Land use

Vista over wetlands in the Arctic at dusk

Sustainable management and resilience of Arctic wetlands – scoping study

Other publication / Wetlands provide critical ecosystem benefits. This study inventories Arctic wetlands and reviews current knowledge on these unique environments.

22 March 2019 / About Ecosystems and Land use

Maintaining perspective of ongoing environmental change in the Mekong floodplains

Journal article / This article looks at rapid environmental change in the floodplains of the Mekong River in Cambodia and Vietnam and calls for their sustainable development.

27 February 2019 / About Behaviour and choice, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Land use, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Sowing the seeds of bioeconomic transition

Feature / SEI's bioeconomy initiative is holding policy dialogues to support the creation of sustainable bio-based development strategies.

28 February 2019 / About Bioeconomy, Business, Innovation, Land use, Participation, Public policy, Supply chains, Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable lifestyles

Arctic wetlands: time bomb or saving grace?

SEI brief / Why are Arctic wetlands so important? This brief discusses why and presents a new project that will recommend ways to preserve these unique environments.

12 February 2019 / About Ecosystems, Land use, Mitigation, Public policy and Water resources

A new tool helps stakeholders quickly visualize SDG interactions in Colombia

Feature / Does progress on one Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) mean progress on another? Researchers test an interactive version of SEI's SDG interactions framework.

6 February 2019 / About Climate policy, Land use, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Photo of container ship in Hong Kong Harbour

Major new project to address trade challenge

Press release / A new multi-million project will aim to make trade a positive force for both marginalised people and nature conservation.

22 January 2019 / About Business, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Land use

Improving livelihoods, resilience and climate action

Past event / Welcome to this breakfast seminar with 2018 Right Livelihood Award Laureates Tony Rinaudo and Yacouba Sawadogo, moderated by SEI's Matthew Fielding.

23 November 2018 / About Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use, Mitigation and Wellbeing

Policy coherence around energy transition and agricultural transformation in Rwanda

SEI brief / This policy brief highlights hotspots in resource use competition in Rwanda that might flare up as resources become increasingly scarce in the future.

14 November 2018 / About Energy access, Food and agriculture, Land use, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Water-energy-food nexus

Biodiversity and conservation in a time of rapid change

Feature / Climate and biodiversity scientist Professor Camille Parmesan gave the 2018 Gordon Goodman Memorial Lecture. Read more and watch highlights from the lecture.

23 October 2018 / About Climate policy, Ecosystems, Forests and Land use