forests Archives

Top view of a terracotta bowl of cherry tomatoes being held by two pairs of hands, one with a set of working gloves, one without with green grass in the background.

World Food Day: Food security and environmental integrity are inseparable goals

Perspective / Science, policy and collaboration can transform food systems and improve production, nutrition, environment and lives.

16 October 2025 / About Food and agriculture

Complementary perspectives and metrics are essential to end deforestation

Journal article / By proposing a unified framework for classifying deforestation metrics, this article aims to provide clarity and consistency in sustainability reporting.

6 October 2025 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture, Forests and Land use

Ozone causes substantial reductions in the carbon sequestration of managed European forests

Journal article / Carbon sequestration in living biomass of European forests could increase by 31% in the absence of ozone pollution.

23 September 2025 / About Forests

Beautiful view over Mata Atlantica in Brazil.

Trase 2015–2025: Ten years of impact

Feature / Over the past 10 years, Trase has demonstrated that action to curb commodity-driven deforestation is both necessary and possible.

25 June 2025 / About Forests, Public policy and Supply chains

Forest fires, conflict, and disrupted landscapes

Other publication / This chapter explores how wildfires expose hidden conflicts and power asymmetries in landscape planning, challenging the idea of landscapes as neutral spaces.

18 June 2025 / About Disaster risk and Land use

A forest of deciduous trees frames a rough path. In the distance are two walkers with their backs to the camera. One is dressed in a red coat, the other in blue.

Quantifying the unseen benefits: an innovative economic valuation of the social and cultural values of trees, woods, and forests at risk

Journal article / Economic valuations of trees must take account of their social and cultural values if they are to accurately reflect the financial benefits of treescapes.

31 October 2024 / About Forests

A green acai palm in the forest, with light coming from behind through the trees.

Bioresource use and transformation for a sustainable bioeconomy in the tropics: case studies from Thailand, Kenya and Colombia

SEI working paper / The authors distil useful insights regarding sustainable use of bioresources and their transformation into bio-based products in this working paper.

24 April 2025 / About Bioeconomy

Tackling deforestation linked to commodity trade via Trase

Feature / Over the past 10 years, Trase has become a globally recognized source of data and intelligence for addressing deforestation in global supply chains.

11 April 2025 / About Forests, Public policy and Supply chains

EU Green Policy Tracker

Tool / This tool tracks the implementation of environmental and climate policies across EU member states.

About Climate policy and Public policy