
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.


Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

International Law and Consumption-Driven Environmental Harm

Environmental Protection in Antarctica; Temptations and Accountability

Environmental History as if the Future Mattered: Writing the History and the Future of the Anthropocene

Priorities for governing large-scale infrastructure in the tropics

Leave the dead (trees) alone? Revisiting the ongoing controversy over the Białowieża forest

Action Days for the SDGs – SDGs and Impact Investing

The Sardar Sarovar Dam: Drowning out citizens but who benefits?

Responsible Mining – encouraging continuous improvement

Amazonian Fires: The Fall and Rise of Deforestation

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