Lauretta is trained as an environmental policy analyst and geographic information systems (GIS) specialist. Currently she is developing improved information tools to support environmentally sustainable development.

Lauretta Burke is a Senior Associate in the People and Ecosystems Program of the World Resources Institute. Trained as an environmental policy analyst and geographic information systems (GIS) specialist, she focuses on the development of improved information tools to support environmentally sustainable development. Prior to joining WRI, Ms. Burke implemented a GIS in Guyana to support urban infrastructure rehabilitation planning; managed integrated GIS development and training projects; established a GIS for the Environmental Studies program of the Central European University; and performed analysis on the impact of potential climate change on fisheries, wetlands and biological diversity for U.S. EPA's Global Climate Change Program. Her current emphasis is on watershed-based analysis of threats to coral reefs and economic valuation of coastal resources.