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.
The Sardar Sarovar Dam: Drowning out citizens but who benefits?
Biodiversité: entre science et politique
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A
Environmental History as if the Future Mattered: Writing the History and the Future of the Anthropocene
Action Days for the SDGs – Environment and the Future of Partnerships
The power of location for environmental monitoring and decision making
2030 DFS | Could Better Data Contribute To Making Peace With Nature?
Welcome event – Environmental Studies & Research at the Graduate Institute
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
Environmental governance and human-nature interactions: A network perspective
Discover more SDGs
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.