ICCS is a key partner of the UKRI GCRF Trade, Development and the Environment  TRADE Hub, led by UNEP-WCMC, and funded by the UK Research and Innovation’s Global Challenges Research Fund. It is the first research hub of its kind, bringing together over 50 organisations from 15 different countries to help make trade sustainable for people and the planet.

Nature is moving to the top of the international agenda. The loss of biodiversity is increasingly recognised as a crisis, linked to climate change, which needs urgent action. But without a framework that translates actions at the local level into international commitments, it is difficult to know how to structure and report on the contributions being made by people and organisations around the…

The way we produce and consume food has a huge bearing on biodiversity loss, deforestation, climate change, water scarcity, and water pollution. However, we have very limited information on the sustainability of different food producers or production practices across the indicators that we should be tracking. Specifically:

On January 21 MPLS will be holding a Women in STEM Networking Event at Oxford Town Hall from 18:00-20:00.

We are looking for inspiring women to speak to our attendees about their applied science/research/programmes, and the impact they have on our daily lives.

Talks will follow a 'Soapbox' style format with each speaker engaging with visitors for short periods of time, using…

The coasts of Latin America have nurtured ancient cultures and traditional practices. It can be witnessed even today through Peruvian artisanal fishermen and their handmade sailboats, or the Chilean Mapuches (indigenous people) and their customary uses of the ocean, dating thousands of years. Nowadays, the ocean plays a crucial role in Latin American economies. For instance, around 750,000…