Rubina Adhikari, an NRI postgraduate student, recently attended the prestigious World Data Forum in Medellín, Colombia. Her inspiring journey, detailed in the article below, highlights her role as a Data Values Advocate and her efforts to champion...

On 18 December 2024, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) launched its “Transformative Change Report”, an assessment report on the underlying causes of biodiversity loss and the kind of system-wide changes...

Collaborative Effort Seeks to Develop Resilient Cassava Varieties, Implement Sustainable Solutions for Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa St. Louis, Mo. (12 December 2024) — In a pivotal effort to combat the cassava whitefly pest, an...

Soils are the foundation of terrestrial life on earth, providing numerous ecosystem services such as biodiversity support, water storage and filtering, carbon storage, as well as supporting all agriculture. While the importance and living nature of...

The Mau Forest in western Kenya is being threatened by multiple land use pressures and human activities. Damage to the forest and to human inhabitants, including Indigenous Ogiek communities, is increasingly clear, with forest and biodiversity...

NRI in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), and other collaborators, recently held a pivotal consultation for the forthcoming regional...

From a young age, Kalhari Gunarathna wanted to experience the world outside her home country. Growing up in Padukka, a small town in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka, she decided she would attend University abroad. Behind all this was a...

The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) of the University of Greenwich is one of the academic partners of the London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Programme (LIDo) which has achieved success in a national competition for the 2024 Doctoral...

In a powerful demonstration of collaboration, NRI joined forces with Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Kent to host the Medway Business and Innovation Conference on 22 October. Held at the Rochester Corn Exchange, the event...

Mathematical models are fundamental tools for understanding the transmission mechanisms of emerging infectious diseases, forecasting epidemic trends, and assessing transmission risks. Yet, a critical flaw hinders their accuracy: to date, many...

The Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich is pleased to announce its latest taught postgraduate programme – MSc Global Environmental Change with Industrial Practice. This two-year programme is accredited by the Community for...

The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) takes immense pride in celebrating the achievements of Dr Katie James, whose deep roots in our community have blossomed into a remarkable career in environmental science. Katie’s journey—from a curious student...