
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.


Turkey’s largest environmental legal case

Incentivizing conservation in de facto community-owned forests

Amazonian Fires: The Fall and Rise of Deforestation

Nature-Positive Economy Q&A

African Conservation Futures

The Sardar Sarovar Dam: Drowning out citizens but who benefits?

Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing

Nature’s contribution to the 2030 Agenda

Priorities for governing large-scale infrastructure in the tropics

Effectiveness of Partnerships for Advancing the SDG: Behavioural Pathways and Impacts

Welcome event – Environmental Studies & Research at the Graduate Institute
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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.