Land use

Who will tend the farm? Interrogating the ageing Asian farmer

Journal article / This research looks at ageing farmers in Thailand and argues that we should see farming not as a singular occupation but as part of livelihood complexes.

2 April 2019 / About Food and agriculture and Land use

Deforestation displaced: Trade in forest-risk commodities and the prospects for a global forest transition

Journal article / How do reforestation gains stack up against deforestation embedded in consumption?

22 March 2019 / About Food and agriculture, Land use, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

Vista over wetlands in the Arctic at dusk

Sustainable management and resilience of Arctic wetlands – scoping study

Other publication / Wetlands provide critical ecosystem benefits. This study inventories Arctic wetlands and reviews current knowledge on these unique environments.

22 March 2019 / About Ecosystems and Land use

Maintaining perspective of ongoing environmental change in the Mekong floodplains

Journal article / This article looks at rapid environmental change in the floodplains of the Mekong River in Cambodia and Vietnam and calls for their sustainable development.

27 February 2019 / About Behaviour and choice, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Land use, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Sowing the seeds of bioeconomic transition

Feature / SEI's bioeconomy initiative is holding policy dialogues to support the creation of sustainable bio-based development strategies.

28 February 2019 / About Bioeconomy, Business, Innovation, Land use, Participation, Public policy, Supply chains, Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable lifestyles

Arctic wetlands: time bomb or saving grace?

SEI brief / Why are Arctic wetlands so important? This brief discusses why and presents a new project that will recommend ways to preserve these unique environments.

12 February 2019 / About Ecosystems, Land use, Mitigation, Public policy and Water resources

A new tool helps stakeholders quickly visualize SDG interactions in Colombia

Feature / Does progress on one Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) mean progress on another? Researchers test an interactive version of SEI's SDG interactions framework.

6 February 2019 / About Climate policy, Land use, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Photo of container ship in Hong Kong Harbour

Major new project to address trade challenge

Press release / A new multi-million project will aim to make trade a positive force for both marginalised people and nature conservation.

22 January 2019 / About Business, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Land use

Improving livelihoods, resilience and climate action

Past event / Welcome to this breakfast seminar with 2018 Right Livelihood Award Laureates Tony Rinaudo and Yacouba Sawadogo, moderated by SEI's Matthew Fielding.

23 November 2018 / About Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use, Mitigation and Wellbeing