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SEI report / This workshop brief presents the results of the first Policy Dialogue on a Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development, held in Tallinn, Estonia.

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Past event / Smallholder farmers are under increasing pressure to grow more and better-quality food in a sustainable manner. What innovations can help them achieve that?

Other publication / Two briefs explain the premise and rules for a game SEI and partners created to help policymakers in urban Africa learn about climate change and its impacts.

Journal article / This paper identifies improvements needed in models and scenarios incorporating land-use change in biodiversity impact assessments.

Other publication / This report unveils pivotal governance, management and profit reinvestment models used by fair trade enterprises that are already working across the world.

Perspective / The Doomsday Clock is now 100 seconds to midnight. Sivan Kartha, who helped set the clock, explains why climate change demands an emergency response.

Feature / SEI research projects on adaptation provide crucial insights for organizations working to alleviate poverty and increase food security.

Perspective / Weather-index insurance can shield smallholder farmers from climate-related disasters, but it's mainly the wealthy who can afford it. How to change that?

Feature / Introduction to a new Trase dataset, including an indicator of future deforestation risk linked to climate change

Perspective / The Data Revolution can radically alter how we combat tropical deforestation – but it's not just about generating new data.

Journal article / Review of evidence on the effectiveness of ecotechnologies that recover and reuse carbon and/or nutrients in the Baltic Sea region and comparable areas.

Journal article / This open-access study argues that there is considerable potential to develop a circular economy in phosphorus, but policy support and new research is needed.

SEI working paper / How do investors in the power sector perceive climate risks and factor them into decision-making? This report examines the outlook in Southeast Asia.

SEI brief / Climate services can help agriculture in African countries adapt to climate change.

SEI brief / Are water and energy policies in sync? This brief examines policy coherence in two of the largest cities in the US and China.

Journal article / This study seeks to analyze conflicts using a disaggregated quantitative approach, to better understand existing and potential water stress.

Feature / Learning Labs, created by SEI and partners for southern African cities, underscore the importance of collaboration to address urgent climate adaptation needs.

Journal article / Findings from a new study suggest that climate communication increased the urgency and intention to take adaptive action among Swedish forest owners.

Journal article / How important is communication in managing resources and complex social-ecological systems? Read the results from laboratory games designed to find out.