The DICE Lecture is an annual public event given each year by a distinguished scientist or practitioner on an important conservation topic. Master’s student Isobel … Read more
Category: Conservation Biology
How Can Protected Area Managers Implement Conservation Goals Without Exacerbating Poverty?
Brittney Vezina, an alumna of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) working with Dr Charlie Gardner, and Malagasy non-profit, Madagasikara Voakajy, has conducted … Read more
Students return to campus for practical fieldwork.
The campus has been relatively uninhabited by humans over the last few months which has left nature alone to do its thing! This is going … Read more
Even older than we thought?!
Current evidence suggests the world’s earliest stone technologies are likely to be older than previously thought. A team led by Kent’s Dr Alastair Key and Dr David … Read more
So you want to be an ethnobotanist?
Kent MSc Graduate Kay Evelina Lewis-Jones explains what one is and how she came to be one in this weekend’s Guardian Education section. School of … Read more
Biodiversity Net Gain policy may fail to deliver benefits to nature
England’s Biodiversity Net Gain Policy could fail to deliver on promises to increase biodiversity when new buildings are developed, according to research presented at the … Read more
DICE research informs report on the role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to conservation efforts
Historically snubbed by exclusionary conservation, the role of Indigenous and local communities is integral to achieving the UN’s ambitious 2030 global biodiversity agenda. Over 1.65 … Read more
“We need to rewrite the stories we tell ourselves!” – Harnessing agency to effect change in the age of eco-anxiety
Natasha Jacob, studying for a BSc in Human Ecology with a Year in Professional Practice writes the third in a series of blogs about how … Read more
Ecologist and DICE alumna to give guest online lecture as part of the DICE Talk series
Dr Kirsty Swinnerton, an alumna from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) will give a guest talk about the conservation of threatened island … Read more
What will be the impact of £40m funding for English green spaces?
Following the announcement that the UK Government will invest £40m into green spaces in England to help restore species and combat climate change, Dr Ian Bride, … Read more