SCCS helps young conservation scientists gain experience, learn new ideas and make contacts that will be valuable for their future careers.

The Environment Agency is seeking the abandoned pets in order to protect native fish.

We explore the evidence base underlying evidence-based conservation (EBC). Drawing on varied examples, we suggest that EBC is often (but not always) a justified investment to improve conservation out...

Globally, more than one million species are threatened with extinction, but often interventions intended to protect biodiversity are not rooted in robust research. The field has an opportunity to change that.

Join our growing community of researchers shaping solutions for the future.

Key concepts underpinning undergraduate ecology and conservation courses

Diogo Veríssimo and Gabriel Caetano share their new research on the effects of conservation awareness campaigns, using Wikipedia page views as an indicator ...

Coastal wetlands are among the most important ecosystems on Earth but have been severely depleted and degraded. Despite increasing global efforts to restore lost and degraded coastal wetlands, succes....

Biological invasions are widely acknowledged as a serious threat to biodiversity, global economies, and a good quality of life. Yet, they are...

Scientists wanted to eradicate smallmouth bass from an Adirondack lake. What happened came as a surprise and a lesson in evolution.

Evidence-based Practice (EBP) is a vital principle, with its origins in the 1970s, that has transformed the disciplines of medicine and healthcare. The use of best available evidence to inform decisio...

The Douglas Boyes Fund has been established in honour of Douglas Boyes (1996-2021), an esteemed entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. The Fund aims to provide young people aged 14-18 with access…

Garments thrown out by consumers from Next, George, M&S and others found in or near conservation areas

Traditional cost-benefit analyses treat wetland restoration as a one-off expense with fixed returns. New research shows this misses long-term climate and biodiversity benefits.

Watch the David Attenborough Building swifts on our live webcams.

BirdLife International is a world-leader in conservation science. The BirdLife DataZone provides decision-makers and conservation practitioners with biodiversity data, knowledge and tools.

Nature, Published online: 28 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00968-6 Two journals embarked on efforts to compensate reviewers, with different results.

But numbers remain steady for researchers who commit scientific misconduct.

Ian Wood put up a Banksy-style design in the hope of an 'art-imitates-life' photo op

Jess Melbourne-Thomas and Claire Mason share their new catalogue of conservation actions to help species cope with climate change

A global multi-taxon extinction risk assessment of freshwater fauna for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species finds one-quarter of species to be at high risk of extinction.

Our blog provides news, updates and insights related to evidence-based conservation from the Conservation Evidence team, as well as our partner organisations and others in the conservation communit…