In the underground depths of northern Canada lies a monster. That’s how one local describes the 237,000 tons of arsenic left from an abandoned mining project.
As hydropower transforms Laos, SEI and USAID launch a program to provide the country with the tools for long-term energy planning.
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Conservation planning tools and processes need to consider local costs as well as broader benefits.
Across our eight centres in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, we engage with policy processes, development action and business practice.
SEI's work supports the integration of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into policy and action.
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In the dry and arid central region of Myanmar, climate risks mean more intense and longer dry spells and frequent droughts.
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