
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.


Welcome Event with CIES and EC

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Nature-Positive Economy Q&A

Tipping or Turning Point? Towards a Nature Positive Society by 2030

Zooming in on Agreement-Making: Tracing the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Negotiations with the MARIPOLDATAbase

Could Better Data Contribute to Making peace with Nature?

On the Global Pact for the Environment

Nature’s contribution to the 2030 Agenda

2030 DFS | Could Better Data Contribute To Making Peace With Nature?

Environmental governance and human-nature interactions: A network perspective

International Law and Consumption-Driven Environmental Harm
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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.