
At the Graduate Institute several professors, researchers and students work on SDG 14. Their activities range from academic courses on international environmental institutions and the Executive Master on Environmental Governance, to publications, consultancies and events.


Environmental Protection in Antarctica; Temptations and Accountability

Zooming in on Agreement-Making: Tracing the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Negotiations with the MARIPOLDATAbase

Tipping or Turning Point? Towards a Nature Positive Society by 2030

What’s happening on the environment at the WTO? Recent developments and WTO Member initiatives in the lead up to MC 12

Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing

Global governance on marine plastics pollution: The process towards a new legally binding agreement

Investigating the Trade-Offs and Synergies in Integrating Biodiversity Goals across the UN Systems

The ecosystem approach and the barrier of state sovereignty in environmental treaties

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

A Social-Ecological Framework for Assessing Effective and Just Conservation of Intact Areas Under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity

Market Measures for Sustainable Fishing
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Goal 14 aims to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. The UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform highlights that the “increasingly adverse impacts of climate change (including ocean acidification), overfishing and marine pollution are jeopardizing recent gains in protecting portions of the world’s oceans”. Read more about Goal 14