Excellent joint meeting between Google and Cambridge Conservation Initiative discussing creating the next generation of biodiversity tools. VERY exciting plans.

BREAKING NEWS: From Atlantic salmon to green turtles, #ClimateChange threatens a growing number of species. Learn more in the latest IUCN Red List update launched at #COP28. bit.ly/41fwRVG

We must conserve the right places to halt extinction and reduce biodiversity loss. Blog by Andy Plumptre on our recent paper drawing on Key Biodiversity Areas Areas criteria to define "areas of particular importance for biodiversity" iucn.org/crossroads-blo…

Are you an undergraduate looking for a paid internship this summer, working on biodiversity and nature recovery? Develop your skills by joining the Centre for Landscape Regeneration for 9 wks. Details here: zero.cam.ac.uk/who-we-are/blo… Deadline 11 March. Please RT British Ecological Society Royal Entomological Society Selwyn College

A new online interactive tool to help countries assess the sustainability of #wildlife trade has been launched by UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. The tool is directly linked to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. t.ly/StZTc 📷

Enjoyed starting a YouTube channel describing concepts in conservation. Have ideas for future videos but welcome suggestions of something interesting that illustrates a general issue. Also welcome ideas for getting this known by those who would benefit. youtube.com/@Bill_Sutherla…

We are recruiting a Project Coordinator: Tropical Important Plant Areas (#TIPAs) Kew Science #AcceleratedTaxonomy - Deadline 5 May (see: careers.kew.org/vacancy/projec…)

Five places remaining. Deadline to register is 30 April.

Interested in joining a dynamic team of conservation scientists at the world's largest partnership for nature? We're looking for someone to support the management of extensive datasets on species and important sites for their conservation birdlife.org/careers/biodiv… BirdLife Science

We're looking for someone who has worked on the collation and analysis of tracking data, preferably for seabirds and who is proficient in spatial analysis in R and ArcGIS. Come and join BirdLife International global science team birdlife.org/careers/scienc… BirdLife Science

📢 NEWS: Today, on #InternationalDayforBiodiversity, the first global assessment from Red List of Ecosystems reveals over half of all mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse. 🌍The assessment helps to identify threats and ways to mitigate these risks. bit.ly/3wHiPS5

🌿 𝗞𝗕𝗔𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 #𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗢𝗳𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻🌿 This #BiodiversityDay 2024, Andy Plumptre, Head of the KBA Secretariat, tells us why Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are crucial in achieving the #BiodiversityPlan's ambitious goals and targets. Full video▶️ bit.ly/4bNkOTL

We're looking for a scientist to work on nature metrics for business use as part of a Cambridge Conservation Initiative project team ↘️ RSPB Science BirdLife International IUCN Fauna & Flora Cambridge University Cambridge Conservation Research Institute UNEP-WCMC ↘️ app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Caree…

BREAKING NEWS: Iberian lynx rebounding thanks to #conservation action. The Iberian Lynx has improved from Endangered to Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, continuing its dramatic recovery from near extinction. bit.ly/3KSz2am

NEWS: The Bornean elephant has been assessed as Endangered, due to threats from human activities according to today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ Learn more ➡️t.ly/8tIMp

NEWS: The Bornean Asian elephant is Endangered, according to the latest IUCN Red List update.   An estimated 1,000 Bornean elephants remain in the wild, human activities are a major threat.   Learn more in the latest IUCN Red List Update t.ly/8tIMp

Eighty-two per cent of copiapoa cacti species are now at risk of extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Illegal trade is a major threat. t.ly/8tIMp

🚨Big news🚨 You can now apply for SCCS 2025! sccs-cam.org Please tell your friends and colleagues. Come along to the biggest conference on conservation biology aimed entirely at students TropicalBiologyAssociation Cambridge Conservation Initiative Dept of Zoology

📢Join the Webinar on the use of IBAT, a powerful tool for global biodiversity assessment🗺️ IBAT provides access to 3 key biodiversity databases, helping organizations act on risks and opportunities. 📅July 25 🕙10:00 am (GMT-5) 🔗bit.ly/3y39GDY

Our new open access paper led by Katharine Davies and Malin Rivers from Botanic Gardens Conservation International is published today in Conservation Science and Practice! We hope that this helps to accelerate identification of critical sites for the conservation of tree species globally 🌲🌳 doi.org/10.1111/csp2.1…