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Trading deforestation – why the legality of forest-risk commodities is insufficient

Journal article / Consumer countries and blocs are developing laws to tackle deforestation linked to commodity imports but they are insufficient to address this global issue.

How does adaptive collaborative management leverage changes in power: Insights from social theory

Other publication / The chapter looks at why power imbalances persist in community-based natural resource management and how an adaptive collaborative management approach can help.

Just Enough Nitrogen: Perspectives on how to get there for regions with too much and too little nitrogen

Other publication / This book examines how sustainable nitrogen management can contribute to meeting many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Forest, farms and fuelwood: Measuring changes in fuelwood collection and consumption behavior from a clean cooking intervention

Journal article / Researchers examined fuelwood use in two rural Indian districts where clean cooking solutions were implemented.

Cheap food likely to become a thing of the past

Media coverage / In an interview with the BBC, SEI Researcher Toby Gardner says rising food prices will likely be a consequence of quitting deforestation.

The UK Soy Manifesto – virtual launch

Past event / The UK Soy Manifesto is a commitment from UK industry to source deforestation and conversion-free soya by 2025, and to support wider industry to do the same.

British food firms vow to stop soy imports from deforested areas

Media coverage / On 9 November 2021, the UK Soy Manifesto was launched, with 27 companies already signed up to this new industry commitment. Bloomberg covers the story.

UK industry leaders unite to cut deforestation- and conversion-linked soy from supply chains by 2025

Press release / The UK Soy Manifesto is a commitment from UK industry to source deforestation and conversion-free soya by 2025 and to support others to do the same.

Commodity Footprints

Tool / Explore Commodity Footprints, a public dashboard using GEIC data to show how consumption links to environmental impacts across global supply chains.