Land use

WetSAT-ML: Wetlands flooding extent and trends using SATellite observations and Machine Learning

Project / WetSAT-ML tool will help to monitor wetlands using satellite images and machine learning.

Reviewing Estonia’s county-level planning practices through municipalities’ implementation experiences

Project / SEI Tallinn supports Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communiactions in reviewing county-level planing practices.

Gender, intersectional inequalities and soil health: a systematic map protocol

Other publication / This systematic map protocol explores evidence on the connections between intersectional gender inequalities and soil health.

Finding the cracks: How do frontline officials maneuver state institutions to advance Indigenous rights to land and environment?

Journal article / This study examines four cases across continents, showing how officials navigate colonial institutions to support Indigenous rights.

Forest fires, conflict, and disrupted landscapes

Other publication / This chapter explores how wildfires expose hidden conflicts and power asymmetries in landscape planning, challenging the idea of landscapes as neutral spaces.

Guiding riparian vegetation planting with machine learning

Journal article / This article studies the use of machine learning on predicting the growth and health of vegetation around riverbanks.

Pint of Science 2025

Past event / Join SEI at Pint of Science festival in York, for engaging talks on water, uplands and sustainability.

Land, culture, and the cost of progress: Indigenous rights in the age of green extraction

SEI podcast / How can Indigenous land rights survive the pressures of the green transition? A conversation on land, culture, storytelling and resistance.

The global deforestation footprint of agriculture and forestry

Journal article / Reviewing the current strengths, challenges and future potentials of deforestation footprinting methodologies.