Conservation Evidence Blog

Dehorning rhinos tips the balance against poaching
Timothy Kuiper discusses his recent research about the effectiveness of interventions to reduce rhino poaching in South Africa.

Conservation Evidence and Invasive Species
To mark Invasive Species Week, this post outlines some of the resources Conservation Evidence has created to help combat and counter the threat from these problematic species.

Species conservation successes and reasons for hope in the midst of biodiversity decline
Ashley Simkins and Nigel Taylor highlight the encouraging findings from a recent study on the effectiveness of conservation actions, using IUCN Red List data.

Introducing the new Conservation Evidence synopsis: Eel Conservation in Inland Habitats
Vanessa Cutts and Anders Clarhäll explore the fascinating and challenging world of eel conservation

From cod logs to frog bogs: we catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world
Jess Melbourne-Thomas and Claire Mason share their new catalogue of conservation actions to help species cope with climate change

The Conservation Evidence Toolkit
William Morgan, Rebecca Smith and Alec Christie introduce a brand new interface for our Conservation Evidence Toolkit

The journey to evidence-based practice
Four of our Evidence Champion organisations share insights from their transition to evidence-based conservation

Building the evidence for a wilder future
Nigel Doar considers the need for more and better evidence to help nature’s recovery, and looks at The Wildlife Trusts’ approach to tackling it