Resolve land use trade-offs in a sustainable, equitable and rights-based way

Knowledge gaps about mining impacts on Sami lands: a call for epistemic justice in European minerals extraction

Journal article / This article examines the gap between environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for new mines in Sweden and actual impacts experienced by the Indigenous Sámi.

Including Indigenous knowledge in land use governance and decision-making

Journal article / This article examines challenges and opportunities in integrating Indigenous knowledge into land use governance and environmental decision-making.

Reviewing Estonia’s county-level planning practices through municipalities’ implementation experiences

Project / SEI Tallinn supports Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communiactions in reviewing county-level planing practices.

Finding the cracks: How do frontline officials maneuver state institutions to advance Indigenous rights to land and environment?

Journal article / This study examines four cases across continents, showing how officials navigate colonial institutions to support Indigenous rights.

Global wood fuel production estimates and implications

Journal article / This article reports estimates of wood fuel removal and charcoal production for improving forecasting models and understanding the forest sector.

Forest-Web-3.0

Project / Mobilising, harmonising and incentivising forest biodiversity and environmental monitoring data through Web 3.0 technology.

Replacing one polluting sector with another? The perils of shifting from coal to livestock in Cesar, Colombia

Perspective / As Colombia seeks a shift away from fossil fuel extraction, SEI experts warn against replacing one polluting sector with another.

The economics of soil organic carbon: multi-benefits from sustainable land management for smallholders in Western Kenya

Other publication / Multi-benefits from sustainable land management for smallholders in Western Kenya.

LIFE at the edges of extinction

Feature / A new metric uses data on 30 000 vertebrate species to map global extinction risks, potentially reshaping land-use decisions on local and regional scales.