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.
Peasant Mobilization, Peasant Responses to Climate Change
What’s happening on the environment at the WTO? Recent developments and WTO Member initiatives in the lead up to MC 12
International Law and Consumption-Driven Environmental Harm
Accelerating achievement of the sustainable development goals
Geneva Energy Conversations – Putting the genie back: Two degrees will be harder than we think
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
Prevention at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface (“ONEHEALTH”)
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A
Priorities for governing large-scale infrastructure in the tropics
2nd International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Tipping or Turning Point? Towards a Nature Positive Society by 2030
Discover more SDGs
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.