Land use

Q&A: How SEI’s new AFOLU Tool allows policymakers to plan comprehensive emissions reduction

Feature / In this Q&A, Charlotte Wagner, a Senior Scientist at SEI US, discusses the importance of the new AFOLU tool, integrated in SEI's flagship software, LEAP.

26 January 2026 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Forests, Fossil fuels and Land use

Contested borders of fire and reindeer

Journal article / Official reports of Swedish wildfire impacts are compared with Sámi reindeer herders' own perception and navigation of the events.

16 January 2026 / About Adaptation, Forests, Land use and Mitigation

Agriculture in the state of Paraná in Brazil

Not an easy ride: economic research priorities for pro-environmental trade regulation

Journal article / A theory of change is used to explain the economics of pro‑environmental trade regulation, with the EUDR serving as the key example.

14 January 2026 / About Finance, Forests, Land use and Pollution

Green trees emerge from a green carpet of tea bushes in full leaf, with people in the middle, dwarfed by the trees.

Turning evidence into actionable insights for healthier forests and more sustainable agriculture

Perspective / Evidence from multiple disciplines shows that forests can support agriculture, climate and communities. A new report helps turn that evidence into action.

18 December 2025 / About Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use and Mitigation

Beyond Belém – Hope and action for forests, climate and livelihoods

Past event / Join us for a stock take on what happened in Belém and discuss what implications the outcomes may have for forests, climate and livelihoods.

16 December 2025 / About Climate policy, Forests and Land use

View of woman cross-country skiing in forest in Norway.

SLOPE: Ski Leans On the Promotion of the Environment

Project / The SLOPE project supports ski organizations in assessing the impact of skiing on biodiversity and by integrating biodiversity management into winter sports.

2025 - 2028 / About Ecosystems, Forests and Land use

Aerial view of a lithium mine in Chile, showing dark brown earth surrounding fluorescent green brine pools.

Mapping the social and environmental impacts of lithium mining in the Americas

Other publication / This report explores how the exclusion of environmental justice in renewable energy policies affects marginalized communities in the Americas.

1 November 2025 / About Land use, Participation and Renewables

Six people sit around a table, discussing, with three hand-drawn maps between them.

Mapping wetlands in Sápmi: using Indigenous knowledge to map use of Arctic wetlands

SEI brief / The Wetlands in Sápmi project strengthens understanding of wetlands’ role in the reindeer husbandry of forest Sámi communities with Indigenous knowledge.

24 November 2025 / About Climate services, Land use and Water resources