Photo: Elke Karin Lugert / Unsplash
Forests are some of the planet's most critical ecosystems, acting as carbon sinks, biomass factories and homes to rich biodiversity. SEI research looks at the impacts of land-use change and how to combine forest protection with the growing demand for land, food, energy and green space.
391 results / 16 of 44 pages
Media coverage / Over 90% of tropical deforestation is caused by agriculture.
Journal article / This review points to three key areas where a stronger evidence base would advance global efforts to curb agriculture-driven deforestation.
Past event / SEI Asia Doctoral Fellow and Consultant Sara K. Phillips discusses the connections between the environment, business and human rights in a UNDP webcast series.
Press release / New study: Halting deforestation will require a step-change in approach and to be effective, measures must address underlying and indirect roles of agriculture.
Past event / The EU-funded LANDMARC project is organizing a Regional Stakeholder Dialogue on Land-Based Mitigation Technologies for Northern Europe and Canada.
SEI brief / Wetland ecosystems within the lower Songkhram River basin are under threat; the authors identify critical drivers of change and policy gaps.
Journal article / Agricultural interventions can help boost food security for poor rural communities but in certain cases can exacerbate deforestation; the rebound effect.
SEI report / This study analyses progress made towards reaching climate neutrality in Estonia.
Other publication / This Trase policy brief discusses strategies on implementing the European Commission's proposed prohibition on products produced on land deforested after 2020.
