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
Incentivizing conservation in de facto community-owned forests
Geneva Energy Conversations: Fossil Fuels in Sustainable Energy Systems
The ecosystem approach and the barrier of state sovereignty in environmental treaties
Environmental Protection in Antarctica; Temptations and Accountability
New CIES Visiting Fellow Valeria Mendez Working on Indicators for a Fair Conservation of Wilderness Areas under the post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Nature’s contribution to the 2030 Agenda
Prevention at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface (“ONEHEALTH”)
Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections
A Social-Ecological Framework for Assessing Effective and Just Conservation of Intact Areas Under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
The Territory
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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.