
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

Endangered Earth

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

Emergent technologies to advance the protection of the environment

People in motion, forests in transition: Trends in migration, urbanization, and remittances and their effects on tropical forests

The Right to a Sound Environment

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Operationalizing the Notion of Ecosystem Approach in International Law in the Age of Planetary Boundaries

The Sustainable Development Goals and International Environmental Law: Normative Value and Challenges for Implementation

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

On the Global Pact for the Environment
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.