Nature and resources Archives

A small herd of glossy black cows stand facing the camera. They are standing in a sunny plain, with a background of shrubs, small trees, and rolling hills in the distance.

Embryonic upgrading in agri-food value chains: an analysis of small-scale environmental initiatives in the Mexican beef sector

Journal article / Initiatives to improve the sector's environmental sustainability are gaining momentum, but a "generalizable" upgrade model is yet to emerge.

6 March 2026 / About Supply chains

Grain storage/silo and soybean monoculture area in Sorriso, Mato Grosso state, Brazil.

Trase: AI maps 9300 Brazilian soy facilities, unlocking supply chain traceability

Press release / Powerful new automated image analysis identifies soy facilities with over 90% accuracy – turbocharging transparency around logistical links in supply chains.

4 March 2026 / About Business, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains

Wood Solution Thailand Program – Engagement Phase

Project / A preparatory phase towards building a sustainable timber construction ecosystem in Thailand

2026 / About Ecosystems

Aerial view of agricultural fields and waterways in Cao Bang, Vietnam, showing a food systems landscape relevant to methane emissions in commodity consumption.

MECCA: Methane emissions in commodity consumption assessments

Project / SEI York’s MECCA project develops methods to assess methane emissions linked to global commodity consumption, trade and agricultural supply chains.

2026 - 2027 / About Supply chains

A view of Earth from space with an arm of a satellite to the right, and the green swirls of the eastern lobe of Caspian Sea at centre-right.

Three key trends in geopolitics of sustainability

Perspective / This perspective explores three key trends that became increasingly prominent over the course of the Mistra Geopolitics programme, running 2017-2025.

26 February 2026 / About Climate policy, Geopolitics and Innovation

Helen Bellfield, Chris West and Toby Gardner sit at a table indoors, smiling at the camera, with a laptop and notebook on the table and a large window behind them.

Trase appoints Chris West as new co-director

Feature / SEI York’s Chris West is stepping into the role of Trase co-director, taking over from Toby Gardner.

24 February 2026 / About Forests, Public policy, Supply chains and Water resources

Snow covers the field around a farm after a nor'easter brought snow to the region October 26, 2005 in Danby, Vermont.

Bridging the divide between climate policy and outcomes in Vermont

Feature / The Vermont Pathway, developed by SEI, provides the state with ways to develop scientifically-backed climate solutions in order to meet future climate goals.

19 February 2026 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Mitigation, Planning and modelling and Renewables

Business-as-usual and fantasy planning – an analysis of equity within climate adaptation planning for sanitation in Nairobi

Journal article / This study shows how climate adaptation planning for sanitation in Nairobi reinforces inequality by favouring sewer systems over equitable solutions.

17 February 2026 / About Adaptation and Sanitation

Aerial view of the city of Tupiza, Bolivia, on a sunny day. Buildings line the Tupiza River, cutting through the middle of the foreground, with a bridge that runs across it. Mountains line the background and the sun shines in the blue sky.

Socially responsive water adaptation planning: lessons from community informed water modelling in Bolivia and Cambodia

Journal article / This journal article describes how community-informed water systems modelling has fostered more resilient, equitable water management in Cambodia and Bolivia.

11 February 2026 / About Planning and modelling and Water resources