biodiversity Archives

Close up of fresh oil palm fruits, selective focus.

Media coverage / SEI's Ekaterina Bessonova unwraps the palm oil debate and explores why boycotting palm oil is not the solution.

17 February 2019 / About Climate policy, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture and Sustainable lifestyles

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.

12 February 2019 / About Ecosystems, Land use, Mitigation, Public policy and Water resources

Mountain hare in snow with white and brown fur

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.

6 February 2019 / About Adaptation, Climate services and Ecosystems

Photo of container ship in Hong Kong Harbour

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.

22 January 2019 / About Business, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Land use

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.

9 January 2019 / About Ecosystems and Food and agriculture

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.

9 January 2019 / About Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture and Wellbeing

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

4 October 2018 / About Public policy

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.

12 November 2018 / About Adaptation, Cities, Finance and Pollution

Top destinations of Brazilian soy exports in 2015. From Trase.earth

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.

9 November 2018 / About Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains