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If you believe…An alternative vision for role of the state with Dr. Sophus Zu Ermgassen

14 March 2024

What role does the state have to play in nature recovery? If we are serious about halting the decline in biodiversity do we need to lay out a more ambitious agenda that can unify the currently fragmented aspects of private nature finance, state intervention and the role of public sector institutions. This is part of […]

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Mission-Oriented Public Policy for Nature Recovery

7 March 2024

The English government (environmental policy is largely devolved) has ambitious plans for nature recovery, but its proposed strategy positions the government as a relatively passive player whose job is to create compliance markets and de-risk private investments in nature to ensure they deliver appealing returns. However, there are whole host of risks and negative unintended […]

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Research to policy impact: strategies for translating findings into policy messages

27 February 2024

Blog by Kay Jenkinson, Knowledge Exchange Specialist, Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, University of Oxford; and Dr Sarah Higginson, Knowledge Exchange Specialist, Innovation and Engagement, Research Services, University of Oxford For academics seeking to bridge the gap between their research and policy-making, the journey to impact can be both challenging and rewarding. The impact process […]

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AmazonFlux: disentangling biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship through an energy flux perspective

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Human-made disturbances have triggered multiple changes in biodiversity, with unexpected consequences for ecosystem functioning. Yet, we still miss a mechanistic comprehension of the relationship between biodiversity change and ecosystem function. Considering that species’ response to disturbances will depend on, or are mediated by, their interaction with other species, this information gap might lead to erroneous […]

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Soil Ecology from the microbe’s eye view

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Abstract: Soil is arguably the most complicated biomaterial on the planet. It is the largest terrestrial carbon sink, and the most species rich habitat on earth. Microorganisms driving biogeochemical cycles live and interact in the soil’s intricate pore space labyrinth, but they difficult to study in realistic settings because of its opaqueness. We recently developed […]

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The transformative art of kissing frogs

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Tim Smit -The Eden Project Abstract: A talk about the symbolism of transformation that breathes hope into communities based on my love of transforming poisoned and degraded land and watching behaviour change resulting from demonstrations that second chances are possible. This is the basis under which I create projects. Bio: Sir Tim Smit read Archaeology […]

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Experimenting with non-traditional communication for interdisciplinary environmental research

21 February 2024

Can theatre games help catalyse interdisciplinarity for nature recovery? Authors: E.A. Welden and Jasper Montana We know that working together across different scientific fields is necessary to tackle today’s environmental challenges. But, that is easier said than done. A wide range of barriers to interdisciplinarity, from research funding mechanisms to organisational structures in academia, consistently […]

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Building collaborations with Indigenous and Local Communities using Extreme Citizen Science

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This talk will describe the work of the Extreme Citizen Science Research Group designing and testing solutions for building effective collaborations with Indigenous People and local communities in the context of local conservation initiatives, extractive industry, human rights abuses, or to address the impacts of climate and environmental change on local livelihoods. Jerome Lewis works […]

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