
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 Protection in Antarctica; Temptations and Accountability

Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing

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

Investigating the Trade-Offs and Synergies in Integrating Biodiversity Goals across the UN Systems

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

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

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

CIES Publications News | June 2022

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

Can trade in wildlife ensure its survival?

Priorities for governing large-scale infrastructure in the tropics
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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.