Conservation research opportunities in a new biological field station in the Amazonian rainforest

We welcome a guest blog post from Conservation Biologist, Robin Corrià Ainslie, describing the hugely biodiverse landscape of the Cutucú Range of mountains in Ecuador, and the opportunities offered by a new field research station established there, the Sunka Biological Station. Sunka Biological Station is a new field station located in the Cutucú Range, an…

2023 looks to be off to a good start!: February 2023 Policy news

This month we saw some very promising and positive changes for the environment and biodiversity through stronger nature protection laws, increased funding for local communities and ambitious future plans. UK England Wales Northern Ireland International

Ethical fieldwork – join us to discuss how we achieve it!

On Monday 13th March, from 5:30 – 7pm (GMT/UK time), the Conservation Ecology Special Interest Group (SIG) and the British Ecological Society (BES) Policy Team will be holding an online panel discussion on the theme of Ethical fieldwork, avoiding ‘helicopter science’ and building truly collaborative research partnerships. Conversations about the societal and environmental impacts of…

A look back at 2022

2022 was one of the warmest years on record with widespread and intensive forest fires, hurricanes, droughts and floods all signifying the devastating effects of a gradually warming climate. The World Wildlife Fund also reported that wildlife populations have declined by 69% due to the effects of climate change, habitat destruction and their overexploitation. 2022…

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