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 and human-nature interactions: A network perspective
Conservation and Sustainable Development
CIES Publications News | September 2022
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
Geneva Energy Conversations – Putting the genie back: Two degrees will be harder than we think
Endangered Earth
Prevention at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface (“ONEHEALTH”)
A Social-Ecological Framework for Assessing Effective and Just Conservation of Intact Areas Under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
Investigating the Trade-Offs and Synergies in Integrating Biodiversity Goals across the UN Systems
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
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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.