Public policy

Management practices and the financial performance of farms

Journal article / This article explores the impact of famers’ business management practices on financial performance, and how policy could be tailored to better meet their needs.

4 February 2021 / About Business, Finance, Food and agriculture, Land use and Public policy

Spatial and temporal scales of coral reef fish ecological research and management: a systematic map protocol

Journal article / This systemic map protocol assesses the mismatch in scale between socio-ecological studies on, and the management of, coral reefs.

29 January 2021 / About Adaptation, Public policy and Water resources

Do footprint indicators support learning about sustainable consumption among Swedish public officials?

Journal article / This paper explores the role of sustainability and footprint indicators in policymaking and in guiding society towards sustainable consumption practices.

27 January 2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Covid-19 recovery can help unlock Southeast Asia’s fossil fuel reliance and build climate resilience for all

Perspective / SEI's Ploy Achakulwisut and Michael Boyland reflect on a year of converging crises, from Covid-19 to air pollution and climate change.

26 January 2021 / About Cities, Climate policy, Pollution and Public policy

Q&A with Heidi Tuhkanen on climate risk adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region

Feature / Heidi Tuhkanen from SEI Tallinn provides an overview of the climate hazards and their consequences around the Baltic Sea Region as part of the CASCADE project.

21 January 2021 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk and Public policy

Photo of the Capitol Building and the Field of Flags before Biden inauguration

Democratic reforms will determine how successful the US administration can be on climate

Perspective / The new US president has shown he is serious about climate. But roadblocks in Congress – and threats to democracy – mean the way forward will not be easy.

19 January 2021 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels and Public policy

Covid-19: a dashboard to rebuild with nature

Other publication / This report proposes a dashboard based on the two planetary boundaries of climate change and nature, to help strengthen resilience against future shocks.

13 January 2021 / About Adaptation, Business, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture and Public policy

Slow-onset climate hazards in Southeast Asia: Enhancing the role of social protection to build resilience

SEI report / This report examines the potential role of social protection mechanisms in building resilience to slow-onset climate change impacts.

11 January 2021 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk and Public policy

Securing the social foundation : a rights-based approach to planetary boundaries

Journal article / How do we define and analyze success or failure in the integration of social equity in environmental governance systems?

6 January 2021 / About Participation and Public policy