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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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What is the effect of prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forest on biodiversity, beyond pyrophilous and saproxylic species? A systematic review

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Impact story: Trase – A game changer in supply chain transparency

Feature
Economy
Governance
Land
22 August 2018

A yellow tree frog in Brazil

Time is running out in the tropics – researchers warn of global biodiversity collapse

Ancistrus steam fish

The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems

A small songbird hiding amongst tree branches

Protecting tropical forest carbon stocks may not prevent large-scale species loss

Feature
Land
Climate
16 July 2018

Rufous-winged antwren

Carbon-focused conservation may fail to protect the most biodiverse tropical forests

Journal articles
Land
Climate
16 July 2018

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Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day tropospheric ozone distribution and trends relevant to vegetation

Journal articles
Air
Land
28 June 2018

Soybean plantation in Brazil.

New Trase Yearbook highlights deforestation linked to exports of Brazilian soy

Trase Yearbook reveals how companies and consumer markets are linked to soy deforestation risk in Brazil

Feature
Land
Economy
27 June 2018
Brazil

How does carbon offsetting impact landscapes?

Event
Climate
Land
5 June 2018
12:30 - 17:00 CET
Stockholm, Sweden

Transparency and sustainability in global commodity supply chains

A photo of sunlight through a forest Photo by Valeriy Andrushko on Unsplash

Towards a more-than-human approach to tree health

Other publications
Land
25 May 2018

New online collaboration space for the supply chain transparency community

Feature
Economy
Land
16 May 2018

Manipulating ungulate herbivory in temperate and boreal forests: effects on vegetation and invertebrates. A systematic review

Photo of Usambara Mountains in Tanzania - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usambara.jpg By Deogratiusf2 [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Local costs of conservation exceed those borne by the global majority