biodiversity

Arctic wetlands: time bomb or saving grace?

SEI brief / Why are Arctic wetlands so important? This brief discusses why and presents a new project that will recommend ways to preserve these unique environments.

Look harder if you want to spot camouflaged mammal

Media coverage / SEI study uses citizen engagement to record and locate Yorkshire's Mountain Hare population.

Major new project to address trade challenge

Press release / A new multi-million project will aim to make trade a positive force for both marginalised people and nature conservation.

Strategic approaches to restoring ecosystems can triple conservation gains and halve costs

Journal article / A restoration prioritization approach can reveal synergies and trade-offs with food production and increase cost-effectiveness for biodiversity conservation.

Conserving biodiversity in the Chindwin River Basin in Myanmar

SEI brief / These two policy briefs explore policy challenges for biodiversity conservation in the Chindwin River Basin in Myanmar.

Predicting the time needed for environmental systematic reviews and systematic maps

Journal article / Introducing PredicTER, a new tool that predicts human resource needs for environmental evidence syntheses

Press briefing with Dr Jian Liu, Chief Scientist, UN Environment

Press release / This briefing will take stock of recent issues in the science and policy of sustainable development, ahead of the UNFCCC climate change summit in Poland.

If we want our food to be truly sustainable, we need to be able to tell where it comes from

Perspective / Transparent supply chains can help halt deforestation and protect Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems.

Integrating data to connect consumers to their impacts

Other publication / SEI's contribution to Living Planet Report 2018 looks at new frontiers in data integration to reveal links along the whole food supply chain.