Projects in People & Ecosystems

A WRI-wide initiative focused on Climate Finance and the Private Sector.

Supporting the sustainable management of coral reefs and mangroves by quantifying their economic value.

Global Forest Watch 2.0 is a powerful near real-time forest monitoring system that unites satellite technology, data sharing, and human networks around the world to fight deforestation.

The Corporate Ecosystem Services Review (ESR) is a structured methodology for corporate managers to proactively develop strategies for managing business risks and opportunities arising from their company’s dependence and impact on ecosystems.

The goal of this project is to change how decision makers think about ecosystem services: from protecting ecosystems from development to investing in ecosystems for development.

Developing a rigorous set of frameworks, indicators, and data to help integrate the ecosystem services approach into public- and private-sector policy processes.

Eutrophication—the over-enrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—is a leading threat to water quality around the world. Also known as “nutrient pollution,” eutrophication upsets the natural balance of aquatic ecosystems, which can lead to algal blooms, red tides, hypoxic or “dead” zones, fish kills, and, eventually, ecosystem collapse.

Restoring functionality and productive capacity to forests and landscapes in order to provide food, fuel, and fiber, improve livelihoods, store carbon, improve adaptive capacity, conserve biodiversity, prevent erosion and improve water supply.

The Interactive Forest Atlas is both an information management tool and an aid to decision makers working to support the sustainable use of forest resources in Cameroon.

L’Atlas Forestier Interactif est à la fois un outil de gestion de l’information et d’aide à la décision en appui à une gestion durable des ressources forestières au Cameroun.

The Interactive Forest Atlas of Central African Republic (CAR) is a both an information management tool and an aid to decision-making to guide sustainable management of forest resources in CAR.

L’Atlas Forestier Interactif de la République Centrafricaine est à la fois un outil de gestion de l’information et d’aide à la décision en appui à une gestion durable des ressources forestières en République Centrafricaine.

The Interactive Forest Atlas of Congo is a both an information management tool and an aid to decision-making to guide sustainable management of forest resources in the Republic of Congo.

L’Atlas Forestier Interactif est à la fois un outil de gestion de l’information et d’aide à la décision en appui à une gestion durable des ressources forestières en République du Congo.

The Interactive Forest Atlas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is both an information management tool and an aid to decision-making to guide sustainable management of forest resources in DRC.

L’Atlas Forestier Interactif de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) est à la fois un outil de gestion de l’information et d’aide à la décision en appui à une gestion durable des ressources forestières en RDC.

WRI seeks to increase the ability of governments, businesses, and civil society to protect intact forest landscapes, manage working forests more effectively, and restore deforested lands.

Ecosystems provide many tangible benefits–or “ecosystem services”–to people around the world. WRI is helping governments, businesses, and multilateral development banks include these ecosystem services in their decision-making, with the ultimate goal of reducing ecosystem degradation around the world.

Increase effectiveness of poverty reduction efforts through spatial analysis of ecosystem services. Policymakers will understand and act on linkages between poverty and ecosystem services and improve implementation of national strategies and plans.

Supporting sustainable palm oil production on low-carbon degraded land and improved forest management in Indonesia.

Degraded land in West Kalimantan. Credit: Sekala

Raising awareness of threats to coral reefs and providing information and tools to manage coastal habitats more effectively.

WRI’s Southern Forests for the Future project seeks to raise awareness of the threats facing the forests of the southern United States and lay the foundation for increasing the acreage that is conserved or managed in a sustainable manner.

Research and design payments for ecosystem services that can improve water quality more efficiently and cost-effectively.

The World Resources Report (WRR) provides policymakers around the world—government, civil society, and business—with analysis and insight about major environmental and development issues.