Produced by an international research team, the LIFE metric helps confront the challenge of human-driven habitat loss and its severe impacts on biodiversity. By combining existing methodologies with powerful new computing technology, the team assessed how …
The hidden costs of the unending glow The environmental and human health risks associated with light pollution are often overlooked. Research has shown that the health impacts of light pollution have been broadened from sleep disorders3 to chronic …
The world is facing the urgent and intertwined crises of global warming, accelerated biodiversity loss and extreme inequality among people and societies. It is widely acknowledged that the climate and nature emergencies are of such a scale that they …
NSBPLUSi eesmärk on töötada välja ja aidata laiemalt kasutusele võtta tõhusaid osalusel põhinevaid lahendusi looduspõhiste teenuste planeerimiseks. Projekt aitab looduspõhiste teenuste planeerimisel arvestada elurikkuse, õigluse ja heaolu eri aspektidega. …
NSBPLUS aims to develop and upscale effective participatory planning for NBS. The project promotes balanced awareness and consideration of biodiversity, justice and wellbeing aspects in rural and urban climate resilience planning. The project partners will …
Though many platforms and tools provide information on climate change adaptation, they lack the standardized data and interoperability that can effectively integrate such information. This leads to “knowledge silos” and to inefficiencies that make it …
In Thailand, a new PM2.5 Control Plan and Clean Air Law are opening up a dialogue around burning restrictions. The authors of this paper systematically assessed the prospects of measures designed to curb open burning in Thailand, using an innovative …
Agenda highlights Day 1: Low-emission mobility – Decarbonisation, Tactical Urbanism and behaviour change The first day will focus on decarbonisation pathways, Tactical Urbanism approaches, and behaviour change in transport. Presentations from UK PACT …
This report identifies eight critical challenges in addressing climate-related mobility, along with SEI’s contributions to advancing effective solutions: Conflict, environment and displacement: Simplistic narratives linking climate change to conflict can …
Air pollution is estimated to cause 32,300 deaths annually in Thailand, with PM2.5 exposure accounting for much of this. However, not everyone bears the burden of exposure to air pollution equally, and outdoor workers are particularly exposed. In this …
More specifically, this paper intends to unpack the drivers and obstacles to such ‘inclusion’ in the light of two consultative projects held in the Asia-Pacific region between 2018 and 2021: the Pride in the Humanitarian System consultation (2018) and the …
This report explores the potential trajectories of geopolitical and geoeconomic fragmentation up to 2050, emphasizing this fragmentation’s impact on global trade and supply chains and on food security. Using a set of global scenarios called the Shared …
The overall research purpose of NbSPLUS is to advance the implementation and effectiveness of nature-based solutions (NbS) in addressing intensified land-use changes and climate extremes. By establishing the concept of “NbS services”, the project seeks to …
Mattias Rust. Photo Credit: Mistra C2B2 Mattias Rust, Deputy Director, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, Sweden Mattias Rust is the Deputy Director at the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure in Sweden, specializing in sustainable blue …
HC: Welcome to Currents in sustainability 2025. In this episode, we will discuss emerging technologies and in relation to sustainable development and climate change. My name is Henrik Carlsen. I’m a senior research fellow at Stockholm Environment …
As more cities embark on climate-neutral trajectories, it is important to understand how actions will impact all stakeholders in a city: citizens and industry, as well as government agencies operating at the regional and national level. Here researchers …
The UK’s foundation industries contribute around 10% of the country’s CO2 emissions. The TransFIRe project has identified energy savings of up to 20% in the sector and has found that best practices could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 25%. Work conducted by …
A widespread governance response to land use conflict is to seek improved communication through the employment of dialogue-based instruments. In this paper, the authors interrogate the guiding presupposition that conflict can be planned away through a case …
SEI researchers developed an interactive data visualization tool to help decision-makers in the Upper Lempa River Basin (CARL) understand the vulnerabilities to water resources and how climate change and land use can affect those conditions. This is …
China continues to be the most exposed market to deforestation from its soy imports, followed by Brazil’s domestic market and imports by the European Union (EU). Trase’s ability to link all Brazilian soy exports to municipalities of production based on …
