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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.
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Feature / A new Trase data set brings unprecedented transparency to the supply chains and impacts of Brazilian cattle and beef production.
Project / The project studies the challenge of reaching fossil-fuel-free freight transport in the Swedish forest sector.
Journal article / View the first, integrated map of Brazilian land tenure encompassing all official data sources pertaining to both public and private lands.
SEI working paper / This paper explores how to combine models to better understand the interactions between energy, economy, and land use in regions that rely on woodfuels.
Media coverage
Media coverage / A new publication presents a quantification of carbon emissions from agriculture- and forestry-related deforestation across the tropics.
Feature / Two new papers examine the role global consumption in tropical deforestation, and implications for climate change mitigation and a global forest transition.
Journal article / New criteria for judging the likely effectiveness of commitments to keep deforestation out of supply chains.
Journal article / A pan-tropical survey of emissions, coupled with supply-chain mapping, links emissions to consumer markets.
