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In honour of International Women’s Day, we are showcasing a few of the women at the Natural Resources Institute that are making an impact in science and around the world. Katie August setting up camera trap Katie August Katie works on a...
The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) is proud to welcome two exceptional recipients of the British Council Women in STEM scholarship, Rubina Adhikari from Nepal and Sithuli Weerasinghe from Sri Lanka, who are embarking on journeys in their...
NRI is leading a new research project to develop tools for Indigenous and Ladino communities in climate-sensitive areas in Guatemala to manage their landscapes more effectively and enhance their well-being. The “Nature-based solutions for climate...
The lemur leaf frog is a small tree frog native to the humid tropical forests of Central America, including Costa Rica, Panama and some parts of Colombia. Once considered a common species in Costa Rica, extensive habitat loss and fragmentation,...
Despite posing a significant public health threat, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, three bacterial diseases have not received the necessary attention by global health organisations. Leptospirosis, melioidosis, and rickettsioses...
The Food Systems Countdown Initiative report identifies governance and resilience as pivotal leverage points for food system transformation A groundbreaking new study, “Governance and resilience as entry points for transforming food systems in the...
Laila Shahzad, a postdoctoral fellow in peace-centred development at NRI, recently visited Nigeria. In this article, she reflects on her first visit to the West African country and NRI’s efforts to support local initiatives for social change and...
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...