SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:15:54 +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 Trase Yearbook reveals the state of forest-risk commodity supply chains https://www.sei.org/features/trase-yearbook-2020/ The Trase initiative launches Trase Yearbook 2020, a collection of brand new data and analysis on commodity deforestation, the traders and markets that dominate exports and their exposure to deforestation risk, and the effectiveness of zero-deforestation commitments – for half of all global trade in forest-risk commodities. The Trase initiative launches Trase Yearbook 2020, a collection of brand new data and analysis on commodity deforestation, the traders and markets that dominate exports and their exposure to deforestation risk, and the effectiveness of zero-deforestation commitments – for half of all global trade in forest-risk commodities.

]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:10:09 +0000 Trase initiative https://www.sei.org/features/trase-yearbook-2020/ Feature More than half of tropical deforestation linked to exports of key commodities is happening in less than 5% of producing regions https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/tropical-deforestation-linked-to-exports-of-key-commodities/ New data on the sustainability of global trade reveals the commodities, regions and supply chains with the largest deforestation impacts, including in the Amazon, Cerrado and Gran Chaco biomes, showing where efforts should be targeted to drive down deforestation linked to the production of commodities such as beef, soy and palm oil. New data on the sustainability of global trade reveals the commodities, regions and supply chains with the largest deforestation impacts, including in the Amazon, Cerrado and Gran Chaco biomes, showing where efforts should be targeted to drive down deforestation linked to the production of commodities such as beef, soy and palm oil.

]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:00:16 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/tropical-deforestation-linked-to-exports-of-key-commodities/ Press Más de la mitad de la deforestación tropical vinculada a las exportaciones de productos básicos está ocurriendo en menos del 5% de las regiones productoras https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/mas-de-la-mitad-de-la-deforestacion-tropical-vinculada-a-las-exportaciones-de-productos-basicos-esta-ocurriendo-en-menos-del-5-de-las-regiones-productoras/ Los nuevos datos sobre la sostenibilidad del comercio mundial revelan los productos básicos, las regiones y las cadenas de suministro con los mayores impactos por la deforestación, incluidos los biomas de la Amazonia, el Cerrado y el Gran Chaco, y muestran dónde deben enfocarse los esfuerzos para reducir la deforestación vinculada a la producción de productos básicos como carne de res, soya y aceite de palma. Los nuevos datos sobre la sostenibilidad del comercio mundial revelan los productos básicos, las regiones y las cadenas de suministro con los mayores impactos por la deforestación, incluidos los biomas de la Amazonia, el Cerrado y el Gran Chaco, y muestran dónde deben enfocarse los esfuerzos para reducir la deforestación vinculada a la producción de productos básicos como carne de res, soya y aceite de palma.

]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/mas-de-la-mitad-de-la-deforestacion-tropical-vinculada-a-las-exportaciones-de-productos-basicos-esta-ocurriendo-en-menos-del-5-de-las-regiones-productoras/ Press Managing fluorosis risk in Kenya: learning from community medicine in India https://www.sei.org/features/fluorosis-risk/ Fluorosis is a widespread health issue that particularly affects children, yet successful solutions that provide safe water require community buy-in and institutional support. SEI is working in Nakuru, Kenya, to tackle the problem by promoting South-South cooperation – learning lessons from India and translating them to the African context. Fluorosis is a widespread health issue that particularly affects children, yet successful solutions that provide safe water require community buy-in and institutional support. SEI is working in Nakuru, Kenya, to tackle the problem by promoting South-South cooperation – learning lessons from India and translating them to the African context.

]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:01:34 +0000 Vishal Mehta https://www.sei.org/features/fluorosis-risk/ Feature Energy Policy Tracker https://www.sei.org/projects/energy-policy-tracker/ The Energy Policy Tracker website showcases publicly available information on public money commitments for different energy types, and other policies supporting energy production and consumption. The research follows a bottom-up approach, which involves collecting data on individual policies at the level of an individual government or multilateral institution and then aggregating them in this database. The Energy Policy Tracker website showcases publicly available information on public money commitments for different energy types, and other policies supporting energy production and consumption.

The research follows a bottom-up approach, which involves collecting data on
individual policies at the level of an individual government or multilateral institution and then aggregating them in this database.

]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2020 06:00:55 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/energy-policy-tracker/ Project SEI launches SDG Synergies official website https://www.sei.org/features/sei-launches-sdg-synergies-official-website/ As part of SEI’s effort to bridge science and policy, we are proud to announce the launching of the official SDG Synergies website. As part of SEI’s effort to bridge science and policy, we are proud to announce the launching of the official SDG Synergies website.

]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:05:44 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/sei-launches-sdg-synergies-official-website/ Feature SEI lanza el sitio web oficial de SDG Synergies https://www.sei.org/features/sei-lanza-el-sitio-web-oficial-de-sdg-synergies/ Como parte del esfuerzo de SEI para unir ciencia y política, nos enorgullece anunciar el lanzamiento del sitio web oficial de SDG Synergies. Como parte del esfuerzo de SEI para unir ciencia y política, nos enorgullece anunciar el lanzamiento del sitio web oficial de SDG Synergies.

]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:31:11 +0000 Natalia Ortiz; Ivonne Lobos Alva; Caspar Trimmer; Linn Järnberg https://www.sei.org/features/sei-lanza-el-sitio-web-oficial-de-sdg-synergies/ Feature Nõudepõhise transpordi arengut piiravad eelkõige andmete ning tarkvaralahendustega seotud küsimused https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/noudepohise-transpordi-arengut-piiravad-eelkoige-andmete-ning-tarkvaralahendustega-seotud-kusimused/ Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituudi Tallinna Keskus uuris rahvusvahelise projekti RESPONSE raames nõudepõhise transpordi kogemusi Põhjamaades ja Baltikumis, et saada ülevaadet teenuse, millega tehakse algust ka Eestis, arendamist takistavatest ja hõlbustavatest teguritest. Uuringust selgus, et eelkõige mõjutavad nõudepõhise transpordi arenguvõimalusi andmete ja tarkvaraga seotud küsimused, aga ka turg ning hankeskeemid. Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituudi Tallinna Keskus uuris rahvusvahelise projekti RESPONSE raames nõudepõhise transpordi kogemusi Põhjamaades ja Baltikumis, et saada ülevaadet teenuse, millega tehakse algust ka Eestis, arendamist takistavatest ja hõlbustavatest teguritest. Uuringust selgus, et eelkõige mõjutavad nõudepõhise transpordi arenguvõimalusi andmete ja tarkvaraga seotud küsimused, aga ka turg ning hankeskeemid.

]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2020 04:17:05 +0000 Helen Saarniit https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/noudepohise-transpordi-arengut-piiravad-eelkoige-andmete-ning-tarkvaralahendustega-seotud-kusimused/ Press Deciphering the scientific literature on SDG interactions: A review and reading guide https://www.sei.org/publications/deciphering-scientific-sdg/ A review and analysis of the existing literature on interactions between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), identifying research gaps and proposing a new structure to understand and code the literature. A review and analysis of the existing literature on interactions between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), identifying research gaps and proposing a new structure to understand and code the literature.

]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2020 07:53:36 +0000 Therese Bennich; Nina Weitz; Henrik Carlsen https://www.sei.org/publications/deciphering-scientific-sdg/ Publication Four ways to communicate better in virtual meetings https://www.sei.org/perspectives/four-ways-to-communicate-better-in-virtual-meetings/ If the COVID-19 pandemic has underlined anything in the work of researchers, it is that we must learn to communicate even more effectively online. For the past few months, most of our interactions have been forced into virtual meeting spaces. This poses many challenges for more thoughtful, open and accessible science communication. If the COVID-19 pandemic has underlined anything in the work of researchers, it is that we must learn to communicate even more effectively online.

For the past few months, most of our interactions have been forced into virtual meeting spaces. This poses many challenges for more thoughtful, open and accessible science communication.

]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2020 16:42:12 +0000 Charmaine Caparas https://www.sei.org/perspectives/four-ways-to-communicate-better-in-virtual-meetings/ Perspective In memory of Kirk Smith https://www.sei.org/features/in-memory-of-kirk-smith/ We are very sad to hear of the untimely death of Kirk Smith, a professor of global environmental health at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. We are very sad to hear of the untimely death of Kirk Smith, a professor of global environmental health at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.

]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:20:17 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/in-memory-of-kirk-smith/ Feature High hopes: think tank communications in times of Covid-19 https://www.sei.org/perspectives/high-hopes-think-tank-communications-in-times-of-covid-19/ The world changed this spring. And we are all watching it unfold, grieving for the people who lost their lives and hoping that the looming economic crisis won’t be as bad as expected. It’s hard, scary and strange to face this uncertainty. But we can’t let it paralyze us. This post was originally published at On Think Tanks. The world changed this spring. And we are all watching it unfold, grieving for the people who lost their lives and hoping that the looming economic crisis won’t be as bad as expected. It’s hard, scary and strange to face this uncertainty. But we can’t let it paralyze us.

This post was originally published at On Think Tanks.

]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:53:05 +0000 Ekaterina Bessonova https://www.sei.org/perspectives/high-hopes-think-tank-communications-in-times-of-covid-19/ Perspective How policymakers can enable the uptake of sustainable finance https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/how-policymakers-can-enable-the-uptake-of-sustainable-finance/ Through the Strategic Collaborative Fund Phase 2 (SCF2) programme, SEI Asia partnered with the Asian Ventures Philanthropy to deep dive into innovative financial instruments that can help facilitate the transition towards a low-carbon economy and enable effective adaptation. Through the Strategic Collaborative Fund Phase 2 (SCF2) programme, SEI Asia partnered with the Asian Ventures Philanthropy to deep dive into innovative financial instruments that can help facilitate the transition towards a low-carbon economy and enable effective adaptation.

]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2020 07:01:54 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/how-policymakers-can-enable-the-uptake-of-sustainable-finance/ Press Escenarios de Cambio Climático: Método k-NN https://www.sei.org/publications/escenarios-de-cambio-climatico-metodo-k-nn/ En las próximas décadas, el cambio climático afectará de diversas formas a los ecosistemas y a las actividades humanas. Esto implica un reto adicional para la toma de decisiones relacionadas con la inversión y la planificación del recurso hídrico, particularmente para los prestadores del servicio de agua y agencias ambientales que deben enfrentar retos crecientes como crecimiento poblacional, cambio de hábitos y consumos, y degradación ambiental. En las próximas décadas, el cambio climático afectará de diversas formas a los ecosistemas y a las actividades humanas. Esto implica un reto adicional para la toma de decisiones relacionadas con la inversión y la planificación del recurso hídrico, particularmente para los prestadores del servicio de agua y agencias ambientales que deben enfrentar retos crecientes como crecimiento poblacional, cambio de hábitos y consumos, y degradación ambiental.

]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:39:23 +0000 Angélica Moncada; Cristo Pérez; Héctor Angarita https://www.sei.org/publications/escenarios-de-cambio-climatico-metodo-k-nn/ Publication Five things we learned about development finance while building Aid Atlas https://www.sei.org/publications/five-things-learned-development-finance-aid-atlas/ Aid Atlas is an online platform launched in December 2019 that enables quick and easy analysis of global development finance flows. The developers used it to explore some trends in development aid in the period 2013–17. This brief sets out five key lessons from their analysis. Aid Atlas is an online platform launched in December 2019 that enables quick and easy analysis of global development finance flows. The developers used it to explore some trends in development aid in the period 2013–17. This brief sets out five key lessons from their analysis.

]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:08:06 +0000 Aaron Atteridge; Georgia Savvidou https://www.sei.org/publications/five-things-learned-development-finance-aid-atlas/ Publication Four key issues the EU’s recovery plan needs to address to tackle both the economic and the climate crisis https://www.sei.org/perspectives/four-key-issues-for-the-eu-recovery-plan-in-tackling-both-the-economic-and-the-climate-crisis/ Addressing the immediate economic crisis caused by the coronavirus is not enough: EU leaders must at the same time make sure that the EU recovery plan supports a just transition to a carbon-neutral Europe. Here are four key issues to keep in mind. This piece was originally published on EURACTIV. Addressing the immediate economic crisis caused by the coronavirus is not enough: EU leaders must at the same time make sure that the EU recovery plan supports a just transition to a carbon-neutral Europe.

Here are four key issues to keep in mind.

This piece was originally published on EURACTIV.

]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:28:32 +0000 Aaron Maltais; Corrado Topi; Gregor Vulturius https://www.sei.org/perspectives/four-key-issues-for-the-eu-recovery-plan-in-tackling-both-the-economic-and-the-climate-crisis/ Perspective Enhancing clean cooking options in peri-urban Kenya: A pilot study of advanced gasifier pellet stove adoption https://www.sei.org/publications/enhancing-clean-cooking-kenya/ A study finds peri-urban households willing to adopt pellet stoves for a substantial share of their cooking needs, often displacing higher-polluting fuels. A study finds peri-urban households willing to adopt pellet stoves for a substantial share of their cooking needs, often displacing higher-polluting fuels.

]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2020 07:11:17 +0000 Rob Bailis; Emily Ghosh; Ylva Ran; Fiona Lambe https://www.sei.org/publications/enhancing-clean-cooking-kenya/ Publication Osale kodudes tekkivate toidujäätmete uuringus! https://www.sei.org/features/osale-toidujaatmete-uuringus/ Kutsume Sind osalema uuringus, et saada ülevaade Eesti kodumajapidamistes tekkivate • mittesöödavate toidujäätmete (nt kartulikoored jne) ja • toidukao (ehk raisku läinud toidu nagu äravisatud pudru- või supijääk jne) kohta. Kutsume Sind osalema uuringus, et saada ülevaade Eesti kodumajapidamistes tekkivate
• mittesöödavate toidujäätmete (nt kartulikoored jne) ja
• toidukao (ehk raisku läinud toidu nagu äravisatud pudru- või supijääk jne) kohta.

]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2020 07:36:42 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/osale-toidujaatmete-uuringus/ Feature New recommendations for better water management in the Baltic Sea https://www.sei.org/features/new-recommendations-for-better-water-management-in-the-baltic-sea/ In the Baltic Sea Region, ecosystems and local communities are under stress from eutrophication – an excess of nutrients in waters caused mainly by run-off from land. A new project, WATERDRIVE aims to improve water quality, strengthen the ecosystem services and enhance practices for responsible water management in agricultural areas. In this Q&A, Kaja Peterson from SEI Tallinn sheds light on how policy can improve water management in the region. The Baltic Sea and agricultural landscapes (Lab... In the Baltic Sea Region, ecosystems and local communities are under stress from eutrophication – an excess of nutrients in waters caused mainly by run-off from land. A new project, WATERDRIVE aims to improve water quality, strengthen the ecosystem services and enhance practices for responsible water management in agricultural areas. In this Q&A, Kaja Peterson from SEI Tallinn sheds light on how policy can improve water management in the region.

The Baltic Sea and agricultural landscapes (Laboe, Germany) – Photo: Angela Schmidt/EyeEm/Getty

]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2020 08:20:20 +0000 Helen Saarniit https://www.sei.org/features/new-recommendations-for-better-water-management-in-the-baltic-sea/ Feature Poliitikasoovitused Läänemere veemajanduse paremaks korraldamiseks https://www.sei.org/features/poliitikasoovitused-laanemere-veemajanduse-paremaks-korraldamiseks/ Läänemere eutrofeerumine mõjutab nii veekogu ökosüsteemi kui merega seotud majandustegevust. Ülemäärase toitainete merre sissevoolu üheks peamiseks põhjustajaks on põllumajandus. Projekti WATERDRIVE eesmärk on kaasa aidata vee kvaliteedi parandamisele, ökosüsteemiteenuste tugevdamisele ja edendada vastutustundlikku veemajandust Läänemerd ümbritsevates põllumajanduspiirkondades. SEI Tallinna programmijuht Kaja Peterson selgitab, kuidas WATERDRIVE projektis välja töötatud soovitused Läänemere p... Läänemere eutrofeerumine mõjutab nii veekogu ökosüsteemi kui merega seotud majandustegevust. Ülemäärase toitainete merre sissevoolu üheks peamiseks põhjustajaks on põllumajandus. Projekti WATERDRIVE eesmärk on kaasa aidata vee kvaliteedi parandamisele, ökosüsteemiteenuste tugevdamisele ja edendada vastutustundlikku veemajandust Läänemerd ümbritsevates põllumajanduspiirkondades. SEI Tallinna programmijuht Kaja Peterson selgitab, kuidas WATERDRIVE projektis välja töötatud soovitused Läänemere piirkonna veemajandust toetavad.

The Baltic Sea and agricultural landscapes (Laboe, Germany) – Photo: Angela Schmidt/EyeEm/Getty

]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2020 08:45:38 +0000 Helen Saarniit https://www.sei.org/features/poliitikasoovitused-laanemere-veemajanduse-paremaks-korraldamiseks/ Feature