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.
Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing
Improving the Management of Protected Areas in African Dry Tropical Forests and Savannas, Based on Evidence and Impact Evaluation
Environmental Protection in Antarctica; Temptations and Accountability
Accelerating achievement of the sustainable development goals
Forest conservation, community development and reconciliation in Melanesia. A new paradigm?
Operationalizing the Notion of Ecosystem Approach in International Law in the Age of Planetary Boundaries
Incentivizing conservation in de facto community-owned forests
The ecosystem approach and the barrier of state sovereignty in environmental treaties
The Sustainable Development Goals and International Environmental Law: Normative Value and Challenges for Implementation
2nd International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Effectiveness of Partnerships for Advancing the SDG: Behavioural Pathways and Impacts
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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.