Welcome to Cambridge Conservation Forum (CCF)

Cambridge Conservation Forum (CCF) exists to strengthen links and develop new synergies across the diverse community of conservation practitioners and researchers based in and around Cambridge, working at local, national and international levels. CCF is a founder member of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI), which grew out of long-standing collaborations between Cambridge Conservation Forum member organisations. These organisations remain important contributing members of CCF, as well as forging more formal working arrangements in collaborative projects as part of the CCI. Over 50 organisations based in the Cambridge area are currently members of CCF including local and international conservation organisations, university departments, government agencies and consultancies whose primary focus is on the conservation of biodiversity.

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Upcoming Events

Event Date: 
21 Jun 2013 - 13:00 to 14:00
Type: 
CCF Events
David Thompson, Senior Analyst on Adaptation in the UK’s Committee on Climate Change will talk at UNEP-WCMC on Friday the 21st of June (13-14.00)
Event Date: 
21 Jun 2013 - 18:00 to 23:00
Type: 
CCF Events
Sign up now for the CCF Summer Social - a guided cycle or walking tour of Wicken Fen and BBQ. Guided tours start at 6pm at Wicken Fen Visitor Centre. BBQ starts at 7.30pm
Event Date: 
26 Jun 2013 - 09:15 to 17:30
Type: 
CCF Events
BOOK NOW FOR CCF'S SUMMER SYMPOSIUM, 26TH JUNE 2013

Latest News

Post date: 
17 Jun 2013 - 08:00
Type: 
CCF News
Capping an excellent year for CCF, representatives from 22 organisations gathered to elect a new Chair and committee and reflect on developments over the past year detailed in the Chair's report below
Post date: 
15 Jun 2013 (All day)
Type: 
CCF News
The CCF/CCI report on 'Reducing the carbon footprint of conservation organisations: A review of experience and best practice in the Cambridge conservation community' will be launched on 26 June.
Post date: 
17 Jun 2013 - 12:30
Type: 
Other News
PGCert in Ecological Survey Techniques and Short-Courses in Ecology - University of Oxford

Featured Members

The University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership (CPSL) is a world leader in building the capacity of business leaders
The Department of Life Sciences at the Open University is a diverse one and includes academics interested in several aspects of Ecology and Wildlife Conservation.
The goal of the Arcus Great Apes Program is to ensure the respect and survival of the great apes and their natural habitat.

Initiatives

The lastest report 'Reducing the carbon footprint of conservation organisations. A review of experience and best practice in the Cambridge conservation community' will be launched on 26th June.
This ongoing work, originally funded by the MacArthur Foundation in May 2004, aims to develop tools for evaluating the success of conservation efforts in order to help identify those approaches ...

Job Opportunities

Application Deadline: 
19 Jun 2013
The search is on for a new Chair for our Board of Trustees. Green Light Trust is a successful environmental education charity near Bury St Edmunds.
Application Deadline: 
20 Jun 2013
Lancaster Environment Centre is making a major investment in Sustainability Science by creating up to four Lectureships with an emphasis on social and inter-disciplinary science
Application Deadline: 
21 Jun 2013
Fully funded PhD Studentship available at Bournemouth University (BU), with Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)

Latest Reports

Type: 
Reports
The CCF Chair's report summarises Cambridge Conservation Fourum's activities and major developments over the past year.
Type: 
Reports
The CCF/CCI Carbon Task Force report on 'Reducing the carbon footprint of conservation organisations. A review of experience and best practice in the Cambridge conservation community' .
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CCF Council Minutes
CCF Council Meeting 24th January 2013 - Minutes