biodiversity

Arctic Council Ministerial meeting embraces wetlands protection

Press release / A new report, led by SEI and partners, highlights the importance of Arctic wetlands and provides recommendations for their management.

Resilience and management of Arctic wetlands: phase 2 report

Other publication / This report explores the issue of Arctic wetland degradation, and offers insights into how to strengthen the resilience and sustainability of these vital areas.

Addressing the biodiversity losses embedded in global commodity trade

Perspective / New and existing research should be translated into actionable material to address biodiversity losses.

A critical review of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s “Burning and Peatlands” position statement

Journal article / Promoting a move towards an evidence-based position about prescribed burning in UK peatlands.

Global methane assessment: benefits and costs of mitigating methane emissions

Other publication / The assessment shows how human-caused methane emissions can be reduced by up to 45% this decade.

A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets

Journal article / STAR can be used by business, governments and civil society to identify actions to halt and reverse species extinction across the globe.

Average westerner’s eating habits lead to loss of four trees every year

Media coverage / Chris West was quoted in this Guardian article on the impacts of western consumption on global deforestation.

Is the proportion of imports certified as being from sustainable sources an effective indicator of UK environmental impact overseas?

Other publication / Exploring the uncertainty of different approaches to assess overseas environmental impacts from commodities consumed in the UK.

Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere

Journal article / We are living in the Anthropocene, in which humans are driving environmental change. This article discusses global sustainability in the face of such change.