GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them

The largest ever giraffe tracking study shows how these massive animals are responding to human pressures across many different habitats throughout Africa.

Michael Brown, Conservation Science Fellow, Smithsonian Institution • conversation
Aug. 30, 2023 • ~9 min

Why there are fewer insects on UK farms than there were a century ago -- and how to restore them

Farms have become less friendly for our insect friends – this must be reversed if we want food to eat.

Tom Breeze, Senior Research Fellow, University of Reading • conversation
July 5, 2023 • ~8 min

Dog detectives can sniff out protected great crested newts and reduce costly construction delays

Great crested newts cause expensive delays to construction – trained sniffer dogs may offer a solution.

Nikki Glover, PhD Candidate in Environmental Biology, University of Salford • conversation
June 26, 2023 • ~6 min

Melting glaciers in the Alps will eradicate some invertebrates that are crucial for alpine ecosystems – new research

Meltwater rivers in the European Alps will change as glaciers melt – threatening animals that are vital for alpine ecosystems with habitat loss.

Martin Wilkes, Senior Lecturer of Life Sciences, University of Essex • conversation
May 17, 2023 • ~7 min

Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700, dividing what remains into ever-smaller patches

A new study looks back into history to assess human impacts on the range of Asian elephants and finds sharp decline starting several centuries ago.

Shermin de Silva, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, University of California, San Diego • conversation
April 27, 2023 • ~10 min

Roadkill: vehicle collisions may be threatening the survival of some mammal populations

Exactly how animal populations are affected by roadkill has remained unclear – until now.

Lauren Moore, PhD Candidate in Road Ecology, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
March 27, 2023 • ~6 min

What Denmark's dead hedgehogs tell us about their lives -- and how we can help them

Research on Denmark’s hedgehogs offers insight into their cause of death – and how to help them.

Sophie Lund Rasmussen, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 27, 2023 • ~8 min

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