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.
Joëlle Noailly appointed as co-director of the Environmental and Resource Economics journal
The ecosystem approach and the barrier of state sovereignty in environmental treaties
2nd International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Operationalizing the Notion of Ecosystem Approach in International Law in the Age of Planetary Boundaries
Emergent technologies to advance the protection of the environment
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A
Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections
Strange Natures: conservation in the era of synthetic biology
Nature-Positive Economy Q&A
The Sustainable Development Goals and International Environmental Law: Normative Value and Challenges for Implementation
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View moreGoal 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.