Land use

Land use options for staying within the Planetary Boundaries: Synergies and trade-offs between global and local sustainability goals

Journal article / Quantifying land use opportunities for staying within the safe operating space defined by the Planetary Boundaries framework

Routledge handbook of the resource nexus

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Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Perspective / Are consumers aware of the full environmental impact their food has made throughout its production?

Opening public lands and waters to fossil fuel extraction could have major climate consequences

Press release / Ending the production of coal, oil and natural gas from public lands and waters could significantly reduce CO2 emissions by the US, according to a new study.

Building resilience through inclusive and climate-adaptive disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific

Project / The programme aims to enhance regional cooperation on inclusive risk reduction approaches by building on good practice examples in the region and offer support.

The mining industry in a sustainable future

Project / Svemin, together with SEI, initiated a project to analyse the role of the mining and minerals industry in the shift towards a sustainable future.

Synthesis of multiple knowledge sources on the impacts of mining

Project / As mining in the Arctic increases, there is an urgent need to assess social and environmental impacts as well as mitigate negative impacts.

Resilience and management of Arctic wetlands

Project / Strengthening engagement on the roles and functions of wetlands to support sustainable development and resilience in the Arctic.

Is environmental legislation conserving tropical stream faunas? A large-scale assessment of local, riparian and catchment-scale influences on Amazonian fish

Journal article / This article presents evidence that current environmental legislation designed to protect streams and their biota in the Amazon is not fit for purpose