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Hurricanes, wildfires, and other extreme weather events driven by climate change threaten animal populations, yet the mechanisms by which collective behaviour influences survival under such events remain poorly understood. Using a macaque population in Puerto Rico as a case study, research by Dr Dante Kalise (Department of Mathematics) and Professor Vincent Savolainen (Department of Life Sciences) has shown that leadership and anticipation are critical to animal survival. 

The effectiveness of community-based conservation under climate-induced shocks has now been quantified thanks to research by Dr Matthew Clark (Centre for Environmental Policy) and Dr Adam Sykulski (Department of Mathematics) as part of a project supported by the Imperial-TKT Sprint Challenge.

In this video, Dr Domènec Ruiz-Balet, an Associate Researcher at Imperial College London, discusses his study, 'Threats and Solutions for Games in Spatial Socio-Ecological Systems'. The Turner Kirk Trust funded the project in coordination with Imperial as part of the Sprint Challenge initiative.

In this video, Dr Morena Mills, Reader in Environmental Policy and Practice at Imperial College London, tells us about the 'Insights for Catalysing Conservation' research project, which was funded by the Turner Kirk Trust as part of the Spring Challenge initiative, in coordination with Imperial.

In this video, Ben Howes, a Ph.D. Ecology Student at Imperial College London, discusses his research project, 'Creating a Digital Twin to Predict Ecosystems Responses to Climate Change'. The Turner Kirk Trust funded the project as part of the Spring Challenge initiative in coordination with Imperial.