Land use

Deforestation for cattle in the Amazon, Itaúba, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Leverage Points for a Sustainable Land-Use Transition for the Amazon

Project / This project applies transitions theory and leverage points research to the problem of persistent forest loss in the tropics.

2021 - 2024 / About Bioeconomy, Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use and Supply chains

Estonia’s new government has made climate topics its priority

Feature / SEI Tallinn Director Lauri Tammiste discusses the climate pledges of Estonia's new government, and what they mean for the country, and Europe, moving forward.

1 March 2021 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Forests, Land use, Mitigation and Public policy

Management practices and the financial performance of farms

Journal article / This article explores the impact of famers’ business management practices on financial performance, and how policy could be tailored to better meet their needs.

4 February 2021 / About Business, Finance, Food and agriculture, Land use and Public policy

Towards a microbial process-based understanding of the resilience of peatland ecosystem service provisioning – A research agenda

Journal article / Greater understanding of soil microbiota influence on peatland resilience to perturbations associated with land use and climate change is required.

5 January 2021 / About Ecosystems and Land use

Open wire notebook with a black pen on top of it, lying on a glass table

CONSULT

Project / Empowering state officials to meaningfully include Sámi voices in planning and development on Indigenous lands through consultation.

2021 - 2024 / About Geopolitics, Land use and Participation

Aerial view of cattle near body of water in Lindoeste, Pará State, Brazil

TraseH2O

Project / Exploring trade-offs between water use, deforestation, and greenhouse gas emissions linked to soy and beef production and exports from Brazil.

2021 - 2025 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Land use, Public policy, Supply chains and Water resources

Burkina Faso, Aerial view of landscape with Komoe River and fields

How Theory of Change can be a pathway to impact: three takeaways

Perspective / Food and nutrition insecurity remains a major issue around the world. How can we design a successful Theory of Change approach to help tackle this challenge?

22 December 2020 / About Food and agriculture, Land use and Sustainable Development Goals

Ilulissat, the third-largest city in Greenland, north of the Arctic Circle.

Arctic Wetlands Ecosystems – AWERRS

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

2020 - 2022 / About Climate policy, Land use, Mitigation and Public policy

Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink

Journal article / Improving our understanding of peatland science is crucial for future climate change predictions and for its inclusion in earth system models.

10 December 2020 / About Ecosystems and Land use