Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science
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We are a group of conservation scientists working on applied research at the interface of social and ecological systems. Our vision is a nature-rich and just world in which everyone can thrive. iccs.org.uk
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Super honoured to have contributed to this paper, led by the brilliant Sophus zu Ermgassen! We use our experience evaluating nature markets from around the world and derive 5 'golden' rules for the design and implementation of markets that deliver scientifically-credible outcomes. 🌱
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Five rules for scientifically credible nature markets
Nature Ecology & Evolution - This Perspective synthesizes insights from the past use of nature markets to identify design factors that are necessary if such markets are to achieve their...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Super honoured to have contributed to this paper, led by the brilliant Sophus zu Ermgassen! We use our experience evaluating nature markets from around the world and derive 5 'golden' rules for the design and implementation of markets that deliver scientifically-credible outcomes. 🌱
rdcu.be/eYFx8
rdcu.be/eYFx8
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Check out the Friday Lectures this term
January 16, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Check out the Friday Lectures this term
Are you a West African national working on wildlife trade? This course could be for you!
Apply here by 23.59 GMT on 30th January: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mas...
#IllegalWildlifeTrade #Masterclass #Ghana
Apply here by 23.59 GMT on 30th January: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mas...
#IllegalWildlifeTrade #Masterclass #Ghana
January 14, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Are you a West African national working on wildlife trade? This course could be for you!
Apply here by 23.59 GMT on 30th January: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mas...
#IllegalWildlifeTrade #Masterclass #Ghana
Apply here by 23.59 GMT on 30th January: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mas...
#IllegalWildlifeTrade #Masterclass #Ghana
Apply now for the first in-person Masterclass on Mitigating Illegal Wildlife Trade! The application deadline is 30th January 2026 at 23.59pm UK time.
@danchallender.bsky.social @orchiddelirium.bsky.social
#IllegalWildlifeTrade #Ghana #WestAfrica
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@danchallender.bsky.social @orchiddelirium.bsky.social
#IllegalWildlifeTrade #Ghana #WestAfrica
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January 12, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Apply now for the first in-person Masterclass on Mitigating Illegal Wildlife Trade! The application deadline is 30th January 2026 at 23.59pm UK time.
@danchallender.bsky.social @orchiddelirium.bsky.social
#IllegalWildlifeTrade #Ghana #WestAfrica
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mas...
@danchallender.bsky.social @orchiddelirium.bsky.social
#IllegalWildlifeTrade #Ghana #WestAfrica
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mas...
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Great to have @mongabay.com coverage of our recent paper, led by Moreangels Mbizah and with many amazing co-authors, on the structural inequities in conservation. Important things to keep talking about! news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cons...
Conservation’s unfinished business
Conservation often presents itself as a technical enterprise: how much land to protect, which species to prioritize, what policies deliver results. A recent paper in Nature argues that this framing mi...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Great to have @mongabay.com coverage of our recent paper, led by Moreangels Mbizah and with many amazing co-authors, on the structural inequities in conservation. Important things to keep talking about! news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cons...
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“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.” 🧪
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. 🌍
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. 🌍
January 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.” 🧪
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. 🌍
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. 🌍
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Call for activities for our inaugural Oxford Nature Festival on June 27th. Join us and celebrate nature!
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @morethanadodo.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @morethanadodo.bsky.social
Call for activities for our inaugural Oxford Nature Festival
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January 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Call for activities for our inaugural Oxford Nature Festival on June 27th. Join us and celebrate nature!
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @morethanadodo.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @morethanadodo.bsky.social
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Join us inperson for the Oxford Networks for the Environment (ONE) annual lecture on 3 February in the Life and Mind building, with Professor Gideon Henderson. More info and registration here: bookwhen.com/onenetwork#f...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
January 6, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Join us inperson for the Oxford Networks for the Environment (ONE) annual lecture on 3 February in the Life and Mind building, with Professor Gideon Henderson. More info and registration here: bookwhen.com/onenetwork#f...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
"The collaboration continues. Our theme group meetings now stretch across time zones, busy schedules, and disciplinary differences. But that is also the beauty of interdisciplinary work: it stretches you, and it reminds you that meaningful research is built slowly, with patience and care."
Bibek's reflections on ICN 2025 - ICCS
Written by Bibek Raj Shrestha, a participant in this year’s Interdisciplinary Conservation Network. Arrivals and excitement With the onset of October, I was excited to be heading to South Africa to ...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"The collaboration continues. Our theme group meetings now stretch across time zones, busy schedules, and disciplinary differences. But that is also the beauty of interdisciplinary work: it stretches you, and it reminds you that meaningful research is built slowly, with patience and care."
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🌳Join us and be a part of making our first Oxford Nature Festival a success! 🐝
More info and to register our interest: bit.ly/4rFC7Pf
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More info and to register our interest: bit.ly/4rFC7Pf
@ecioxford.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social
@oxfordecosystems.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🌳Join us and be a part of making our first Oxford Nature Festival a success! 🐝
More info and to register our interest: bit.ly/4rFC7Pf
@ecioxford.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social
@oxfordecosystems.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social
More info and to register our interest: bit.ly/4rFC7Pf
@ecioxford.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social
@oxfordecosystems.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social
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Our annual lecture is next Tuesday 16 December!
There are still some spaces left in person, so if you're in Oxford come and enjoy some festive drinks with us as a bonus. If you're further afield, the lecture will be online too 👇
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/event/biolog...
There are still some spaces left in person, so if you're in Oxford come and enjoy some festive drinks with us as a bonus. If you're further afield, the lecture will be online too 👇
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/event/biolog...
Join us for our annual lecture on 16 December! We will delve into the wonders of animal seismic senses, from spider webs to elephant rumbles, with Dr Beth Mortimer 🐘🕷️
16 December 17:15, in the Life and Mind Building, Oxford & online 👇
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/event/biolog...
16 December 17:15, in the Life and Mind Building, Oxford & online 👇
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/event/biolog...
December 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Our annual lecture is next Tuesday 16 December!
There are still some spaces left in person, so if you're in Oxford come and enjoy some festive drinks with us as a bonus. If you're further afield, the lecture will be online too 👇
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/event/biolog...
There are still some spaces left in person, so if you're in Oxford come and enjoy some festive drinks with us as a bonus. If you're further afield, the lecture will be online too 👇
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/event/biolog...
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🍖 New research by Sackey et al. They analyze bushmeat preferences & consumption in northern Ghana using household surveys; species consumed & factors shaping preferences and protein intake #Bushmeat #Conservation
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➡️ buff.ly/CCGmDNY
December 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🍖 New research by Sackey et al. They analyze bushmeat preferences & consumption in northern Ghana using household surveys; species consumed & factors shaping preferences and protein intake #Bushmeat #Conservation
➡️ buff.ly/CCGmDNY
➡️ buff.ly/CCGmDNY
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In Friday's Nature talk Francesca Vitali will discuss saving #rhinos & protecting ecosystems! Her pilot health monitoring in Kenya aims to make translocations smarter, safer, & more effective—boosting species recovery, ecosystem resilience & One Health.🦏 oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In Friday's Nature talk Francesca Vitali will discuss saving #rhinos & protecting ecosystems! Her pilot health monitoring in Kenya aims to make translocations smarter, safer, & more effective—boosting species recovery, ecosystem resilience & One Health.🦏 oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
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NEW: Infectious diseases like malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose a major challenge to global health.
The study warns that climate change, poverty, and drug resistance are combining to create a rising crisis - a potential 'creeping catastrophe' if ignored.
The study warns that climate change, poverty, and drug resistance are combining to create a rising crisis - a potential 'creeping catastrophe' if ignored.
New study warns of 'creeping catastrophy' as climate change drives a
Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as new or emerging pathogens, according to a major international study led
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December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NEW: Infectious diseases like malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose a major challenge to global health.
The study warns that climate change, poverty, and drug resistance are combining to create a rising crisis - a potential 'creeping catastrophe' if ignored.
The study warns that climate change, poverty, and drug resistance are combining to create a rising crisis - a potential 'creeping catastrophe' if ignored.
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About 30% of island-restricted reptiles are currently threatened with extinction (vs 12% of mainland reptile species). Yet, just 6.7% of the published research from 1960-2021 is devoted to island species @mongabay.com
@biology.ox.ac.uk @jesusoxford.bsky.social
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@biology.ox.ac.uk @jesusoxford.bsky.social
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Island-confined reptiles face high extinction risk, but low research interest
Reptile species found only on islands are significantly more vulnerable to extinction than their mainland counterparts, yet remain vastly overlooked by researchers, according to a recent study. “Repti...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
About 30% of island-restricted reptiles are currently threatened with extinction (vs 12% of mainland reptile species). Yet, just 6.7% of the published research from 1960-2021 is devoted to island species @mongabay.com
@biology.ox.ac.uk @jesusoxford.bsky.social
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@biology.ox.ac.uk @jesusoxford.bsky.social
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Thanks for a fantastic talk, Esteban!
Thrilled to speak today at the @iccs.bsky.social , sharing my work “Beyond Green Criminology: Blue Justice and the Rights of the Ocean.” 🌊✨
From ocean harmscapes to rights-of-nature and ecocide, we explored why the ocean must be seen not as a resource, but as a rights-bearing entity. @uji.es
From ocean harmscapes to rights-of-nature and ecocide, we explored why the ocean must be seen not as a resource, but as a rights-bearing entity. @uji.es
November 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Thanks for a fantastic talk, Esteban!
New guidance under the #TransformativePathways project, led by @albanaberberi.bsky.social in collaboration with @forestpeoplesp.bsky.social
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Community-based monitoring of river health and biodiversity - Transformative Pathways
This guide for Indigenous Peoples and local communities presents a variety of options for monitoring the health of your local rivers and the diversity of life (biodiversity) that they support.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New guidance under the #TransformativePathways project, led by @albanaberberi.bsky.social in collaboration with @forestpeoplesp.bsky.social
transformativepathways.net/community-ba...
transformativepathways.net/community-ba...
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We still have some seats for our talk this Friday, do join us in person and stay for the drinks reception afterwards, or join online. Register here oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com 🍃
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We still have some seats for our talk this Friday, do join us in person and stay for the drinks reception afterwards, or join online. Register here oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com 🍃
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Our new study shows that island populations of grey long-eared #bats have distinct DNA haplotypes compared to mainland populations, reflecting long-term isolation & independent evolutionary trajectories: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @iccs.bsky.social @jesusoxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Our new study shows that island populations of grey long-eared #bats have distinct DNA haplotypes compared to mainland populations, reflecting long-term isolation & independent evolutionary trajectories: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @iccs.bsky.social @jesusoxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
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This Friday's lecture from Cristina Banks-Leite looks to be a thought-provoking one, so sign up to attend on-line, or in-person (followed by a drinks reception) oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This Friday's lecture from Cristina Banks-Leite looks to be a thought-provoking one, so sign up to attend on-line, or in-person (followed by a drinks reception) oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
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Women play vital, but often overlooked, roles in wildmeat systems worldwide.
A review of 300+ studies across 54 countries highlights women's influence from household consumption to market trade, yet their voices are rarely heard in decision-making.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
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A review of 300+ studies across 54 countries highlights women's influence from household consumption to market trade, yet their voices are rarely heard in decision-making.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
@biology.ox.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Women play vital, but often overlooked, roles in wildmeat systems worldwide.
A review of 300+ studies across 54 countries highlights women's influence from household consumption to market trade, yet their voices are rarely heard in decision-making.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
@biology.ox.ac.uk
A review of 300+ studies across 54 countries highlights women's influence from household consumption to market trade, yet their voices are rarely heard in decision-making.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
@biology.ox.ac.uk
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NEW: An Oxford-led study has found that reptiles confined to islands face double jeopardy - they’re more likely to go extinct than mainland species, yet remain largely overlooked by researchers.
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Island reptiles face extinction before they are even studied, warns
A new study led by the University of Oxford has revealed that reptiles confined to islands are facing a double jeopardy. Despite being more likely to go extinct than mainland species, they remain
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November 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
NEW: An Oxford-led study has found that reptiles confined to islands face double jeopardy - they’re more likely to go extinct than mainland species, yet remain largely overlooked by researchers.
Read more ⬇️
Read more ⬇️
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Reptiles confined to islands are facing a double jeopardy 🦎
New research from @ricardonature.bsky.social shows that 30% of island reptiles are threatened with extinction (compared to 12.1% of reptiles overall) - but only 6.7% of reptile-focused research since 1960 has studied them 👇
bit.ly/3LqQo1F
New research from @ricardonature.bsky.social shows that 30% of island reptiles are threatened with extinction (compared to 12.1% of reptiles overall) - but only 6.7% of reptile-focused research since 1960 has studied them 👇
bit.ly/3LqQo1F
Island reptiles face extinction before they are even studied
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November 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Reptiles confined to islands are facing a double jeopardy 🦎
New research from @ricardonature.bsky.social shows that 30% of island reptiles are threatened with extinction (compared to 12.1% of reptiles overall) - but only 6.7% of reptile-focused research since 1960 has studied them 👇
bit.ly/3LqQo1F
New research from @ricardonature.bsky.social shows that 30% of island reptiles are threatened with extinction (compared to 12.1% of reptiles overall) - but only 6.7% of reptile-focused research since 1960 has studied them 👇
bit.ly/3LqQo1F
"ICN reminded me that even with the best intentions, we must keep reflecting and refining how we engage...Whose voices are missing? Whose knowledge do we prioritize? Are we listening deeply enough before deciding what’s best?"
iccs.org.uk/rethinking-c...
iccs.org.uk/rethinking-c...
Rethinking Conservation: Reflections from ICN 2025 - ICCS
By Oluchi Agodi, a participant in the Interdisciplinary Conservation Network 2025. When I received the email confirming my selection for the 2025 Interdisciplinary Conservation Network (ICN) Workshop ...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
"ICN reminded me that even with the best intentions, we must keep reflecting and refining how we engage...Whose voices are missing? Whose knowledge do we prioritize? Are we listening deeply enough before deciding what’s best?"
iccs.org.uk/rethinking-c...
iccs.org.uk/rethinking-c...
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Join us this Friday when @julespretty.bsky.social will be leading an important discussion on 'How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises' oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Join us this Friday when @julespretty.bsky.social will be leading an important discussion on 'How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises' oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social