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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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Governing bioeconomy pathways

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Trase

Woman drawing water in Central Myanmar

SUMERNET

SIANI: Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative

SIANI

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Doi Phu Langka, Pha Chang Noi, Pong, Phayao, Thailand

A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets

STAR can be used by business, governments and civil society to identify actions to halt and reverse species extinction across the globe.

Average westerner’s eating habits lead to loss of four trees every year

Chris West was quoted in this Guardian article on the impacts of western consumption on global deforestation.

Media coverage
Economy
Land
30 March 2021

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Doi Phu Langka, Pha Chang Noi, Pong, Phayao, Thailand

A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets

Average westerner’s eating habits lead to loss of four trees every year

Media coverage
Economy
Land
30 March 2021

Sawmill in Lithuania

Forest resources are at the heart of the EU’s bioeconomy strategy. How can they be used sustainably?

Environmental issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina: BiH ESAP 2030+ Webinar series

Lahemaa National Park, Estonia

Estonia’s new government has made climate topics its priority

What part can Asia’s media play in environmental policy?

Perspective
Air
Climate
Economy
Land
Water
29 January 2021
Asia

Ethical dilemmas when using citizen science for early detection of invasive tree pests and diseases

Journal articles
Land
10 December 2020
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United Kingdom

Deforestation in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

The origin, supply chain, and deforestation risk of Brazil’s beef exports

Journal articles
Economy
Land
2 December 2020
Brazil

Trase Finance launch webinar

Event
Governance
Climate
Land
Economy
28 October 2020
14:00 - 15:15 GMT

Forests and hills in Brazil

How can the financial sector cut its ties to deforestation?

Feature
Governance
Climate
Land
26 October 2020

Deforestation

Responding to the “planetary emergency” – biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and climate change

Feature
Economy
Land
30 September 2020

Effects of environmental change and policy responses on natural resource access in Vietnam: consequences and opportunities for northern ethnic communities

Butterfly on a plant. Nick Windsor / Pixabay

DECIDE

Project
Land
2020 - 2022
United Kingdom

Understanding the stickiness of commodity supply chains is key to improving their sustainability

Ministers from across Africa come together to discuss the economics of biodiversity