
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.


Goal-setting in an era of mass extinction: a planetary boundary for biosphere integrity in international biodiversity law?

Effectiveness of Partnerships for Advancing the SDG: Behavioural Pathways and Impacts

Nature-Positive Economy Q&A

Incentivizing conservation in de facto community-owned forests

Planetary Boundaries and Regime Interaction in International Law

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

2030 DFS | Could Better Data Contribute To Making Peace With Nature?

Accelerating achievement of the sustainable development goals

Sustainability Initiative Days – 17-21 October 2022

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

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
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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.