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.
The Right to a Sound Environment
Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections
Peasant Mobilization, Peasant Responses to Climate Change
African Conservation Futures
A Social-Ecological Framework for Assessing Effective and Just Conservation of Intact Areas Under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing
Improving the Management of Protected Areas in African Dry Tropical Forests and Savannas, Based on Evidence and Impact Evaluation
The power of location for environmental monitoring and decision making
‘EU Biodiversity Law and Its Health Impacts’ in Stefania Negri (ed) Environmental Health in International and EU Law
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A
New CIES Visiting Fellow Valeria Mendez Working on Indicators for a Fair Conservation of Wilderness Areas under the post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
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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.