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.
The Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme has announced its next call for landscape restoration grants. Under the Convention on Biological Diversity, countries have committed to ensuring that at least 30% of degraded land is under effective restoration by 2030. Landscapes have a vital role to play in contributing to this target and halting biodiversity loss…
1st October 2024
CCI was honoured this week to receive a visit from its honorary patron, the much-loved, national hero Sir David Attenborough.…
27th September 2024
The Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative in Kazakhstan has today been named as a finalist for His Royal Highness Prince William’s…
24th September 2024
CCI sits on Union Bancaire Privée’s (UBP) Biodiversity Committee and the voice of its member organisations is integral to the Committee’s…
19th September 2024