During the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), the University of Oxford and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announce a new global initiative to drive the world’s higher education sector towards a greener future as part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Through the Nature Positive Universities Alliance, 117 Universities have already taken an official pledge and begun assessing their environmental impact, in order to make tailored actions to improve their ecological footprint on our planet. A further 408 Universities worldwide have joined the broader Nature Positive University network to work together for nature on their campuses, supported by a global student ambassador programme