Nature-based Solutions in Small Island Developing States can generate “Triple Wins” for Climate Adaptation, Biodiversity, and People

A new policy brief, launched by the Nature-based Solutions Initiative at the University of Oxford in collaboration with the OACPS-EC Intra-ACP Support Programme for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), highlights the critical role that nature-based solutions can play in helping island nations address the growing impacts of climate change while simultaneously supporting biodiversity and local livelihoods.

Evaluating strategies for equitable co-design of sustainability interventions with smallholder farmers

Our analysis reveals that co-design potential in driving transformation in agricultural contexts depends not only on recognising equity as a goal but also relies on embedding procedural equity principles and mechanisms from the start and throughout all phases of the process. Early integration of fairness, inclusivity, and shared decision-making helps establish trust and legitimacy; prerequisites for sustained collaboration.

Chocolate Bushbabies: Cocoa Agroforests as Habitat for Galagos (Galagidae) in the Ashanti Region, Ghana

In this study, we conducted passive acoustic surveys for galagos (Family: Galagidae) in 38 cocoa agroforests in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. We trained a YOLOv5 convolutional neural network model using a dataset of galago vocalisations from across sub-Saharan Africa to enable automatic detection of galago calls.

Breaking Boundaries: Multidirectional Responses of Malagasy Bats to Unmitigated Future Climate Change