Americas

A close-up shot of a large heap of mustard-yellow soybeans. The background is a wide landscape dominated by open fields.

Power and sustainability governance in the soy-animal protein global value chain

Journal article / Due to increasingly hybrid approaches in sustainability governance, researchers will need to attend to both chain and out-of-chain actors in their assessments.

7 October 2025 / About Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use and Sustainable Development Goals

Complementary perspectives and metrics are essential to end deforestation

Journal article / By proposing a unified framework for classifying deforestation metrics, this article aims to provide clarity and consistency in sustainability reporting.

6 October 2025 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture, Forests and Land use

Uncertainty, regulation and the pathways to net zero

Other publication / This chapter of the Handbook on Electricity Regulation explores how energy regulation can adapt to uncertainties on the path to net zero.

3 October 2025 / About Energy access

No time to waste: a synthesis of evidence on time reallocation following water, sanitation and hygiene interventions

Journal article / This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates time use and time-savings related to WASH interventions in low- and middle-income countries.

2 October 2025 / About Public policy, Sanitation, Water resources and Wellbeing

Solar, wind power and energy communities in Colombia: 2025 policy overview

SEI report / This document provides an overview of wind and solar energy in Colombia at the beginning of 2025, with commentary on outlooks.

2 October 2025 / About Public policy and Renewables

Performer suspended upside-down in a greenhouse during a dance or circus act, with an audience seated among green plants watching attentively.

Growing differently: where degrowth and agroecology converge

Perspective / Facing hunger, waste and ecological harm, degrowth and agroecology call for a radical shift in how we grow, share and value food.

29 September 2025 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Participation, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

De la idea al prototipo: turismo sostenible en Puerto Nariño

Perspective / Un proceso colectivo que convierte los desafíos de la cadena de valor turística en ideas y soluciones concretas.

26 September 2025 / About Bioeconomy and Public policy

Litigio climático en el sector de hidrocarburos: perspectivas desde América Latina y el Caribe

SEI working paper / Este informe analiza el impacto del litigio climático en los sectores de petróleo y gas en América Latina y el Caribe

25 September 2025 / About Fossil fuels

Trase: “It is essential to combine perspectives to limit deforestation”

Perspective / To effectively monitor deforestation, policymakers must combine territorial and supply chain metrics that reflect both past impacts and future risks.

25 September 2025 / About Public policy, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles