Land use

DECIDE

Project / Delivering Enhanced Biodiversity Information with Adaptive Citizen Science and Intelligent Digital Engagements

SEI analyses land-based climate mitigation issues through new research role

Feature / The four-year LANDMARC project will analyse technical, socio-economic, and ecological dimensions of climate mitigation issues.

A framework for modelling soil structure dynamics induced by biological activity

Journal article / This paper illustrates the modelling concept with a case study on the role of biological activity in restoring the structure of a severely compacted soil.

LANDMARC

Project / The LANDMARC project will enhance understanding of the potential of land-based negative emission solutions in agriculture, forestry and other land use sectors.

New recommendations for better water management in the Baltic Sea

Feature / In this Q&A, Kaja Peterson from SEI’s Tallinn centre sheds light on how policy can improve water management in the Baltic Sea region.

The environmental policy project in Bosnia and Herzegovina goes virtual

Feature / Developing a COVID-19 strategy for the environmental policy project in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Lockdown highlights the value of green space in cities

Perspective / Accessible green space in cities supports good mental and physical health. Natural spaces in cities help mitigate climate change. Planners should take note.

Restoration of heather-dominated blanket bog vegetation on grouse moors for biodiversity, carbon storage, greenhouse gas emissions and water regulation: comparing burning to alternative mowing and uncut management

Other publication / The study examined the evidence gap regarding alternatives to burn-rotation management of heather dominated UK blanket bog on carbon, water and biodiversity.

International spillovers and the Sustainable Development Goals

Other publication / Learn how one country’s progress towards the SDGs is affected by actions in other countries