

New project: Uncovering Nepal’s trade in wild orchids
A new project by Lancaster University and young Nepalese conservationists, aims to reveal the extent of the country’s illegal orchid...


Miaomiao at the British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies’ 2020 Annual Conference
Miaomiao Tian recently participated in the British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies’ 2020 Annual Conference (online). The theme...


The Conservation Chat
Kumar Paudel recently joined the 2nd The Conservation Chat, a new platform that aims to inspire and motivate biodiversity and...


Auriga Webinar -- Wildlife in Indonesia: Loss, damage and sanctions
In collaboration with Lancaster University, Auriga Nusantara hosted its second webinar legal discussion entitled “Wildlife in Indonesia:...


One of the top downloaded papers in Conservation Science and Practice
Our recent publication in Conservation Science and Practice, led by Kumar Paudel, was just recognised by the Society for Conservation...
Miaomiao Tian receives LEC PhD scholarship
Miaomiao Tian, a PhD student working across the Lancaster University Law Department and Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC), has been...


Workshop: Building lawsuits against illegal wildlife trade
We hosted a workshop on developing civil lawsuits for illegal wildlife trade (IWT) cases in Indonesia, part of the Defra-funded WILDS...


Ban Ko Katha Bolchha Sarangi (The sanrangi violin sings of the forest)
In 2016/17, Kumar Puadel conducted dozens of interviews with people arrested for wildlife crimes in Nepal. Based on those findings, he...


What do we actually know about the people thrown in jail for environmental crimes?
Kumar Paudel, Gary Potter and I recently published an article in Conservation Science and Practice. It drew on >100 interviews with...


Launch of the Nepal Conservation Research Fellowship Website
We are pleased to launch the new website for the Nepal Conservation Research Fellowship. Nepal hosts exceptional biodiversity. From the...