
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.


Forest conservation, community development and reconciliation in Melanesia. A new paradigm?

Darkness at Noon: Deforestation in the New Authoritarian Era

International Law and Consumption-Driven Environmental Harm

Turkey’s largest environmental legal case

Responsible Mining – encouraging continuous improvement

‘Why the Brazilian Amazon burns?’ – Susanna Hecht

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Sustainability Initiative Days – 17-21 October 2022

The Right to a Sound Environment

Action Days for the SDGs – SDGs and Impact Investing

CIES Publications News | June 2022
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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.