Protect and understand the UK’s natural habitats

Biodiversity is the key to our continued existence on this planet. The Centre for Ecology and Conservation (CEC) at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus is conducting cutting-edge research into the processes that shape life on Earth, building a better understanding of how we can deal with the pressures that an increasing human population place on the natural world.

Published 10th June 2021

That research is key at home and abroad. Exeter researchers help protect local ecosystems and engage young people and communities with the natural world. From supporting citizen science through to reintroducing native species to the wild, Exeter research is making a difference.

How your donations can help

£50 could fund pond dipping equipment for student surveying
£100 could fund a bird feeding station, nestboxes, ringing equipment for population monitoring or a wild flower seed mixture for regeneration of verges and meadows
£200 could fund a pond restoration kit or essential basic equipment such as binoculars or a trail camera
£500 could provide a library of natural history field guides
£1000 could fund a wifi kit for remote monitoring of nesting behaviour
£5,000 could fund satellite tracking to monitor rare bird populations
£10,000 could fund data collection and DNA sequencing to understand ecosystem health and prevent further decline

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