Our blog provides news, updates and insights related to evidence-based conservation from the Conservation Evidence team, as well as our partner organisations and others in the conservation community. We're particularly interested in work that uses, or generates, evidence on the effects of biodiversity conservation actions.
To get in touch about the blog please contact Nigel Taylor at nt461@cam.ac.uk. We’re always happy to receive suggestions for new guest blog posts.
What evidence matters most in conservation practice?
Dr Anne Mupepele is a Postdoc and Lecturer at the Department of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, University of Freiburg Conservation practitioners frequently have to prioritize which actions to take to preserve or restore ecosystems, biodiversity or threatened species. Calls that such actions should be based on scientific evidence are not new (Stuart 1945; Cochrane…
Applied Ecology Resources: connecting research and practice
Marc Cadotte is a Professor at the University of Toronto and Chair of Applied Ecology Resources, as well as Editor-in-Chief of its accompanying journal, Ecological Solutions and Evidence. Effective conservation and applied ecological management and policy requires that information from both research and practice are available. While it is a straightforward endeavour to search for…
Hot off the press: new Marsh and Swamp Conservation synopsis
Nigel Taylor is a postdoctoral researcher at Tour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands. He is one of the authors of the Marsh and Swamp Conservation synopsis. When you think of marshes and swamps, you might think of smelly wastelands full of mosquitoes and alligators. But they are in fact vital…
Nature’s Sure Connected: a practical framework and guidance for evidencing outcomes of landscape-scale conservation
Dr Paul Tinsley-Marshall is the Conservation Evidence Manager at Kent Wildlife Trust, UK The Lawton Principles continue to guide the delivery of conservation in the UK, eleven years on from the publication of Making Space for Nature[1]. Lawton’s influential review outlined a need for more, bigger, better and joined spaces for nature, to create a…
Bat conservation: an evidence-based approach
Dr Winifred Frick is Chief Scientist at Bat Conservation International I first learned about Conservation Evidence during a plenary talk by Dr. Paul Racey, Regius Professor Emeritus of Natural History from the University of Aberdeen, at the International Berlin Bat Meeting in 2017 on the theme ‘Are bats special as conservation targets?’ At the time,…
The lonely tuatara
Will Morgan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Conservation Evidence and is currently working on the Reptile Conservation synopsis. Two bird feeders hang on an apple tree in the front garden. One filled with peanuts, the other with sunflower hearts. I read online that gold finches have a particular fondness for sunflower hearts and so,…
From preservation to recovery: the role of nature reserves in a 21st century Wildlife Trust
Guest post by Dr Gareth Parry, Director for Nature’s Recovery, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Fundamental changes are needed if ambitions to halt and reverse wildlife declines are to become more than talk. Wildlife NGO’s (Non-Governmental Organisations) are quick to hold Governments to account for failing to meet targets for tackling biodiversity declines. The most recent failure…
Publishing in the Conservation Evidence Journal
Our first blog introduced the concept of evidence-based conservation and the work being carried out by the team at Conservation Evidence and the collaborations with Evidence Champions. Here at our linked, online, peer reviewed, open access (and free to publish in) Conservation Evidence Journal, we publish studies that TEST conservation actions in order to add…
Welcome to the Conservation Evidence blog
Welcome to the new blog from Conservation Evidence and the Conservation Evidence Journal! We hope to use this blog as a platform to showcase not only what we do at Conservation Evidence, but also to showcase evidence-based projects from partners, collaborators and others in the conservation field. Do get in touch if you would like…
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