Research

Art, Biodiversity, and Climate Collaboration

We’re pleased to announce that The Biodiversity Network is a member of an exciting network: The Art, Biodiversity, and Climate Network (ABC Network), which brings together members of the Oxford [...]

Where the wild things should be: Yadvinder Malhi and why rainforest diversity is critical

Rainforests are amazing places – great biodiverse ecosystems and carbon sinks. But, as a million nature programmes have shown, they are also full of things that could kill you: insects [...]

The great significance of observing nature in your back garden

Yadvinder Malhi shares his rediscovery of nature at the local level Like many, I have found solace and refuge in local nature over this year of pandemic and lockdown. When able [...]

IUCN’s New “Green Status of Species” Measures Impact of Conservation Action

From California condors to East Asian mangroves, IUCN’s New “Green Status of Species” Measures Impact of Conservation Action New research led by the Department of Zoology’s Dr Molly Grace, published today in Conservation [...]

Environmental Change Institute (ECI) Administrator to support the Oxfordshire Treescapes Project

Contractual details: 40% FTE Term: 12 weeks in first instance, possibility of extension Salary: £12 – £15 an hour Location: Oxfordshire (other locations can be considered) Background Healthy Ecosystem Restoration Oxfordshire (HERO) is a network [...]

On COVID-19, and rebalancing our relationship with nature: what have we learned one year on?

Story by Hollie Booth The Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS), based at Oxford’s Department of Zoology, have spent the past 15 months looking at how post-pandemic recovery plans can help [...]

What are the drivers of the illegal wildlife trade in jaguars in Boliva?

I was a stranger who looked and sounded foreign, yet before even asking who I was or what I wanted, she welcomed me into her home with a smile and [...]

Lessons from Misool: a nature-positive approach to the tourism sector could aid the green recovery

Most business models of the 21st century have a net negative impact on nature. They fundamentally rely on using natural resources – oil for fuel, land for infrastructure, cotton for [...]

Characterising wild meat consumers in Vietnam

In early 2019, I travelled to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to conduct research on the consumption of meat from wild animals in local restaurants. I had shortlisted a few [...]

Beaver ecosystems

Annie Welden takes us to the wonderful world of beavers, the remarkable ecosystems engineers that work with humans to increase ecosystem biodiversity. Ever heard the phrase, ‘busy as a beaver?’ These [...]