Land use

A trees route deep in Versailes palace gardens

Potentials and barriers to land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs)—a review

Journal article / This study presents a detailed classification and analysis of the barriers to the adoption and scaling up of land-based mitigation technologies and practices.

26 September 2023 / About Land use and Mitigation

Capacity gaps in land-based mitigation technologies and practices: a first stock take

Journal article / This article investigates capacity gaps to successfully facilitate land-based mitigation technologies (LMTs) adoption and/or scaling in different regions.

15 September 2023 / About Land use

A view from a hill to a green mountainous regions.

Anticipating lithium extraction in northern Portugal: a sacrifice zone in the making?

Journal article / This article examines the tensions around opening a large lithium mine in northern Portugal in the context of the EU's green mining policy.

13 May 2023 / About Ecosystems, Land use, Renewables, Supply Chains and Wellbeing

An aerial of a forwarder collecting freshly cut timber logs on a clear cut area in rural Estonia

The concept of planetary boundaries and its applicability in Estonia

Project / SEI Tallinn's report summarizes the concept of planetary boundaries and looks into its applicability in Estonia.

2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Land use, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Satellite image of aircraft contrails over the Mojave Desert in California

Tribal Lands and Environment Forum: Can remote data connect us to the land? A landscape analysis for braiding satellite-based information and Indigenous knowledge

Past event / SEI researchers will present their project and initial findings on the potential for satellite data to support the use of traditional ecological knowledge.

15 August 2023 / About Ecosystems, Land use, Participation and Water resources

Protected areas and indigenous rights in Sápmi: an agonistic reading of conflict and collaboration in land use planning

Journal article / This paper explores the role of state officials in navigating colonial legislation and promoting policy change on indigenous rights in Sápmi in Northern Sweden.

8 August 2023 / About Land use

Reimagining disaster risk reduction to cope with the new European summer

Perspective / This perspective argues that Europe must reimagine policy approaches for disaster risk reduction to cope with summers of fires, floods and high temperatures.

2 August 2023 / About Adaptation, Cities, Disaster Risk and Land use

Confluence of the Indus and Zanskar Rivers.

T20 Policy Briefs

Feature / These policy briefs are a contribution to T20 India, an "idea bank" designed to inform and inspire policy discussions at this year's G20 Summit.

5 July 2023 / About Business, Cities, Climate policy, Energy access, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Innovation, Land use, Mitigation, Public policy, Renewables, Supply Chains, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable lifestyles and Water resources

A vast field of soy plants in the foreground with a white truck driving on a road in the middle ground, flanked by lush green trees in the background, under an overcast sky.

BEDROCK: Building an evidence-base for deforestation-free landscapes: supporting equitable outcomes in and beyond commodity supply-chains

Program / Understanding and improving the performance of supply-chain policies aimed at halting tropical deforestation.

2023 - 2026 / About Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use, Participation, Public policy and Supply Chains