Global sustainability and human prosperity – contribution to the Post-2015 agenda and the development of Sustainable Development Goals

Åsa Persson

doi:10.6027/TN2014-527

Global Environmental Outlook for Youth in Asia and the Pacific

Other publication / This publication aims to help empower young people in Asia and the Pacific to take up the challenge of realizing the UN SDGs and the 2030 Agenda.

23 January 2019 / About Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Close up of fresh oil palm fruits, selective focus.

Palm oil – can we enjoy it responsibly?

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