
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 – Influence Policies!

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

Biodiversité: entre science et politique

Welcome Event with CIES and EC

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

‘EU Biodiversity Law and Its Health Impacts’ in Stefania Negri (ed) Environmental Health in International and EU Law

What’s happening on the environment at the WTO? Recent developments and WTO Member initiatives in the lead up to MC 12

Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing

Darkness at Noon: Deforestation in the New Authoritarian Era

Geneva Energy Conversations: Fossil Fuels in Sustainable Energy 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.