Despite growing awareness of environmental degradation and biodiversity loss, many Higher Education Institutions remain insufficiently engaged in ecosystem-based solutions. This book closes that gap.
It provides evidence-based strategies, curricular innovations and case studies that illustrate how HEIs can embed SDG 15 into institutional priorities — advancing delivery by tackling environmental degradation and deforestation, and supporting land restoration and biodiversity conservation through teaching, research and community partnerships.
Global contributions, local action
With contributions spanning continents and contexts, each chapter maps to SDG 15 indicators and illustrates how HEIs are driving localized action with global impact:
Transcending siloed green initiatives, the book emphasizes institutional transformation through curriculum redesign, faculty development and multi-actor collaboration — essential reading for scholars, university leaders, curriculum designers and policy advocates.
Part of a 17-book series
Higher Education and the Sustainable Development Goals is a series of 17 books addressing each SDG through the lens of higher education, with a solutions-based approach to advancing Agenda 2030. Series edited by Wendy Purcell — Professor at Rutgers University and Academic Research Scholar at Harvard University; Emeritus Professor and University President Emerita.
Publisher: Emerald Publishing · 2026 · ISBN 9781837422739 · Emerald Bookstore ↗