Across southern Europe and North Africa, landscapes that once supported thriving agricultural communities are increasingly under threat.

Postdoctoral Researcher Brennen Fagan discusses how mathematics might help us understand the Lake District.

PhD student Marco Franzoi gives his thoughts on biodiversity and the risks that it can be subjected to.

The Interdisciplinary Conservation Network (ICN) aims to provide opportunities for Early Career Researchers to develop transferable skills and leadership; come together to think through cross-cutting and topical issues; and develop collaborative research with other ECRs from around the world.

PhD student Andrew Gibson discusses a recent LCAB research forum led by Dr Felicia Liu, a lecturer in sustainability in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York.

In early April 2023, PhD student Nikki Paterson attended an intensive political ecology spring school at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Led by Professor Bram Büscher and Dr Robert Fletcher, and hosted by the School of Social Sciences, the week was centred around the theme 'The natures of life and death: Political ecologies of collapse, transformation and revival'.

PhD student Molly Brown discusses how she is interested in the effectiveness of the approaches undertaken to curb consumer demand for ivory, commonly referred to as demand reduction, and assesses the potential for actual behavioural change across the landscape of demand reduction approaches.

PhD student Theo Tomking shares the focus of his research which looks at representations of soils in tropics in the twentieth century.

PhD student Tyler Gaines discusses how countries, governments, and consumer groups are increasingly aware of the potential environmental consequences driven by their consumption behaviour.

Over the past few months, Molly Brown and May Sumbwanyambe have collaboratively worked towards writing a BBC Radio 4 drama as part of the LCAB Artist Residency program. The play uses a Zambian father and daughter’s disillusioned relationship to delve into the complex debate around ivory.

Theo Tomking shares how guano in the Seychelles enriches our understanding of the ecological and social tensions in historical efforts at modifying soils.

LCAB PhD student Molly Brown considers the complexity of African elephant conservation which is dominated by the ivory trade ban debate in the mainstream understanding of elephant conservation.

Postdoctoral research associate Tabitha Kabora reflects on how biodiversity research and collaboration at all levels is necessary to ensure a more resilient future.

Tyler Gaines advocates a systems thinking approach to complex problems.

Postdoctoral researcher Tabitha Kabora briefly outlines why understanding historical land use can provide important insights on contemporary Anthropocene biodiversity patterns and facilitate conservation efforts.

Postdoctoral researchers Anna Woodhead and Michael Stratigos take us through a thought experiment using archeological data to explore changing ecosystem services through time.

Postdoctoral research associate Tabitha Kabora reflects on the upcoming COP26, the importance of international cooperation and coordination in conservation efforts and how archaeology is integral in building resilient futures.

For the last year, Postdoctoral Research Associate Caroline Ward has been working on a project exploring the barriers to accessing greenspaces. Here she summarises why the topic is important.

Postdoctoral Research Associate Anna Woodhead looks at whether coral reef fishers have perceived changes in the benefits associated with coral reefs.

A new study, published by the European Forest Institute, calls for collective action to put nature at the heart of the economy and set the world on a sustainable path.

Local community involvement is vital in efforts to raise water levels to help restore Indonesia’s tropical peatlands, a new study has found.