
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 Q&A

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

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Priorities for governing large-scale infrastructure in the tropics

Environmental Protection in Antarctica; Temptations and Accountability

Emergent technologies to advance the protection of the environment

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Turkey’s largest environmental legal case

Improving the Management of Protected Areas in African Dry Tropical Forests and Savannas, Based on Evidence and Impact Evaluation

Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing

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