SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:39:42 +0000 en hourly 1 https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-favicon-20180207-2-150x150.jpg?modtime= SEI https://www.sei.org/ 32 32 Training future generations to deliver evidence‐based conservation and ecosystem management https://www.sei.org/publications/future-generations-ecosystem-management/ How can we train the next generation of conservation practitioners and managers to be critical thinkers with a deep understanding of how to make evidence‐based decisions? How can we train the next generation of conservation practitioners and managers to be critical thinkers with a deep understanding of how to make evidence‐based decisions?

]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:22:48 +0000 Neal Haddaway https://www.sei.org/publications/future-generations-ecosystem-management/ Publication Kambja liikuvusuuring https://www.sei.org/projects/kambja-liikuvusuuring/ Liikuvusuuringu eesmärgiks on analüüsida Kambja valla elanikkonna praeguseid liikumisviise ja sihtkohti, sellega seotud praeguseid kitsaskohti ning teha ettepanekud liikumisvõimaluste parandamiseks. Analüüsi tulemustele tuginedes tehakse ettepanekud liikumisvõimaluste parendamiseks üldplaneeringu üldistusastmes. Liikuvusuuringu eesmärgiks on analüüsida Kambja valla elanikkonna praeguseid liikumisviise ja sihtkohti, sellega seotud praeguseid kitsaskohti ning teha ettepanekud liikumisvõimaluste parandamiseks. Analüüsi tulemustele tuginedes tehakse ettepanekud liikumisvõimaluste parendamiseks üldplaneeringu üldistusastmes.

]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:57:12 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/kambja-liikuvusuuring/ Project Emerging bioeconomy opportunities in Africa: A case study of Croton megalocarpus Hutch in Kenya https://www.sei.org/publications/bioeconomy-africa-croton-megalocarpus-hutch-kenya/ States in sub-Saharan Africa have begun to explore the benefits of expanding the bioeconomy and using various biofuels. This report examines the use of Croton megalocarpus Hutch in Kenya and its potential to improve farmers’ livelihoods and contribute to a range of economic sectors. States in sub-Saharan Africa have begun to explore the benefits of expanding the bioeconomy and using various biofuels. This report examines the use of Croton megalocarpus Hutch in Kenya and its potential to improve farmers’ livelihoods and contribute to a range of economic sectors.

]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:25:36 +0000 Rocio A. Diaz-Chavez https://www.sei.org/publications/bioeconomy-africa-croton-megalocarpus-hutch-kenya/ Publication How the Miyawaki method can transform Indian cities https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/how-the-miyawaki-method-can-transform-indian-cities/ Miyawaki projects have been buoyed by India’s promise, under the Paris Agreement, to improve its green cover from 25 to 33 percent. A rough count reveals that there are over a hundred Miyawaki forests in India, but no one has kept track. In the absence of a comprehensive database of such projects, there is limited understanding of the long-term outcomes and impacts of urban forestry in the country. Miyawaki projects have been buoyed by India’s promise, under the Paris Agreement, to improve its green cover from 25 to 33 percent. A rough count reveals that there are over a hundred Miyawaki forests in India, but no one has kept track. In the absence of a comprehensive database of such projects, there is limited understanding of the long-term outcomes and impacts of urban forestry in the country.

]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2021 04:13:50 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/how-the-miyawaki-method-can-transform-indian-cities/ Press Study of the environmental impact of X-Road and the possibilities of reducing it https://www.sei.org/projects/x-road/ The current project measures the carbon footprint of X-Road operations within Estonia and Finland. It gives recommendations for all related parties, including X-Road governing authorities and user organizations around the world. The current project measures the carbon footprint of X-Road operations within Estonia and Finland. It gives recommendations for all related parties, including X-Road governing authorities and user organizations around the world.

]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:27:12 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/x-road/ Project Eestis tekkivate tekstiilijäätmete ringlussevõtu ja tootearenduste lahenduste väljatöötamine https://www.sei.org/projects/tekstiilijaatmete-ringlussevotu-ja-tootearenduste-lahendused/ Projekti eesmärgiks oli välja töötada Eestis tekkivate tekstiilijäätmete ringlussevõtu lahendused (sh konkreetsete tootearenduste näidised), mis oleksid aluseks tekstiiliringlussevõtu süsteemi edasiseks arendamiseks. Projekti eesmärgiks oli välja töötada Eestis tekkivate tekstiilijäätmete ringlussevõtu lahendused (sh konkreetsete tootearenduste näidised), mis oleksid aluseks tekstiiliringlussevõtu süsteemi edasiseks arendamiseks.

]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 12:21:47 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/tekstiilijaatmete-ringlussevotu-ja-tootearenduste-lahendused/ Project Spatial and temporal scales of coral reef fish ecological research and management: a systematic map protocol https://www.sei.org/publications/coral-reef-ecological-systematic-map-protocol/ Coral reefs are rapidly changing but there is a mismatch in scale between studies and the management of their ecology. This systemic map protocol assesses this gap, aiming to raise awareness of the importance of addressing the scales at which researchers collect data and make assumptions. Coral reefs are rapidly changing but there is a mismatch in scale between studies and the management of their ecology. This systemic map protocol assesses this gap, aiming to raise awareness of the importance of addressing the scales at which researchers collect data and make assumptions.

]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:28:54 +0000 Neal Haddaway https://www.sei.org/publications/coral-reef-ecological-systematic-map-protocol/ Publication Prioritizing key biodiversity areas for conservation based on threats and ecosystem services using participatory and GIS-based modeling in Chindwin River Basin, Myanmar https://www.sei.org/publications/prioritizing-key-biodiversity-chindwin-myanmar/ Biodiversity in the Chindwin Basin in Myanmar is coming under threat from commercial logging, mining, and agriculture. This paper applies a mixed approach to assess the level of threat and to quantify key ecosystem services in the basin. The method integrates local participation and can assist in better biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity in the Chindwin Basin in Myanmar is coming under threat from commercial logging, mining, and agriculture. This paper applies a mixed approach to assess the level of threat and to quantify key ecosystem services in the basin. The method integrates local participation and can assist in better biodiversity conservation.

]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:49:51 +0000 Manish Shrestha; Thanapon Piman; Clemens Grünbühel https://www.sei.org/publications/prioritizing-key-biodiversity-chindwin-myanmar/ Publication What part can Asia’s media play in environmental policy? https://www.sei.org/perspectives/what-part-can-asias-media-play-in-environmental-policy/ The discourse on environmental sustainability in Asia is diverse and complex, and it has long been a troubling place for media outlets to operate freely. There are many factors – restrictive laws, lack of access to data, widespread disinformation – that prevent journalists from reporting on the critical environmental issues affecting the lives of citizens. The discourse on environmental sustainability in Asia is diverse and complex, and it has long been a troubling place for media outlets to operate freely. There are many factors – restrictive laws, lack of access to data, widespread disinformation – that prevent journalists from reporting on the critical environmental issues affecting the lives of citizens. 

]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 02:55:54 +0000 Charmaine Caparas https://www.sei.org/perspectives/what-part-can-asias-media-play-in-environmental-policy/ Perspective Building consensus on water use assessment of livestock production systems and supply chains: Outcome and recommendations from the FAO LEAP Partnership https://www.sei.org/publications/water-use-livestock-fao-leap/ Recognition of the need for comparative and standardized indicators to measure the livestock sector’s sustainability progress is growing. This article examines the process which led to the FAO-LEAP Partnership’s guidelines for the assessment of water use in livestock production systems and supply chains. Recognition of the need for comparative and standardized indicators to measure the livestock sector’s sustainability progress is growing. This article examines the process which led to the FAO-LEAP Partnership’s guidelines for the assessment of water use in livestock production systems and supply chains.

]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:03:48 +0000 Michael Lathuillière https://www.sei.org/publications/water-use-livestock-fao-leap/ Publication Veebiseminar: Kuidas vältida ja vähendada toidujäätmeid kaubanduses ja toiduainetööstuses – näiteid Hollandist ja Eestist https://www.sei.org/events/veebiseminar-kuidas-valtida-ja-vahendada-toidujaatmeid-kaubanduses-ja-toiduainetoostuses-naiteid-hollandist-ja-eestist/ Hollandi Saatkond Eestis koostöös Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituudi Tallinna Keskuse ja Toidupangaga pakuvad Eesti ettevõtjatele ja teisi huvitatud osapooltele võimalust õppida Hollandi ja Eesti ettevõtjate kogemustest toiduraiskamise vältimisel ja vähendamisel. Photo: Claudia Totir/ Getty Images Hollandi Saatkond Eestis koostöös Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituudi Tallinna Keskuse ja Toidupangaga pakuvad Eesti ettevõtjatele ja teisi huvitatud osapooltele võimalust õppida Hollandi ja Eesti ettevõtjate kogemustest toiduraiskamise vältimisel ja vähendamisel.

Photo: Claudia Totir/ Getty Images

]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:12:47 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/veebiseminar-kuidas-valtida-ja-vahendada-toidujaatmeid-kaubanduses-ja-toiduainetoostuses-naiteid-hollandist-ja-eestist/ Event Do footprint indicators support learning about sustainable consumption among Swedish public officials? https://www.sei.org/publications/footprint-indicators-sustainable-consumption-swedish/ Drawing on interviews and workshops with Swedish public officials, as well as on theory, this article examines whether sustainability indicators contribute to learning and conceptual thinking in policymaking, and how footprint indicators might prompt a wider move towards sustainable consumption. Drawing on interviews and workshops with Swedish public officials, as well as on theory, this article examines whether sustainability indicators contribute to learning and conceptual thinking in policymaking, and how footprint indicators might prompt a wider move towards sustainable consumption.

]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:13:30 +0000 Elena Dawkins; Rasmus Kløcker Larsen; Karin André; Katarina Axelsson https://www.sei.org/publications/footprint-indicators-sustainable-consumption-swedish/ Publication Five insights on internal displacement and human rights for Asia and the Pacific in terms of the Paris Agreement https://www.sei.org/perspectives/five-insights-on-internal-displacement-and-human-rights-for-asia-and-the-pacific-in-terms-of-the-paris-agreement/ The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reported in 2018 that the ten largest displacements in the Asia-Pacific region in 2016 were climate–related; its most recent report has shown that this trend has increased due to climate change. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reported in 2018 that the ten largest displacements in the Asia-Pacific region in 2016 were climate–related; its most recent report has shown that this trend has increased due to climate change.

]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2021 03:35:52 +0000 Albert Salamanca https://www.sei.org/perspectives/five-insights-on-internal-displacement-and-human-rights-for-asia-and-the-pacific-in-terms-of-the-paris-agreement/ Perspective Co-producing climate information for Windhoek decision making https://www.sei.org/publications/co-producing-climate-information-for-windhoek-decision-making/ This working paper provides an overview of a project that sought to co-produce, communicate and share climate change information to improve decision-making processes for adaptation in Windhoek, Namibia. This working paper provides an overview of a project that sought to co-produce, communicate and share climate change information to improve decision-making processes for adaptation in Windhoek, Namibia.

]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:56:47 +0000 Sukaina Bharwani https://www.sei.org/publications/co-producing-climate-information-for-windhoek-decision-making/ Publication Delving into the Divisive Waters of River Basin Planning in Bolivia: A Case Study in the Cochabamba Valley https://www.sei.org/publications/delving-into-the-divisive-waters-of-river-basin-planning-in-bolivia-a-case-study-in-the-cochabamba-valley/ River basin planning in Bolivia is a relatively new endeavor that is primed for innovation and learning. This paper describes an effort to adapt the tenets of a novel planning support practice, Robust Decision Support (RDS), to the official guidelines of the Rocha River Basin Master Plan (PDC in Spanish). River basin planning in Bolivia is a relatively new endeavor that is primed for innovation and learning. This paper describes an effort to adapt the tenets of a novel planning support practice, Robust Decision Support (RDS), to the official guidelines of the Rocha River Basin Master Plan (PDC in Spanish).

]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:35:09 +0000 Marisa Escobar; David Purkey; Cláudia Coleoni; Nilo Lima; Héctor Angarita https://www.sei.org/publications/delving-into-the-divisive-waters-of-river-basin-planning-in-bolivia-a-case-study-in-the-cochabamba-valley/ Publication Enabling Climate Science Use to Better Support Resilience and Adaptation Practice https://www.sei.org/publications/enabling-climate-science-use-to-better-support-resilience-and-adaptation-practice/ This report reviews the use of climate science in adaptation and resilience practice. It was commissioned by the UK government to inform the development of a new programme. This report reviews the use of climate science in adaptation and resilience practice. It was commissioned by the UK government to inform the development of a new programme.

]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:55:13 +0000 Sukaina Bharwani; Ruth Butterfield; Richard Taylor https://www.sei.org/publications/enabling-climate-science-use-to-better-support-resilience-and-adaptation-practice/ Publication Webinar: Circular Economy and Private Sector Development – Textiles https://www.sei.org/events/circular-economy-and-private-sector-development-textiles/ This webinar is the 7th session in a series on ‘Circular Economy and Private Sector Development’ hosted by the World Bank aimed at global leaders who are advancing sustainable textiles initiatives. It explores questions of economic viability, policy, environmental impact and scalability in a new normal. This webinar is the 7th session in a series on ‘Circular Economy and Private Sector Development’ hosted by the World Bank aimed at global leaders who are advancing sustainable textiles initiatives. It explores questions of economic viability, policy, environmental impact and scalability in a new normal.

]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:47:54 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/circular-economy-and-private-sector-development-textiles/ Event Covid-19 recovery can help unlock Southeast Asia’s fossil fuel reliance and build climate resilience for all https://www.sei.org/perspectives/covid-19-unlock-southeast-asia-fossil-fuel-reliance/ Southeast Asia stands out for what it has done right in the COVID-19 pandemic -- but it has fared less well when it comes to tackling the ongoing public health crises of air pollution and climate change. SEI researchers consider how COVID-19 recovery efforts can pave the way toward more equitable health and climate change outcomes. Southeast Asia stands out for what it has done right in the COVID-19 pandemic -- but it has fared less well when it comes to tackling the ongoing public health crises of air pollution and climate change. SEI researchers consider how COVID-19 recovery efforts can pave the way toward more equitable health and climate change outcomes.

]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 22:24:29 +0000 Ploy Achakulwisut; Michael Boyland https://www.sei.org/perspectives/covid-19-unlock-southeast-asia-fossil-fuel-reliance/ Perspective Better local climate adaptation means ‘we all benefit’ in connected world https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/better-local-climate-adaptation-means-we-all-benefit-in-connected-world/ Adaptation is a global challenge. What happens in one part of the world effect others in very different parts. “The problem in most places though is that managing transboundary climate risks is currently no one’s job”. Read the interview with Senior Research Fellow Richard J. T. Klein in Reuters. Adaptation is a global challenge. What happens in one part of the world effect others in very different parts. “The problem in most places though is that managing transboundary climate risks is currently no one’s job”.

Read the interview with Senior Research Fellow Richard J. T. Klein in Reuters.

]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:20:08 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/better-local-climate-adaptation-means-we-all-benefit-in-connected-world/ Press Webinar: How to Maximize Climate & SDG Synergies? Identifying Opportunities and Navigating Trade-offs https://www.sei.org/events/un-webinar-how-to-maximize-climate-sdg-synergies/ Jason Veysey, who leads the SEI Initiative on Integrated Climate and Development Planning, was among the panelists at a UN webinar that addressed ways to maximize synergies between climate mitigation efforts and sustainable development goals. Jason Veysey, who leads the SEI Initiative on Integrated Climate and Development Planning, was among the panelists at a UN webinar that addressed ways to maximize synergies between climate mitigation efforts and sustainable development goals.

]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:42:38 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/un-webinar-how-to-maximize-climate-sdg-synergies/ Event