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Tropical forests are at the front line of sustainable development, where critical trade-offs need to be negotiated between climate mitigation, biodiversity conservation, food production and economic development. SEI research work on tropical forests ranges from ecological research to groundbreaking data-driven transparency tools linking impacts of deforestation to global companies and consumer markets.
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Journal article / This study explores how Indigenous territories reduce deforestation but face socio-economic trade-offs, while sustainable-use areas achieve a better balance.
Feature / Learn how Trase data drives actions to curb deforestation in soy supply chains.
Journal article / This article explores the prospects for successful externalisation of Europe's sustainability standards using Brazilian soy as a case.
Journal article / In this study, the authors investigated how evaporation and transpiration vary within 3 Brazilian biomes for natural and managed land uses and land covers.
Perspective / Research from SEI and ACTO shows how a new declaration can be strengthened to protect this tropical rainforest, in South America and beyond.
Feature / Trase data brings unprecedented transparency to the supply chains and impacts of Brazilian cattle and beef production.
Journal article / The study draws on over 70 in-depth interviews in two states of Brazil to understand what has motivated people not to join deforestation activities.
Project / A review of the state of implementation of Objectives 6 (clean water and sanitation) and 13 (climate action) of the 2030 Agenda in Amazon Basin countries.
Feature / New database will provide a market-leading dataset to support financial institutions to tackle their exposure to deforestation.
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