
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.


Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections

Responsible Mining – encouraging continuous improvement

Geneva Energy Conversations: Fossil Fuels in Sustainable Energy Systems

The ecosystem approach and the barrier of state sovereignty in environmental treaties

Amazonian Fires: The Fall and Rise of Deforestation

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Environmental governance and human-nature interactions: A network perspective

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

Nature’s contribution to the 2030 Agenda

Conservation and Sustainable Development

Nature-Positive Economy Q&A
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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.