Research stories

Cop29: Indigenous communities still being sold short as the world decides how to regulate carbon markets

dee karen/Shutterstock Stephen Lezak, University of Oxford and Bea Addis, Washington University in St. Louis As the annual UN climate conference, Cop29, draws to a close, negotiators, civil society observers ...

Conservation Careers

When: Tuesday 26th, 5:30-7 Where: Christ Church lecture room 2 Who for: undergrads with interest in a conservation career Sign up here: https://forms.gle/R8nkb2rGiNFqV44w9 Are you an undergrad hoping to go into a conservation-related career? Hear from the OUNCS ...

The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other

Nathalie Seddon, University of Oxford and Audrey Wagner, University of Oxford Climate change and biodiversity policies have largely evolved in isolation, even though the two crises are deeply intertwined. ...

An Indian village went from hunting Amur falcons to being their biggest protectors. Here’s how conservationists can harness the power of persuasion

Diogo Veríssimo, University of Oxford and Sahila Kudalkar, Columbia University Wildlife conservation is an exercise in human persuasion. It may seem counterintuitive that we hold the keys to the ...

Wild or manicured? Why we disagree about messy natures

Current aspirations for nature recovery to address biodiversity loss and climate change involve changing what landscapes look like What is considered neat or messy impacts on action and policy ...

COP16 Colombia, a newcomer’s reflection

By Yadvinder Malhi In late October 2024, the UN Convention on Biodiversity held its biennial large meeting (the Conference of Parties, or COP). This convention is a sister of ...