Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science
@iccs.bsky.social
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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🌳Does the answer to tomorrow’s question lie in the past? In today's lecture Keith Kirby draws on long-term research at Wytham Woods to show why understanding ecological change requires decades of data. Register to join online or inperson: oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com @ecioxford.bsky.social
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February 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🌳Does the answer to tomorrow’s question lie in the past? In today's lecture Keith Kirby draws on long-term research at Wytham Woods to show why understanding ecological change requires decades of data. Register to join online or inperson: oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com @ecioxford.bsky.social
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WEBINAR REMINDER!
Much conservation involves trying to elicit human action. Hear from Conservation Optimism's Reshu Bashyal & Jon Taylor about the lessons we’ve learned through our work.
Feb 11, 2026 1:00 PM (13:00) GMT
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Much conservation involves trying to elicit human action. Hear from Conservation Optimism's Reshu Bashyal & Jon Taylor about the lessons we’ve learned through our work.
Feb 11, 2026 1:00 PM (13:00) GMT
Register for free at buff.ly/2WPesfw
#conservationoptimism
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
WEBINAR REMINDER!
Much conservation involves trying to elicit human action. Hear from Conservation Optimism's Reshu Bashyal & Jon Taylor about the lessons we’ve learned through our work.
Feb 11, 2026 1:00 PM (13:00) GMT
Register for free at buff.ly/2WPesfw
#conservationoptimism
Much conservation involves trying to elicit human action. Hear from Conservation Optimism's Reshu Bashyal & Jon Taylor about the lessons we’ve learned through our work.
Feb 11, 2026 1:00 PM (13:00) GMT
Register for free at buff.ly/2WPesfw
#conservationoptimism
"If the goal is a more sustainable future for both people and nature, then success must be measured in both the abundance and diversity of species and the wellbeing of people, not in the number of new policies." @hollieboothie.bsky.social
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New limits on global trade of sharks won’t be enough to save them from overfishing – new research
Trade bans on sharks won’t reduce the threat of overfishing.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
"If the goal is a more sustainable future for both people and nature, then success must be measured in both the abundance and diversity of species and the wellbeing of people, not in the number of new policies." @hollieboothie.bsky.social
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📢 New research! Pathways to strengthen biodiversity protection in oil palm landscapes 🌴
Published today in Ecological Solutions and Evidence @britishecologicalsociety.org & co-authored by NbSI Deputy Director Dr Jen Lucey
Read more ➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/biodive...
Published today in Ecological Solutions and Evidence @britishecologicalsociety.org & co-authored by NbSI Deputy Director Dr Jen Lucey
Read more ➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/biodive...
February 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
📢 New research! Pathways to strengthen biodiversity protection in oil palm landscapes 🌴
Published today in Ecological Solutions and Evidence @britishecologicalsociety.org & co-authored by NbSI Deputy Director Dr Jen Lucey
Read more ➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/biodive...
Published today in Ecological Solutions and Evidence @britishecologicalsociety.org & co-authored by NbSI Deputy Director Dr Jen Lucey
Read more ➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/biodive...
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"In late 2025, governments took sweeping action for sharks and rays.
[...]
But here’s the uncomfortable truth: trade regulation alone won’t save sharks."
New from @hollieboothie.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇
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[...]
But here’s the uncomfortable truth: trade regulation alone won’t save sharks."
New from @hollieboothie.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇
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New limits on global trade of sharks won’t be enough to save them from overfishing – new research
Trade bans on sharks won’t reduce the threat of overfishing.
theconversation.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"In late 2025, governments took sweeping action for sharks and rays.
[...]
But here’s the uncomfortable truth: trade regulation alone won’t save sharks."
New from @hollieboothie.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇
theconversation.com/new-limits-o...
[...]
But here’s the uncomfortable truth: trade regulation alone won’t save sharks."
New from @hollieboothie.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇
theconversation.com/new-limits-o...
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There is still time to sign up to for Thursday's talk from Professor Louise Dye on dietary change. Join in person at the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social or online.
Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/how-do...
Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/how-do...
How do we successfully encourage dietary change?
Future of Food seminars: Professor Louise Dye
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 10:52 AM
There is still time to sign up to for Thursday's talk from Professor Louise Dye on dietary change. Join in person at the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social or online.
Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/how-do...
Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/how-do...
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We’re still welcoming activity ideas for the Oxford Nature Festival (27th June). Submissions don’t need to be fully developed. We’ll begin reviewing and shaping ideas with participants in February, so early stage ideas are very much encouraged.
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Call for activities for our inaugural Oxford Nature Festival
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January 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
We’re still welcoming activity ideas for the Oxford Nature Festival (27th June). Submissions don’t need to be fully developed. We’ll begin reviewing and shaping ideas with participants in February, so early stage ideas are very much encouraged.
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/call-fo...
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/call-fo...
West African nationals (from all countries in West Africa) working on wildlife trade: you have until 23.59 GMT TOMORROW to apply for the first in-person Masterclass on Mitigating Illegal Wildlife Trade!
Apply here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mas...
Apply here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mas...
January 29, 2026 at 11:07 AM
West African nationals (from all countries in West Africa) working on wildlife trade: you have until 23.59 GMT TOMORROW to apply for the first in-person Masterclass on Mitigating Illegal Wildlife Trade!
Apply here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mas...
Apply here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mas...
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In theory, nature markets allow governments to attract more private investment and diversify funds that help restore nature. The reality is much more complicated.
New from Sophus zu Ermgassen @iccs.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇
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New from Sophus zu Ermgassen @iccs.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇
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How to make sure the nature credits you buy are real – new research
Four essentials are crucial for establishing scientifically credible nature markets.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
In theory, nature markets allow governments to attract more private investment and diversify funds that help restore nature. The reality is much more complicated.
New from Sophus zu Ermgassen @iccs.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇
theconversation.com/how-to-make-...
New from Sophus zu Ermgassen @iccs.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇
theconversation.com/how-to-make-...
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The UK Government has just released a report that, if taken seriously, should transform how we think about climate, nature and security
🚨 Its main conclusion is stark: global ecosystem degradation and collapse is a national emergency 🚨
➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/nationa...
🚨 Its main conclusion is stark: global ecosystem degradation and collapse is a national emergency 🚨
➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/nationa...
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 PM
The UK Government has just released a report that, if taken seriously, should transform how we think about climate, nature and security
🚨 Its main conclusion is stark: global ecosystem degradation and collapse is a national emergency 🚨
➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/nationa...
🚨 Its main conclusion is stark: global ecosystem degradation and collapse is a national emergency 🚨
➡️ www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/nationa...
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All those who wrongly believe that nature collapse might be 'sad', but won't really affect them in any way, badly need to wake up.
Nature isn't just 'nice to have'.
Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems.
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Nature isn't just 'nice to have'.
Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems.
share.google/NoVLRatfUoH5...
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt
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January 21, 2026 at 9:01 AM
All those who wrongly believe that nature collapse might be 'sad', but won't really affect them in any way, badly need to wake up.
Nature isn't just 'nice to have'.
Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems.
share.google/NoVLRatfUoH5...
Nature isn't just 'nice to have'.
Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems.
share.google/NoVLRatfUoH5...
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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
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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
@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
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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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
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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.