Socio-economic and environmental trade-offs in Amazonian protected areas and Indigenous territories revealed by assessing competing land uses

Javier Godar

doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02458-w

Socio-economic and environmental trade-offs in Amazonian protected areas and Indigenous territories revealed by assessing competing land uses

Journal article / This study explores how Indigenous territories reduce deforestation but face socio-economic trade-offs, while sustainable-use areas achieve a better balance.

24 July 2024 / About Land use

A roadway lined with tropical vegetation is flooded under an overcast sky.

Webinar – Climate equality: a planet for the 99%

Past event / SEI's Sivan Kartha provides insight on the intersection of climate crisis and economic inequality at this webinar.

04 June 2024 / About Climate policy and Mitigation

Young African woman cooks a meal over a wood-burning fire outside a brick house in Malawi

The quiet triumph of COP28: clean cooking

Feature / We speak with SEI US clean cooking expert Rob Bailis on how COP28 delivered for an issue that affects climate and development alike.

7 February 2024 / About Energy access, Finance, Forests, Household energy, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Wellbeing

A house in Nazret, Ethiopia with wind turbines in the background.

Knowledge-sharing and reflection with Sida and Norad: increasing private investment in Africa’s energy sector

Feature / A recent SEI workshop explored ways to boost private investment in Africa's energy sector through collaborative dialogue.

21 December 2023 / About Energy access, Finance, Public policy and Renewables

Residents navigate the damage wrought by Super Typhoon Odette in the Philippines, with trees and power poles toppled over smashed buildings.

Zoha Shawoo in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: 4 ways Loss and Damage can address local needs

Media coverage / COP28 opened with a breakthrough decision on Loss and Damage. SEI's Zoha Shawoo co-authors a piece on how the fund can address local crises.

6 December 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics and Public policy

With the benefit of hindsight: Currents 2023

Feature / As we prepare to launch Currents 2024 on 17 January, it is time to take stock. Did we detect the way the winds were blowing when we looked ahead to 2023?

6 December 2023 / About Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Participation, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals

“It’s unprecedented”: Zoha Shawoo breaks down COP28’s loss and damage decision

Feature / SEI Scientist and Zoha Shawoo puts the COP28 loss and damage decision into perspective, saying it is both significant and inadequate for the scale of need.

4 December 2023 / About Climate policy, Finance, Geopolitics and Public policy

Aerial view of a sea of clouds punctuated with smoke stacks emitting pollution.

Climate equality: a planet for the 99%

Other publication / A new report from Oxfam draws upon SEI research which highlights the disproportionate greenhouse gas emissions generated by upper-income populations.

20 November 2023 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Sustainable lifestyles

Man rides bicycle by a roadside stall of charcoal packed in sacks ready for sale to passing cars in Masindi, Uganda

A National Integrated Clean Cooking Strategy for Uganda (NICCS)

Project / The Ugandan government hopes to scale up cleaner cooking options to curb the health and climate damage caused by burning wood and charcoal.

2023 - 2025 / About Behaviour and choice, Energy access, Forests, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Short lived climate pollutants and Sustainable lifestyles

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