Land use

New analysis: uncertain if the EU’s new due diligence rules help protect Sámi herding communities in Sweden from negative impacts of mining

Press release / A new SEI analysis shows that it's uncertain if EU’s due diligence rules will protect Sámi communities in Sweden from the negative effects of mining.

What do the EU’s new rules on corporate due diligence mean for Sámi rights and mining in Sweden?

SEI working paper / Learn how the new EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive could affect mining projects and Sámi rights in northern Sweden.

Event: Regional partnerships for Nature and Climate

Media advisory / SEI Asia will host an event 3 October on the role of nature-based solutions in Southeast and South Asia to address biodiversity, climate and land degradation.

New report reveals children of migrants bear the brunt of climate change-related migration in Southeast Asia

Press release / A new report from World Vision and SEI Asia shows how migration in the context of climate change is profoundly affecting children's lives in Southeast Asia.

Socio-economic and environmental trade-offs in Amazonian protected areas and Indigenous territories revealed by assessing competing land uses

Journal article / This study explores how Indigenous territories reduce deforestation but face socio-economic trade-offs, while sustainable-use areas achieve a better balance.

Land use transitions in the lower Songkhram river basin in Mekong and its impact on carbon sequestration potential

Journal article / This study assesses carbon sequestration changes across Land Use and Cover (LULC) types in Thailand’s Lower Songkhram River Basin (LSRB), a Ramsar site.

Harnessing the power of forests for resilient agriculture

Perspective / This perspective offers insights about how forests and trees benefit the agricultural sector. It argues that policymakers should act to leverage these benefits.

Echoes of Sápmi: reflections on land, culture and conservation

Feature / Annette Löf and Andrew Butler share insights from the unique region of Sápmi highlighting the intricate connections between land, culture and development

Land cover scenarios in four Kenyan arid and semi-arid regions by 2050

SEI working paper / The researchers analysed spatial land use data for the past two decades for primarily arid and semiarid lands (ASAL) to project forest cover in Kenya by 2050.