Europe

Drone footage of a palm oil plantation at the boundary of natural forest

Trading deforestation – why the legality of forest-risk commodities is insufficient

Journal article / Consumer countries and blocs are developing laws to tackle deforestation linked to commodity imports but they are insufficient to address this global issue.

23 November 2021 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains

Reindeer crossing road in northern Sweden

Avtal mellan samebyar och exploatörer: hur påverkas renens välmående?

Other publication / Ny pilotstudie utvärderar hur avtal som förhandlats fram mellan samiska rennäringsdistrikt och utvecklare påverkar renskötande samhällen.

19 January 2022 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Land use, Participation and Renewables

Raindeer looking for food in the snow on overcast day, Karasjok, Norway

Rasmus Kløcker Larsen i Dagens Nyheter: Samebyar missgynnas i avtal med exploatörer

Media coverage / I en artikel i Dagens Nyheter säger Rasmus Kløcker Larsen att avtalen som skrivs mellan samebyar och exploatörer i Sápmi är vinklade i företagens favör.

20 January 2022 / About Adaptation and Land use

Raindeers and wind power with mountains in the background

Ny studie belyser brister i avtal mellan företag och samebyar

Press release / En ny pilotstudie kring avtal mellan företag och samebyar i Sápmi belyser risken att avtalen missgynnar renens välmående.

20 January 2022 / About Energy access, Food and agriculture, Land use, Participation and Renewables

Close-up of vegetables served in school lunch line

COVID-19 Driven Adaptations in the Provision of School Meals in the Baltic Sea Region

Journal article / A new research paper reviews how school canteens in five Baltic Sea countries adapted to the COVID-19 crisis.

19 January 2022 / About Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Innovation and Supply chains

Sunrise at Queya Mountain Windmill, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, China

Nationally Determined Contributions as instruments for promoting national development agendas? An analysis of small island developing states (SIDS)

Other publication / The authors of this book chapter analyse the potential for Nationally Determined Contributions to promote development agendas.

20 July 2021 / About Climate policy

The carbon cost of Christmas

Journal article / Get ideas for reducing the environmental impact of your Christmas celebrations while still having a wonderful time.

10 January 2007 / About Behaviour and choice and Sustainable lifestyles

Empty blue chemical waste drums lie on abandoned bank with view of smoking exhaust Pipes from heavy industry factory, the Netherlands

Euronews: Another planetary boundary exceeded

Media coverage / Referring to a report co-authored by SEI Affiliated Researcher Linn Persson, Euronews noted that chemical pollution has now passed the safe limit for humanity.

18 January 2022 / About Pollution and Sanitation

Swamp, river and trees seen from above by drone, Straumbu, Hedmark, Norway

Safe planetary boundary for pollutants, including plastics, exceeded, say researchers

Press release / For the first time, researchers in a new study published today conclude that the safe planetary boundary for pollutants, including plastics, has been exceeded.

18 January 2022 / About Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Mitigation and Pollution