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The 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 forty organisations are currently members of CCF .

CCF aims to:

  • foster contacts between people in different organisations;
  • broaden awareness of the exceptional pool of local expertise and activities; and
  • encourage the development of joint initiatives aimed at tackling common problems.

Membership is open to not-for-profit organisations, and institutions, including governmental bodies, and universities involved in conservation policy, practice and research.

Individuals with an active interest in conservation research, policy or advice but who are not in a member organisation may become “Friends” of the Forum.

Successful Symposium on Adaptation to Climate Change 

Over 80 people  attended the CCF Summer Symposium, which was held on Monday 21st June, to hear a range of interesting speakers reflect and challenge current thinking on climate change adaptation in the International Year of Biodiversity.  The programme is available here.  Many of the presentations are available in pdf form here and a summary of the discussions in the ’speed date’  session is available here.

For other recent developments, please see our News page.