Nature and resources Archives

Partial view of Belem, with the Rodrigues Alves public botanic garden in the foreground.

Media advisory / At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, from 10-21 November, SEI researchers and experts will be on site to offer expert commentary and analysis on crucial topics.

4 November 2025 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Finance

Ship with containers leaving a busy port in Brazil.

Trase: Forest-friendly sourcing from just seven companies could cut emissions equivalent to the Netherlands’

Press release / By implementing zero-deforestation & peat-free sourcing, seven agricultural trading giants could make a major contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

3 November 2025 / About Business, Climate policy, Public policy and Supply chains

Leveraging supply chains for climate action: the outsized carbon-saving potential of seven companies

Feature / New analyses by Trase shows that seven major companies trading agricultural commodities have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

3 November 2025 / About Finance, Forests and Supply chains

Large green plastic storage tank with solar panes connected to a borehole

Business models for decentralized water services in urban and peri-urban areas

Journal article / This study examines decentralized drinking water services, through the lens of business model innovation.

24 October 2025 / About Adaptation, Finance and Water resources

Loaded iron ore train in Arctic Circle extreme terrain hauled by electric locomotives

Challenges in balancing sustainability, competitiveness and geopolitics in critical mineral supply chains

Journal article / This article examines how European firms navigate the synergies and trade-offs in critical mineral supply chains.

24 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Renewables and Supply chains

Offshore wind energy in Galerazamba, Colombia: challenges and opportunities for a just transition

Feature / How can we address the challenges and seize the opportunities presented by offshore wind energy in Galerazamba?

21 October 2025 / About Renewables and Water-energy-food nexus

A close-up shot of a large heap of mustard-yellow soybeans. The background is a wide landscape dominated by open fields.

Power and sustainability governance in the soy-animal protein global value chain

Journal article / Due to increasingly hybrid approaches in sustainability governance, researchers will need to attend to both chain and out-of-chain actors in their assessments.

7 October 2025 / About Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use and Sustainable Development Goals

Complementary perspectives and metrics are essential to end deforestation

Journal article / By proposing a unified framework for classifying deforestation metrics, this article aims to provide clarity and consistency in sustainability reporting.

6 October 2025 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture, Forests and Land use

A group of people sit on dry grass in the sun and shade, listening to a semicircle of people facing them, standing and sitting in chairs, under the shade of a tree.

Farmer field schools: cultivating collaborative innovation for synergies in water, energy and food security in Uganda

SEI report / Farmer field schools offer an effective framework to promote agricultural sustainability, empower farmers and strengthen community resilience in Uganda.

1 October 2025 / About Food and agriculture and Water-energy-food nexus