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.
Improving the Management of Protected Areas in African Dry Tropical Forests and Savannas, Based on Evidence and Impact Evaluation
International Environmental Law and Policy
Tipping or Turning Point? Towards a Nature Positive Society by 2030
Environmental governance and human-nature interactions: A network perspective
CIES Publications News | June 2022
The Sustainable Development Goals and International Environmental Law: Normative Value and Challenges for Implementation
Emergent technologies to advance the protection of the environment
Could Better Data Contribute to Making peace with Nature?
Joëlle Noailly appointed as co-director of the Environmental and Resource Economics journal
Prevention at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface (“ONEHEALTH”)
Investigating the Trade-Offs and Synergies in Integrating Biodiversity Goals across the UN Systems
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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.