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.
Strange Natures: conservation in the era of synthetic biology
Operationalizing the Notion of Ecosystem Approach in International Law in the Age of Planetary Boundaries
Nature’s contribution to the 2030 Agenda
Environmental governance and human-nature interactions: A network perspective
Leave the dead (trees) alone? Revisiting the ongoing controversy over the Białowieża forest
The Territory
Could Better Data Contribute to Making peace with Nature?
Biodiversité: entre science et politique
The Sardar Sarovar Dam: Drowning out citizens but who benefits?
The Role of Litigation in Norm Transformation: A Study of Human Right Approaches to Environment
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.