Tropical forests are at the front line of sustainable development, where critical trade-offs need to be negotiated between climate mitigation, biodiversity conservation, food production and economic development. SEI research work on tropical forests ranges from ecological research to groundbreaking data-driven transparency tools linking impacts of deforestation to global companies and consumer markets.
World leaders attending the UN climate talks in Glasgow must commit to stopping commodity-driven deforestation if they are to prevent climate catastrophe.
This article explores the issue of tackling deforestation in the Amazon, conceptualizing it as a large-scale collective action problem.
More than half of tropical deforestation linked to exports of key commodities is happening in less than 5% of producing regions
Which road projects offer high economic benefits combined with low environmental and social impacts?
Four ways that Brazil could reclaim leadership in sustainable agricultural leadership by increasing output while curbing deforestation.
A new publication presents a quantification of carbon emissions from agriculture- and forestry-related deforestation across the tropics.
A pan-tropical survey of emissions, coupled with supply-chain mapping, links emissions to consumer markets.
How can the impacts of water use on water cycles be better represented in life cycle impact assessments?
Assessing trade in agricultural commodities e.g. palm oil and soybean production in environments at risk.
A restoration prioritization approach can reveal synergies and trade-offs with food production and increase cost-effectiveness for biodiversity conservation.
This article demonstrates the importance of using land data and hydrological models to support implementation of legislation to safeguard the environment.
New countries, new commodities, new indicators, and new levels of accuracy are now available on the Trase forest-risk supply chain transparency platform.
Transparent supply chains can help halt deforestation and protect Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems.
Secondary forests can be vital to conserve biodiversity and trap carbon, but are still no substitute for undisturbed primary forest.
Secondary forest can never substitute undisturbed primary forest, but it can still be effective in protecting biodiversity and sequestering carbon.
