Stories: People & Ecosystems

This piece was co-authored with Achim Steiner, UN under-secretary general and executive director of UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

This piece explores…

5 Lessons for Sustaining Global Forests

As the old adage suggests, it is important to see the forests for more than just the trees. While an estimated 500 million people…

Asia Pulp & Paper's Anti-Deforestation Pledge: Sign of a Changing Industry?

Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of the world’s largest paper companies, announced earlier this month that…

4 Grand Challenges to Energy, Food, and Water

The world is on track to become a very different place in the next two decades. Per capita income levels are rising, the global middle class is expanding, and the population is set to hit 8.3 billion people by 2030. At the same time, urbanization…

Water is a scarce resource in India, especially in the state of Maharashtra, where most rainfall is limited to the monsoon season from June through September. The Government of India has long…

This post originally appeared on Bloomberg.com.

This post was co-written with James Mulligan, Executive Director at Green Community Ventures.

Natural ecosystems…

Farewell, 2012. You Taught Us Much.

This year has been one of those worst-of-years and best-of-years. In its failures, there are signs of hope.

An unprecedented stream of…

Does Economic Valuation Really Influence Coastal Policy?

ADVISORY: WRI Experts to Speak at Annual Conference on Ecosystem Services in Ft Lauderdale

Experts from the World Resources Institute will be joining leaders from business, government, and environment communities at the annual [ACES and Ecosystems Markets 2012 Summit]