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Oxford University has real excellence and expertise in biodiversity that is present in a number of social and natural science departments. The Biodiversity Institute focuses these existing biodiversity research strengths to create a strong collaborative research outfit that not only takes a lead in the science of biodiversity but also develops the frameworks, structures and novel technologies to implement this science into management and policy.
Latest news
Predicting forest expansion into alpine areas
May 31, 2013
A new study has shown that geomorphic processes influence how trees are distributed on mountains, and that temperature alone does not adequately predict whether forests will encroach on ... Continue reading...
Is jatropha good for ecosystems and local communities in Africa?
May 31, 2013
Jatropha biodiesel has been promoted as a means of enhancing economic development, poverty alleviation and energy security in Sub-Sahara Africa. However, in several areas this expansion happened despite ... Continue reading...
Blind Vegetable Farming: One Calabash at a Time
May 20, 2013
by Yemi Ademiluyi and Jessica Thorn originally posted on CCAFS website
Yemi Ademiluyi joined Jessica Thorn for part of her fieldwork mapping the regions where dry ... Continue reading...
Postglacial rise in CO2 and terrestrial C storage associated with declining N availability
March 21, 2013
A global synthesis of stable isotope values of nitrogen (δ15N) in lake sediments has produced a 15,000 year long record of global changes in nitrogen cycling. The work ... Continue reading...
Biodiversity Institute in Maharashtra, India
March 18, 2013
Carla Romeu-Dalmau was in Maharashtra, India over the last 3 weeks, in order to start her project that aims to evaluate the impact of genetically modified (GM) cotton ... Continue reading...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in oil palm plantations
March 18, 2013
Jake Snaddon and Hsiao-Hang Tao of the Biodiversity Institute have just returned from setting up field sites in Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia. Hsiao-Hang’s project is looking at ... Continue reading...
Announcements
PGCERT in Ecological Survey Techniques: flexible study taught mostly online, University of Oxford
Applications are currently being considered for the Postgraduate Certificate in Ecological Survey Techniques to commence in September 2013. Benefit from a flexible tutor-led study taught online with one week-long face-to-face introductory module in Oxford in September – ideal for international
LEFT – Local Ecological Footprinting Tool
LEFT presents a simple yet effective method for mapping ecological important landscapes beyond protected areas.
Biodiversity Institute Symposium
This year’s Biodiversity Institute Symposium (BIOSymposium) highlighted the use of emerging technologies in biodiversity science and conservation.
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