Land use

Three women wearing traditional dress and head coverings carrying wicker baskets on their backs with the woman in the centre also carrying a metal pot on top walking down a mountain path in the middle of rice paddies, North Viet Nam

Community agency and democratic resource conservation: Case of Baan Thung Yao forest community in Thailand

Perspective / Prioritizing stronger local community participation and gender-equal decision-making can ensure ecological and human dignity in forest conservation in Thailand.

28 January 2022 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use, Mitigation, Participation and Sustainable lifestyles

Resilience and management of Arctic wetlands: key findings and recommendations

Other publication / The authors present key findings and policy recommendations to protect Arctic wetlands, as wildlife habitats, carbon storage and more.

1 May 2021 / About Climate policy, Ecosystems, Land use, Mitigation, Public policy and Water resources

Jatropha curcas is a type of wild plant with bright green leaves measuring 5–15 cm with a leaf bone structure. The leaves of this plant are commonly used as natural medicine. Green leaves and fruit under blue sky

Just transition towards a bioeconomy: four dimensions in Brazil, India and Indonesia

Journal article / A just bioeconomy transition also requires sustainable farming and land use, as two transitions in one.

25 January 2022 / About Bioeconomy, Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use and Public policy

Sunlight hitting green trees, Somerset, UK

Attending to nature: understanding care and caring relations in forest management in the UK

Journal article / This paper examines the concept of 'care' to understand the relationship between people and woodland and how this can be extended to forest conservation.

17 June 2021 / About Ecosystems, Forests and Land use

Sunrise with view of tropical dry forest on top of La Meseta Table Mountain, Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia

Chiquitania rural water supply: Considering decentralized water infrastructure and land use change in hydrologic analysis

SEI brief / Urban and agricultural growth in Bolivian dry forests are putting pressure on groundwater and surface water supply. SEI research seeks to quantify the problem.

24 January 2022 / About Ecosystems, Forests, Land use, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Water resources

A pair of giraffes stand together in a meadow at a Kenyan natural preserve.

Animal welfare and sustainable development

Project / Animal welfare matters for sustainable development; and sustainable development matters for animals.

2022 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable lifestyles, Water resources, Water-energy-food nexus and Wellbeing

Liljeholmskajen under construction, Stockholm, Sweden, February 2019

Material Assets Valuation: Estimating Risks and Impacts of Climate Change (MAVERIC)

Project / This project will provide financial actors with a climate risk valuation method for material assets (buildings, land, and land installations).

2022 - 2026 / About Adaptation, Finance, Land use and Mitigation

Rising violence against environmental activists threatens us all

Perspective / Throughout the Global South, environmental activists face a growing threat of violence: an alarming trend that suggests that their efforts are too important.

20 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Ecosystems, Land use, Participation, Public policy and Wellbeing

A man walks through Nyayo Gardens in Nakuru, Kenya

A tale of two cities: inequalities in urban wellbeing in the Global South

Feature / City planning needs to consider livability and resident well-being alongside equality of environmental and economic development.

17 December 2021 / About Cities, Land use, Participation, Pollution, Public policy and Wellbeing