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.
‘Why the Brazilian Amazon burns?’ – Susanna Hecht
CIES Publications News | June 2022
Sustainability Initiative Days – 17-21 October 2022
African Conservation Futures
Environmental Governance – Influence Policies!
The Sustainable Development Goals and International Environmental Law: Normative Value and Challenges for Implementation
Incentivizing conservation in de facto community-owned forests
The Right to a Sound Environment
2nd International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
Welcome Event with CIES and EC
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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.