Biodiversity & societyPublications

What do you know about conservation and human rights?

Under what circumstances do you think it is morally acceptable to stop local communities from hunting for food inside a protected area? Or from gathering honey and wild herbs? Or ...

Conservation and the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities: looking forwards

As the world looks forwards to a vision of living in harmony with nature by 2050 (CBD, 2019), we can learn much by tracing the path that conservation science and ...

Proactive conservation to prevent habitat losses to agricultural expansion

The projected loss of millions of square kilometres of natural ecosystems to meet future demand for food, animal feed, fibre and bioenergy crops is likely to massively escalate threats to ...

Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems

Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support environmental sustainability; however, they are currently threatening both. Providing a growing global population with healthy diets from sustainable food ...

Investing in nature for development: do nature-based interventions deliver local development outcomes?

Does investing in nature actually deliver development at the local level? This report provides insights into the types of direct, site-based interventions that can help or hinder the achievement of ...

Nature-based Solutions in Bangladesh: Evidence of Effectiveness for Addressing Climate Change and Other Sustainable Development Goals

Many lower-income countries are highly vulnerable to the impacts of natural disasters and climate change, due to their geographical location and high levels of poverty. In response, they are developing ...

We call on the UK Government to ensure that mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain legislation fulfils its potential

The Government’s flagship Environment Act 2021 requires that from 2023 all developments in England must generate a minimum 10% uplift in biodiversity through habitat restoration, creation or enhancement. This has ...

HERO Workshop #3 Report: Evidence Needs for a Nature Strategy in Oxfordshire

Our third workshop focused on evidence needs for a nature recovery strategy. Prior to the workshop, the HERO team (Steve Wilkes, David MacDonald, Alison Smith) had gathered a list of ...

NbSI-WWF-RSPB report on Nature-based Solutions in UK Climate Adaptation Policy

Our new report, ‘Nature-based solutions in UK climate adaptation policy‘, was released on 30 September, commissioned by the RSPB and WWF. The report summarises evidence on the many ways in ...