Nature and resources Archives

Aerial view of a jellyfish floating in shallow water. The jellyfish is a pale white circle surrounded by a blue ring, with frond-like tentacles extending outwards all around.

Motivations and barriers to participation in citizen science: the case study of the Hong Kong Jellyfish Project

Journal article / Authors assessed the experiences of 87 citizen scientists in a project in Hong Kong. Their findings offer useful insights for citizen science implementation.

3 April 2023 / About Ecosystems

Three illuminated cargo ships at sea at night, with lights reflecting on the water under a foggy sky.

Expanding the toolkit: Exploring European policy pathways to reduce agricultural deforestation and biodiversity loss

Other publication / This report explores how the EU Deforestation Regulation, combined with wider policy measures, can reduce the EU’s footprint from seven forest-risk commodities.

27 April 2026 / About Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains

New analysis shows EU could significantly cut deforestation footprint with a mix of policy tools

Feature / This feature explores report findings on how the EU Deforestation Regulation, alongside wider policy measures, could cut the EU’s deforestation footprints.

27 April 2026 / About Forests and Supply chains

The Beijing-Brasília effect: a new paradigm for sustainable commodity trade?

Other publication / How Brazil–China cooperation can reshape agricultural trade, reduce deforestation risks and drive more sustainable global supply chains.

24 April 2026 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains

A slippery slope? Gas developments and costly investments lock Colombia into a carbon-intensive path

Perspective / Calls in Colombia to increase gas production could set the country down an environmentally and financially perilous path despite cleaner energy alternatives.

24 April 2026 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels and Renewables

This image was captured with a drone in a place called Straumbu, Norway.

Spring 2026 WEAP training: register today

Past event / SEI scientists will host a four-day training on WEAP, SEI's flagship water modelling software, on 7, 9, 14 and 16 April. Register today.

07 April 2026 / About Climate policy, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Sanitation and Water resources

A cargo ship on route in front of Qingdao City.

“Beijing-Brasília Effect” webinar

Past event / Join Trase and the Tropical Forest Alliance to explore how Brazil and China can scale up their collaboration on sustainable trade.

15 April 2026 / About Climate policy, Finance, Forests and Supply chains

Woman with yellow hair and backback buying vegan burger from the food truck.

How local policies can accelerate the shift to a reuse economy – the case of Tallinn City

Other publication / This study examines the case of Tallinn, Estonia, which pioneered local-level regulatory interventions by banning single-use tableware at public events.

16 April 2026 / About Public policy

Towards a multilevel modelling framework for coproducing feasible and equitable portfolios of land-based climate mitigation technologies

Journal article / A multilevel framework combining combining models and stakeholder coproduction to identify feasible, equitable land-based climate mitigation portfolios.

8 April 2026 / About Climate policy, Land use and Mitigation