The Back from the Brink programme has produced a range of useful resources for practitioners of species recovery and other interested parties to benefit from widely.

Summary Report

Summary Report

Overview of the positive impact Back from the Brink has had on threatened species, and benefits for the people involved  
Understanding the Impact

Understanding the Impact

Independent evaluation of the Back from the Brink programme
Species Recovery Framework

Species Recovery Framework

Principles for a Species Recovery Framework for England, including studies on species recovery success measures.
Species Summaries

Species Summaries

How we helped some of England's most threatened species
Species Recovery Progress

Species Recovery Progress

Overall species recovery progress made by the Back from the Brink programme.
Communications Toolkit

Communications Toolkit

Words for wildlife - tips for effective communications that inspire people to help species thrive
Discussion Papers

Discussion Papers

In-depth look at some of the key issues for species recovery
Back from the Brink Conferences

Back from the Brink Conferences

Presentations and recordings from the Back from the Brink final conference events: Innovations (July 2021) for conservation practitioners; and Rising to the Challenge (October 2021) for strategic organisations

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Programme overview

Back from the Brink was one of the most ambitious conservation projects ever undertaken.

Its aim – to save 20 species from extinction and benefit over 200 more through 19 projects that span England; from the tip of Cornwall to Northumberland.

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Southern Damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale), Dorset.