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SEI Science Forum: A healthy planet for all

Feature / The topics at this year’s Science Forum in September revolved around the limits of growth as an economic paradigm, climate, environment and development policy.

8 October 2021 / About Climate policy, Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable lifestyles

Aerial view of deforestation area for pasture, livestock and agriculture soy farm with forest in foreground, Amazon rainforest, Brazil

Which forest-risk commodities imported to the UK have the highest overseas impacts? A rapid evidence synthesis

Journal article / This paper describes a rapid evidence synthesis to identify which forest-risk commodities imported to the UK have the highest overseas impacts.

24 September 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains

Aerial view of people walking across town square on sunny day in jackets, Lisbon, Portugal

The lack of social impact considerations in transitioning towards urban circular economies: a scoping review

Journal article / More cities are embarking on transitions to circular economies as a solution to climate change. Social impacts must be considered for effective transformations.

24 September 2021 / About Business, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

Long exposure on train, Shibaura business area, Tokyo, Japan

Mapping and assessing indicator-based frameworks for monitoring circular economy development at the city-level

Journal article / The authors present 15 indicator-based frameworks to measure circularity at the city level to fill a gap in mapping and assessing circular economy transitions.

25 September 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Innovation and Supply chains

COAF Smart Center, a clear glass wall building under blue and orange sky with clouds, Lori, Armenia, March 2019

Eco-innovation diversity in a circular economy: towards circular innovation studies

Journal article / The authors propose a “circular innovation studies” agenda, focusing on the circular economy–eco-innovation nexus that has recently attracted attention.

2 October 2021 / About Innovation

Nature-based outdoor activities for mental and physical health: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal article / A systematic review of the evidence for outdoor nature-based interventions to improve adult mental health, identifying effective types, format and dose.

1 October 2021 / About Cities, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

Two young Malian girls drinking water straight from a tap, Mali

COP26: Considering the negative health effects of climate change

Feature / Ahead of the COP26 climate summit in late October, researchers are calling for political leaders to consider the negative health effects of climate change.

4 October 2021 / About Cities, Climate policy, Climate services, Short lived climate pollutants and Water resources

The circular economy – a tool for reaching an inclusive, carbon-free world?

Feature / For World Habitat Day 2021, SEI researchers reflect on the roles that cities and the circular economy play in accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world.

4 October 2021 / About Cities, Climate policy and Mitigation

Buildings against sky during sunset, Maputo, Mozambique

Urban October 2021

Feature / Learn more about what SEI is doing to support sustainable cities for the health and well-being of their inhabitants and the planet – #UrbanOctober

1 October 2021 / About Adaptation, Cities and Mitigation