
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

New CIES Visiting Fellow Valeria Mendez Working on Indicators for a Fair Conservation of Wilderness Areas under the post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

2030 DFS│Could Better Data Contribute to Making Peace With Nature?

2nd International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

The Sustainable Development Goals and International Environmental Law: Normative Value and Challenges for Implementation

Action Days for the SDGs – SDGs and Impact Investing

Planetary Boundaries and Regime Interaction in International Law

Conservation and Sustainable Development

Goal-setting in an era of mass extinction: a planetary boundary for biosphere integrity in international biodiversity law?

People in motion, forests in transition: Trends in migration, urbanization, and remittances and their effects on tropical forests
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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.