Environment
Our programmes range from developing better plastics to understanding the illegal wildlife trade, and from accelerating the adoption of renewable energy to better management of the high seas. Conserving the natural systems on which all human life depends requires action on many fronts, and we provide new understanding, insights and ideas to ensure that solutions to pressing environmental challenges can be found.
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"Nobel Prize for Environment" awarded to Visiting Fellow Sandra Diaz
Visiting fellow with the Oxford Martin School, Professor Sandra Díaz, is to be awarded the 2025 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for her work on understanding and addressing biodiversity loss and its impact on human societies.
Wildlife Trade researchers urge reforms to global regulations as CITES turns 50
Researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Wildlife Trade have evaluated the effectiveness of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), asking whether it is solving the problem for which it was designed.
Reform VAT on foods to make healthy and sustainable eating more affordable, suggests Oxford study
An Oxford Martin School / Environmental Change Institute-led team of researchers have reported that setting VAT rates based on health and environmental considerations can help citizens choose healthier and more sustainable diets and make them more affordable.
A research team’s dream to achieve a net-zero plastics future
With the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Plastics coming to an end, we explore how this research programme has helped develop a holistic solution to the challenge of ending plastic pollution, resulting in the concept of a circular economy for plastics.
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It's time for ‘adaptation smart’ credit ratings that account for climate change
Sovereign credit ratings should account for climate risks and adaptation efforts to avoid underestimating financial exposure and incentivize investments in climate resilience, especially in vulnerable regions
New research reveals that without "adaptation-smart" credit ratings, countries face increased risks of economic downgrades due to climate impacts, but significant investment in adaptation can mitigate these effects.
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View allYadvinder Malhi
Professor of Ecosystem Science
Myles Allen
Professor of Geosystem Science
Jim Hall
Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks
E.J. Milner-Gulland
Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity
Michael Obersteiner
Director of the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Nathalie Seddon
Professor of Biodiversity
Cameron Hepburn
Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics
Lavanya Rajamani
Professor of International Environmental Law
Richard Bailey
Professor of Environmental Systems
Radhika Khosla
Associate Professor in the School of Geography and the Environment
Hannah Ritchie
Senior Researcher and Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead at Our World in Data
Thom Wetzer
Founding Director of the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme
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