
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

Welcome Event with CIES and EC

CIES Publications News | June 2022

Investigating the Trade-Offs and Synergies in Integrating Biodiversity Goals across the UN Systems

Nature’s contribution to the 2030 Agenda

Amazonian Fires: The Fall and Rise of Deforestation

Conservation and Sustainable Development

A Social-Ecological Framework for Assessing Effective and Just Conservation of Intact Areas Under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity

The power of location for environmental monitoring and decision making

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Prevention at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface (“ONEHEALTH”)
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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.