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SEI shares five recommendations ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference

Biodiversity action is falling short – SEI shares five recommendations for building more resilient societies ahead of COP17.
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Young people’s experiences of breathing, air pollution and respiratory health in a large African city

In this paper, authors discuss the results of a study which explored adolescents’ lived experiences of breathing, lung health and air pollution in Nairobi, Kenya. “Breathing well”, they found, is far ...
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Partnership in practice for people: SEI and ONWR co-design actionable solutions for water and climate resilience in Thailand

Key messages from the second Joint Steering Committee (JSC) meeting on water-related collaboration between ONWR and SEI Asia ...
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Assessing environmental justice impacts of California data centre water use

Data centres’ effects on water supply and local populations is a rapidly evolving research topic, and one that must be understood to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goal of clean water and ...
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Uniting citizen science and plural valuation: potential for leveraging transformative change

The authors set out four key leverage points for change, and show where citizen science can strengthen plural valuation at ...
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Media briefing 13 October: SEI experts highlight the key topics to watch at biodiversity COP17

SEI invites journalists to a media briefing where its experts will share their perspectives on key topics ahead of the UN ...
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Meet Marie Jürisoo, Centre Director

You first appeared in Meet SEI in 2018, as Operations Director. What brought you from Stockholm to Bangkok? The short answer is that after seven years as Operations Director, I got itchy feet and ...
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Protecting tropical forests is more cost-effective for biodiversity and climate than restoration

This research compares the cost-effectiveness of different protection strategies in the Brazilian Amazon tropical forest, a globally important area for biodiversity and carbon storage that is ...
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Amazonian study identifies most effective ways of conserving biodiversity and carbon

As the 2026 El Niño intensifies across the Amazon, new research highlights the urgent need to better protect the region’s remaining forests from disturbances. While measures to avoid deforestation or ...
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Pooled funds catalyse funding

Dellmuth, L, & Rost, N. (2026). Pooled funds catalyse funding. SEI brief. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://doi.org/10.51414/sei2026.036 Central Emergency ...