Research

Universities restoring nature – Join the Alliance of Nature-Positive Universities

UNEP and the University of Oxford are launching a global network of Nature Positive Universities in order to prompt the prioritization of nature and its restoration within the higher education [...]

The natural world is critical to climate – Professor Yadvinder Malhi

The living world is not a sideshow in the climate debate. Our climate benefits from a healthy and flourishing biosphere, just as ecosystems and the diversity of living organisms depend [...]

Nature-based Solutions in Action in the UK – Nature Day documentaries launch at COP26

Research shows that further climate warming and biodiversity loss are now unavoidable but that we still have time to make a lasting difference: i.e. to keep warming below dangerous levels, [...]

Working at the crossroads of art and science

​Art can be an effective way of communicating scientific research. It can connect people from different backgrounds, stimulate discussion, and produce knowledge and understanding. Moving beyond the written word can [...]

Women in STEM Soapbox Science event

We are pleased to announce that the Biodiversity Network will be supporting the 2022 MPLS Women in STEM Networking event. After a successful online event last year, we are looking forward [...]

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 [...]

Quantifying and reducing the biodiversity impact of our food: UNIQ+ mentoring for graduate study

by Agnieszka Sokolowska As a first-generation immigrant from a working-class family, graduate study always seemed distant and unreachable. In fact, I never even considered it as an option for my own [...]

Conservation Optimism; Being Positive About the Future

An interview with Julia Migné by Michaela Rychetská The significance of climate change has brought a new light on the importance of conservation. Droughts, wildfires, floods, storms, and other extreme events [...]

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 [...]