Land use

Healthy vegetation sits alongside a field scorched by fire in the Amazon rainforest in Rondônia, Brazil.

Tracking the impacts of El Niño drought and fire in human-modified Amazonian forests

Journal article / A study in PNAS finds that drought and fires led to the death of 2.5 billion plants in a region that represents 1.2% of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.

20 July 2021 / About Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Forests and Land use

Aerial shot of green milling tractor in field, Austin, Texas

How food production emissions are harming health

Media coverage / SEI's Chris Malley was interviewed by SciDev.Net about a new study linking agriculture production, unhealthy diets and rising greenhouse gas emissions

1 July 2021 / About Food and agriculture, Land use and Pollution

Aerial view of cultivated field on left for biomass and on right for corn

Bioenergy for climate change mitigation: scale and sustainability

Journal article / This article explores the use of bioenergy in climate change mitigation efforts and summarizes the state of knowledge concerning potential costs and benefits.

11 June 2021 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture, Land use, Mitigation, Planning and modelling and Renewables

Knowledge gaps are limiting the effective restoration of peatland habitat

Feature / Long term research is required to understand the true impacts of different peatland management techniques.

7 June 2021 / About Ecosystems and Land use

“The reindeer never finds peace”: The impacts of Boliden’s mine and the road in the Stihke area on Voernese reindeer herding district

SEI working paper / This report explores the impact of the Boliden mine on the Voernese Reindeer Herding District. The report is in Swedish, with an English summary.

4 June 2021 / About Land use and Participation

“Return the land to the reindeer”: The impacts of Boliden’s mine and the road on Stihken on Vilhelmina Södra reindeer herding district

SEI working paper / This report explores the impact of the Boliden mine on the Vilhelmina Södra Reindeer Herding district. The report is in Swedish, with an English summary.

4 June 2021 / About Land use and Participation

Reflection of bright young green spring leaves, trees and moss inside lensball

Solutions to restore our ecosystems by 2030

Feature / To celebrate World Environment Day, nine SEI researchers reflect on how their work is driving ecosystem restoration.

4 June 2021 / About Adaptation, Bioeconomy, Business, Cities, Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests, Innovation, Land use, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Climate-smart land use practice insight brief series

Other publication / This brief aims to raise awareness of the mitigation and adaptation potential of selected climate-smart land use practices and approaches in ASEAN countries.

1 May 2021 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Food and agriculture and Land use

Swamp with morning haze at sunrise, Kola Peninsula, the Arctic.

Arctic Council Ministerial meeting embraces wetlands protection

Press release / A new report, led by SEI and partners, highlights the importance of Arctic wetlands and provides recommendations for their management.

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