Past events

After almost fifty years as a nature conservation practitioner in Malaysia, I see little need for further studies or technical data. Other than the baleful influence of governmental bureaucracy, “The problem is ...

Achieving pressing climate and biodiversity goals demands more than just technological and scientific innovation – it requires deep social, cultural, and political change. However, environmental challenges are often framed as technological and ...

The headlines and statements that come out of COP16 rarely provide the full picture of what has occurred. We are lucky enough to have our Oxford Delegation deeply involved in participation and ...

Dr. Nicola Ranger, University of Oxford Abstract: Eighty years ago in 1944, on the eve of the end of World War II, world leaders came together in Bretton Woods USA with the shared ambition ...

There is general scientific agreement on the need for transformative change in order to address the systemic poly-crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and growing inequalities globally. However, what this transformative change ...

There is a global biodiversity funding gap, and rapid efforts to mobilise private funding to fill this gap. Attempts to commodify biodiversity to create markets and harness return-seeking investment into conservation have ...

Join us for the Good Natured Conservation Optimism Short Film Festival, an evening of inspiring and empowering stories from across the natural world. Conservation Optimism presents an evening of inspiring and empowering stories ...

In this lively talk, Tom Oliver argues that our current fixes for the environmental crisis are often ineffective and even make things worse. Genuine solutions need to go beyond economic and technological ...

Pause during the fast-paced day and enhance your wellbeing by connecting with the natural world in the University College grounds. The monthly, lunchtime sessions will include three pathways to nature connection: 🌱 Noticing Nature ...

Professor. Brian Enquist. University of Arizona Developing a predictive science of the Biosphere and more powerful tests of biodiversity theories need to move beyond species richness, data driven approaches, and overly parameterized models ...