Past events

In December 2022, the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity enshrined the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). This policy instrument will structure all the global intergovernmental action on biodiversity during the ...

It has long been recognised that the environments in which we live have an enormous influence on our physical and mental health. Equally, it has become clear to all in recent years ...

In January, a joint investigation by the Guardian, Die Zeit and Source Material found that the forest carbon offsets approved by the world’s leading certifier and used by major corporations for climate ...

Charlie is the inspiration behind Knepp Wildland, a 3,500 acre estate in West Sussex and the largest rewilding project in lowland Britain. Switching to ‘process-led’ conservation, using free-roaming herds of grazing animals, ...

Who is conservation for and what does successful conservation look like? Protecting animals, developing rural economies, conserving biodiversity, or reducing conflict between people and wildlife? Explore these questions with the Wildlife Conservation Research ...

Our global society is hopelessly addicted to a particular vision of the world and a future that has become both unsustainable and undesirable. Robert will speak about his new book, Addicted to Growth, ...

The valuation of nature and ecosystem services in monetary units plays a central role in many forms of environmental governance, including in carbon and biodiversity markets and offsetting schemes which are increasingly ...

Soil fungi play a major role in shaping forest ecosystems: the roots of trees interact with a myriad of fungi and the trees’ ability to cope with environmental change can be mediated ...

Abstract: Kathryn Brown will talk about the 2030 Strategy for the Wildlife Trusts, which focusses on action for nature and climate to achieve three goals by 2030: nature in recovery, people taking meaningful ...

Abstract: Biodiversity loss is one of the great global challenges of our time. If we are ever to address and ultimately reverse biodiversity loss, we must face the difficult truth that amongst its ...