The Cambridge Conservation Initiative is a collaborative partnership which brings together the biggest names in international biodiversity conservation with the University of Cambridge. Our mission is to transform the global understanding and conservation of biodiversity to secure a sustainable future for all life on Earth.
"An extraordinary marriage between outstanding practical conservationists and inspiring intellectual thinkers which will shape the future of life on Earth."
Building on each partner’s existing programme of conservation work, CCI joins these organisations together to tackle complex and challenging issues with innovative approaches, using a multi-disciplinary approach that cannot be achieved by any one organisation alone.
In 2015 CCI brought together over 500 professional conservationists from the partner organisations to work together in the purpose-built Conservation Campus within the David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, UK. The Campus is now home to the biggest cluster of conservationists in the world.
“As artists we have the power to engage people and to inspire and create a sense of hope especially during the climate crisis,” says Nico de Transilvania, a Romanian musician collaborating with Carpathian village communities to explore the connection between biodiversity and local foundations, and a member of our Artist Residencies programme. “Being able to…
28th June 2024
The CCI Strategy and Special Programmes Manager leads the development, and ultimately the launch of, a global, multi-million dollar project.…
25th June 2024
CCI’s Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme has released in-depth monitoring data from six years of large-scale restoration across Europe, now…
18th June 2024
Our favourite summer guests have returned again earlier this month from their long trip south! We have 24 nest boxes…
29th May 2024