The Oxford GAV Conservation Venture Studio blog The Oxford GAV Conservation venture Studio defines conservation problems broadly. At their core Climate Change, Novel Viruses, Energy Crises, Food Security, and Ocean Plastics are all conservation issues. The advent of the Conservation Venture Vertical is critical to prevent future disease transmissions, enable economies to adjust to climate change, and to preserve our shared global heritage. 25/05/2021 In February of 2021 Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta released the final report of a multi-year review of the economics of biodiversity. This report emphasised that biodiversity is an integral component of global economies and that the continued loss of biodiversity would have devastating impacts on human society.