Biodiversity management student, Suzie Simpson at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) is asking the public to report sightings of terrapins (North American native freshwater turtles) … Read more
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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
Is There an Increasing Consumer Demand for Bushmeat?
University of Kent alumna Linh Bao Nguyen has published research from her MSc which was completed in the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) … Read more
Student research work prompts new action for protecting Rhinos in India
‘Feasibility of reintroducing grassland megaherbivores, the greater one-horned rhinoceros, and swamp buffalo within their historic global range’ is now available on open access in the … Read more
Human-elephant conflict in Kenya heightens with increase in crop-raiding
A new study led by the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) has found that elephants living around the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, are … 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
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
Conversations in Conservation Taster Event 2020
The School of Anthropology and Conservation event is pleased to offer an online Conversations in Conservation Taster Event for undergraduate applicants and enquirers on Tuesday 1 … Read more