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

Five challenges facing citizen science use for detecting early tree health issues.

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

This study provides a wall-to-wall subnational map of the origin and supply chain of Brazilian meat, offal, and live cattle exports from 2015 to 2017.

Journal articles
Economy
Land
2 December 2020
Brazil

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Trase Finance: transparency for the hundreds of billions of dollars financing deforestation

A practical approach to measuring the biodiversity impacts of land conversion

How can we avoid another virus outbreak?

Feature
Land
Health
Governance
30 March 2020

A better Amazon road network for people and the environment

Sustainable production meets sustainable consumption

Feature
Economy
Land
Water
6 March 2020

Bioenergy in Kenya: Making tea production sustainable

Focus on leakage and spillovers: Informing land-use governance in a tele-coupled world

Journal articles
Economy
Land
17 February 2020

Colombian coffee futures: Trase data highlight opportunities for more sustainable production

Feature
Economy
Water
Land
22 January 2020
Colombia

4 ways to harness data to stop deforestation in supply chains

Does climate change communication matter for individual engagement with adaptation? Insights from forest owners in Sweden

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Using supply chain data to monitor zero deforestation commitments: an assessment of progress in the Brazilian soy sector

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Solving Brazil’s land use puzzle: Increasing production and slowing Amazon deforestation

Journal articles
Land
2 December 2019
Brazil
Amazon

Soy and environmental compliance in Brazil: An undervalued risk for global markets

Other publications
Land
Economy
12 November 2019

Kaempfer's woodpecker Celeus obrieni

Linking global drivers of agricultural trade to on-the-ground impacts on biodiversity