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.
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CIES Publications News | September 2022
Effectiveness of Partnerships for Advancing the SDG: Behavioural Pathways and Impacts
New CIES Visiting Fellow Valeria Mendez Working on Indicators for a Fair Conservation of Wilderness Areas under the post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Forest conservation, community development and reconciliation in Melanesia. A new paradigm?
The Role of Litigation in Norm Transformation: A Study of Human Right Approaches to Environment
Conservation and Sustainable Development
Investigating the Trade-Offs and Synergies in Integrating Biodiversity Goals across the UN Systems
International Law and Consumption-Driven Environmental Harm
Environmental Governance – Influence Policies!
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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.