Herbal medicine promotion for a restorative bioeconomy in tropical forests: a reality check on the Brazilian Amazon

Mairon G. Bastos Lima

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.103058

A stream flows through a lush, mossy forest

Call for abstracts: AGU session on watershed modeling for water allocation

Event on 11 December – 15 December in San Francisco / SEI researchers are collecting abstracts for their AGU session in December 2023 that will highlight water modelling tools for better water allocation.

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The Okavanga Delta stream winds through green vegetation in Botswana.

Past event / SEI scientists will host a three-day training on WEAP, SEI's flagship water modelling software, on 18, 20 and 22 September 2023. Register today.

18 September 2023 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Food and agriculture, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Herbal medicine promotion for a restorative bioeconomy in tropical forests: a reality check on the Brazilian Amazon

Journal article / This article examines Brazil's context and policy framework on herbal medicine promotion, using the Amazon as an emblematic case study.

19 September 2023 / About Bioeconomy and Forests

Coral reef scenery in Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Why and how G20 leaders should support the UN High Seas Treaty

Feature / Elin Leander shares insights on how G20 members and other nations can take a stand supporting the UN High Seas Treaty and why it matters.

8 September 2023 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture and Geopolitics

River meanders across a flat surface at sunset

New frontiers of governance to drive innovation for water and beyond

Past event / This session examines the complexities of transboundary water governance by exploring ideas and case studies at Stockholm World Water Week.

22 August 2023 / About Geopolitics, Public policy and Water resources

Indian women collecting water from the lake. Collecting and carrying water are women's responsibilities in India. Rajasthani women often walk long distances through the desert to bring back jugs of water that they carry on their heads. Thar Desert, Rajasthan. India.

SEI at World Water Week 2023

Feature / Join us at this year's World Water Week to engage and discuss a range of global water- and sanitation-related topics.

17 August 2023 / About Climate policy, Climate services, Innovation, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Satellite image of aircraft contrails over the Mojave Desert in California

Tribal Lands and Environment Forum: Can remote data connect us to the land? A landscape analysis for braiding satellite-based information and Indigenous knowledge

Past event / SEI researchers will present their project and initial findings on the potential for satellite data to support the use of traditional ecological knowledge.

15 August 2023 / About Ecosystems, Land use, Participation and Water resources

Green hilly meadows and forest stretch before a mountain range and a sky containing streaky clouds in Montana.

Montana youth win climate case, with support from SEI expert

Feature / A Montana judge ruled in favor of 16 youth who sued the state for the right to a "healthful environment".

15 August 2023 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy and Wellbeing

Blue river stream meanders and splits through green landscape in Gambia

WEAP training: summer 2023

Past event / SEI scientists will host a three-day training on WEAP, SEI's flagship water modelling software, on 12, 14 and 16 June 2023. Register today.

12 June 2023 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Food and agriculture, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

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