
At the Graduate Institute several professors, researchers and students work on SDG 15. The activities range from the Executive Certificate and Master on Environmental Governance and Policy-making, to publications on the effects of migration and urbanization on tropical forests, to research projects on human rights approaches to the environment.


Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

CIES Publications News | June 2022

Youth and multilateral summits in the triple planetary crisis

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

The power of location for environmental monitoring and decision making

Peasant Mobilization, Peasant Responses to Climate Change

‘Why the Brazilian Amazon burns?’ – Susanna Hecht

Prevention at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface (“ONEHEALTH”)

Action Days for the SDGs – Environment and the Future of Partnerships

The Sardar Sarovar Dam: Drowning out citizens but who benefits?

Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing
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Goal 15 underlines that “preserving diverse forms of life on land requires targeted efforts to protect, restore and promote the conservation and sustainable use of terrestrial and other ecosystems. Goal 15 focuses specifically on managing forests sustainably, restoring degraded lands and successfully combating desertification, reducing degraded natural habitats and ending biodiversity loss” as put by the UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. Read more about Goal 15.