Yellow rapeseed field with shadows of trees under blue sky and white clouds, Ukraine

Conflicts threaten food security and biodiversity. How can we overcome these challenges?

Perspective / The consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on food security and biodiversity go beyond the countries' borders. How can we overcome these challenges?

13 May 2022 / About Food and agriculture and Sustainable Development Goals

Glass globe ball on green grass with two tree leaves growing out of it

Mistra Geopolitics annual report 2021

Feature / The Mistra Geopolitics annual report highlights cutting-edge research on climate risks, food security, decarbonization, sustainable oceans and new technologies.

14 April 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Climate services, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics and Transport

Combines harvesting wheat in the summer with storm clouds, Colorado, US

The war risks increasing world hunger

Feature / SEI's Madeleine Fogde comments on the effects of the war in Ukraine on food security, prices and hunger in the Swedish magazine Syre.

7 April 2022 / About Food and agriculture and Geopolitics

Intense explosion with fire and black smoke and sky in background, Sweden

Q&A with SEI’s Harri Moora: Russia’s attack against Ukraine has already caused irreparable damage to the environment

Feature / Russia's war against Ukraine leaves the EU with less money and other resources to invest in the green transition, says SEI Tallinn Senior Expert Harri Moora.

31 March 2022 / About Climate policy, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Hand holding pile of raw white coffee beans

Narratives from the Campoalegre watershed, where opportunity is scarce

Feature / Rural communities in Colombia's Campoalegre watershed struggle to meet basic needs. SEI researchers aim to connect them to policymakers to improve their lives.

21 March 2022 / About Business, Climate policy, Climate services, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Land use, Participation, Public policy, Sanitation, Water resources and Wellbeing

Soybean plantation sprouting and Amazon forest with permanent protected area in the background. Soybean farm in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Q&A: Introducing the Commodity Footprints dashboard

Feature / The tool's creators explain how the free interactive dashboard can be used to visualize data on the global environmental impacts of consumption and production.

21 March 2022 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use, Supply chains and Sustainable Development Goals

How can governments transform scientific knowledge and research into actionable business opportunities?

Media coverage / A collaborative initiative between Kenya and SEI has resulted in the Science and Research Symposium Book of Abstracts launched as part of UNEP@50 celebrations.

15 March 2022 / About Business, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Yellow on green signposts with Climate Change and right arrow on and left arrow and CORONA underneath

Lessons from COVID-19 for managing transboundary climate risks and building resilience

Journal article / The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how hard it is to manage a global crisis. What can we learn from the pandemic to help fight climate change and build resilience?

1 February 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Geopolitics, Public policy and Supply chains

Citizen science for the food system

Other publication / This book chapter discusses the importance of citizen science in understanding food and food policy.

1 June 2021 / About Food and agriculture, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles