
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.


Can trade in wildlife ensure its survival?

2030 DFS│Could Better Data Contribute to Making Peace With Nature?

Biodiversité: entre science et politique

Could Better Data Contribute to Making peace with Nature?

People in motion, forests in transition: Trends in migration, urbanization, and remittances and their effects on tropical forests

International Law and Consumption-Driven Environmental Harm

Priorities for governing large-scale infrastructure in the tropics

The Right to a Sound Environment

‘EU Biodiversity Law and Its Health Impacts’ in Stefania Negri (ed) Environmental Health in International and EU Law

Geneva Energy Conversations: Fossil Fuels in Sustainable Energy Systems

Responsible Mining – encouraging continuous improvement
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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.