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WRI’s Jennifer Morgan Responds to InterAgency Council Review of the IPCC

August 30, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The InterAcademy Council (IAC) released a report today detailing its findings on the processes and procedures of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

WRI Joins Céline Cousteau to Talk About Coral Reefs

By Rich Barnett on August 30, 2010

Nestled amid the concrete and steel of midtown Manhattan, the Ana Tzarev Gallery was recently abuzz with talk of a completely different kind of ecosystem: coral reefs.

Minding the Sustainability GAAP

By Janet Ranganathan and Linnea Laestadius on August 26, 2010

Limited transparency around corporate sustainability risks can lead to investments that are bad for the environment, and investors’ bottom lines.

New Interactive Atlas Will Help Central African Republic Manage Forests

By Scott Thompson and Paul Doko on August 20, 2010

CAR government and people will now be able to track and monitor the country’s forests and logging concessions.

Preparing for REDD in the Republic of Congo

By Kemen Austin, Fred Stolle, and Sophia Elmore on August 18, 2010

A new WRI project will quantify forest degradation and associated greenhouse gas emissions in the forests of the Republic of Congo.

NEWS RELEASE: Companies Complete Road Testing of New Global Greenhouse Gas Accounting Standards

August 17, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

More than 60 companies have completed the road testing of new global standards designed to help measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of their products and supply chains.

The Challenge and Promise of Carbon Capture and Storage

By Sarah Forbes on August 16, 2010

This article originally appeared in The Solutions Journal.

NEWS RELEASE: Chesapeake Bay Farmers Could Benefit from Nutrient Trading

August 5, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Farmers in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia could earn thousands a year in additional revenue if Congress passes legislation to create an interstate nutrient trading program – a cost-effective so

Over 200 Companies Now Use the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review

By John Finisdore on August 4, 2010

Leading companies are learning the value of ecosystems services, to the environment and to the bottom line.

REDD Alert: Lessons from Peru’s Camisea Pipeline Project

By Janet Ranganathan and Linnea Laestadius on August 2, 2010

Can forest-rich countries learn from the mistakes of extractive projects and avoid unleashing their own resource curse?