Our mission:
Help people engage with science. Help people engage with their environment. Use science to drive social and conservation action. [more …]
The Biodiversity and Development Institute exists to create opportunities to do fundamental and applied biodiversity and development research, incorporating both science & humanities perspectives
Research themes and questions
- Art & practice of science
Human dimensions of science
Science communication
Research field methods
Quantitative methods
Citizen science
Outreach
How and why do people vary in the ways in which they engage with science, particularly their understanding of the human and natural systems in which they live? How can we improve this engagement?
- Biodiversity
Animal behaviour
Population ecology
Habitat ecology
Novel ecosystems
Physiological ecology
Wildlife management
Biomonitoring
Biodiversity informatics
How and why do communities, populations, and individual organisms vary in space and time in their behaviour, distributions, demography, and physiology?
- Sustainable development
Ecotourism
Urban ecology
Habitat change
Climate change
Waste management
Agricultural systems
How do we develop robust societies in ways that are inclusive, socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and financially viable?
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You can find out more here:
- People – meet the team
- Citizen Science – What is it? How can I get involved?
- African Ringing Expeditions – learn about the expeditions we offer
- Science Consulting – Get technical and logistical support
- Research Training
- Biodiversity Observations – a repository of HTML versions of BO journal articles
- BDIgest – a digest of recently-published research articles
- News – the latest blog posts, BO articles, digests, and news
- Archive – archive of blog posts, BO articles, digests, and news