Land use

Q&A: what new UN research says about alternative proteins

Feature / SEI scientists weigh in on the new UNEP report exploring potential effects of some novel alternatives to conventional animal products, which launched at COP28.

8 December 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Innovation, Land use, Mitigation, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

Pollution spews into the sky from a coal-fired power plant

Fossil fuel atlas: illustrating the threats of fossil fuel production – a rapid threat identification methodology and platform

Other publication / A GIS-based platform allows users to visualize current and planned fossil fuel infrastructure and its overlap with areas of ecological and cultural importance.

4 December 2023 / About Disaster Risk, Ecosystems, Fossil fuels, Land use, Pollution and Water resources

A herd of reindeer in a snowy landscape walking next to a forest with a herder behind them.

Agreement-making in the Sámi homeland: Investigating an emerging tool in green transition governance

Project / An empirical investigation of "extraction contracting" between green transition industries and the Indigenous Sámi peoples.

2023 - 2027 / About Innovation, Land use and Renewables

Raising climate ambition for land-based mitigation: Regional engagement for global impact in Africa

Past event / The workshop on land-based mitigation technologies brings together stakeholders to review and evaluate land-based mitigation options for the Africa region

21 November 2023 / About Land use and Mitigation

few-vehicles-on-road-beside-high-rise-buildings-under-blue-and-white-skies

What evidence exists on the impact of climate change on real estate valuation? A systematic map protocol

Journal article / This systematic map aims to understand the main themes in the research literature around how climate risks affect the economic evaluation of real estate assets.

20 November 2023 / About Disaster Risk, Finance and Land use

woman in red coat and black pants sitting on snow covered ground beside black and brown reindeer

EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act fails to protect Sámi rights – here’s how to strengthen it

Perspective / The EU faces a dilemma: advance its green transition or uphold the human rights of the Indigenous Sámi community.

11 November 2023 / About Land use and Public policy

Reindeer Herding By Helicopter And Motorcycle

Cumulative impact assessments and Sámi Indigenous rights

Other publication / Differences between stakeholding and holding rights must be addressed in impact assessments of Indigenous land use.

9 November 2023 / About Land use

Small village just outside a Swedish town. Sidsjö, Sweden

Municipalities can contribute to the strengthening of carbon sinks

Other publication / Read about the opportunities and challenges related to the strengthening of carbon sinks in municipalities across the Nordic countries.

31 October 2023 / About Forests, Land use and Mitigation

White wind turbines situated in a green agricultural field beneath a blue sky with white billowy clouds

Webinar: Four new tools to support Integrated Climate and Development Planning

Past event / SEI teams have developed tools that can support long-term integrated climate and development planning using the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP).

24 October 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Food and agriculture, Forests, Household energy, Land use, Mitigation, Planning and modelling, Pollution, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals