Features

A laptop screen displaying SEI’s Kevin Hicks giving evidence at the UK House of Lords nitrogen inquiry. He is seated in a formal setting, gesturing with both hands while speaking. In the background, an orange chair and a window are visible in a well-lit office space.

SEI expert gives evidence at UK Parliament nitrogen inquiry

Feature / Kevin Hicks presented evidence at a House of Lords nitrogen pollution inquiry as the committee drafts a report to advise the government on better management.

18 February 2025 / About Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

A coastal wetland featuring lush green mangroves with exposed roots, shallow water channels, and sandy banks. White egrets stand in the background, highlighting the rich biodiversity of the ecosystem.

Living lab offers new approach to mangrove rehabilitation in the Caribbean

Feature / The Resilient Coasts project launches its first "living lab", uniting science and local knowledge to restore mangroves and protect coasts.

14 February 2025 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Finance and Participation

Training participants on field visit in Jordan

Focus Iraq: SEI’s water tools and training enhance water resilience

Feature / SEI is working with Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources to tackle the country's water crisis through various capacity strengthening and research actions.

10 February 2025 / About Water resources

Strategic vision for Ukraine’s green transition: paving the path through collaboration with Sweden

Feature / Ukraine and Sweden collaborate on green transition, aligning policies for sustainability, EU accession and post-war economic resilience.

7 February 2025 / About Climate policy and Geopolitics

A snow leopard bounding along a snowy cliff-edge, in front of a wide valley; snow-capped mountains in the distance.

LIFE at the edges of extinction

Feature / A new metric uses data on 30 000 vertebrate species to map global extinction risks, potentially reshaping land-use decisions on local and regional scales.

6 February 2025 / About Ecosystems, Forests and Land use

Illegal deforestation in the Amazon, Brazil.

Trase: Brazilian soy exports and deforestation

Feature / Rates of deforestation and conversion linked to the expansion of soy production in Brazil increased according to the latest Trase data for 2021–2022.

28 January 2025 / About Forests, Public policy and Supply chains

Printed illustrations on a white desktop of a fridge organizing system, reminders on a closed fridge, phone app, website on a laptop screen, with pens and post-it notes scattered on top.

What’s in the fridge? Science-based strategies to reduce household food waste

Feature / Reducing household food waste would go a long way to lower Sweden's emissions and behavioural science can help identify the best strategies.

24 January 2025 / About Behaviour and choice, Food and agriculture and Sustainable lifestyles

With the benefit of hindsight: Currents 2024

Feature / As SEI prepares to launch Currents 2025 on 21 January, it is time to take stock. Did we detect the way the winds were blowing when we looked ahead to 2024?

8 January 2025 / About Climate policy, Finance, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Land use, Mitigation and Participation

Crowd of people fill a pedestrian bridge in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand bolsters its energy resilience, net-zero goals using SEI tools

Feature / SEI researchers trained Thai energy planners in LEAP and NEMO as part of the country's efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2065.

18 December 2024 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Planning and modelling and Public policy