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Business Must Adapt to Realities of Global Ecosystem Change

By Janet Ranganathan on November 21, 2006
Ecosystems are losing their ability to deliver the products that businesses need most.

Biodiversity Loss May Lead to Global Fisheries Collapse

By Janet Ranganathan on November 8, 2006
Fisheries management often focuses on individual fish stocks. Yet, health of fish stocks depends on the health of the marine ecosystem. One important element in the health of the marine ecosystem is the number and variety of species in a given area.

WRI Appoints Strategic Communications Expert as Vice President of External Affairs

November 1, 2006
An expert in environmental and strategic communications, Robin Murphy, has been appointed vice president for external relations at the WRI.

Water Quality Trading Cleans Up the Chesapeake

October 26, 2006

West Virginia will soon be able to adopt a trading program to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay by addressing significant nutrient loading from

Fisheries Exhausted in a Single Generation

By Jonathan Lash on October 24, 2006
The big picture on fisheries is not pretty. This map shows why.

World Resources 2005 Summary Released in French

October 17, 2006
Ecosystems can be a stepping stone of economic empowerment for the rural poor.

WRI President Jonathan Lash to Speak at Johns Hopkins University

By Jonathan Lash on October 2, 2006

The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) holds a discussion, “Ecosystems, Governance and Poverty: ncreasing the Benefits of Development.”

Canada's Boreal Forests Represent 25 Percent of Planet's Remaining Intact Forests

September 27, 2006

New WRI satellite maps show massive losses to forests in Russia, Canada, and Alaska from logging, fires, other human-related impacts.

Volunteers Organize Project to Protect Malaysian Reefs

By Lauretta Burke on September 26, 2006
Reef Check Malaysia will make reef monitoring a regular exercise to protect some of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems from further devastation.

Forest Maps Trace the Edges of Industrial Expansion

September 13, 2006

Latest maps from Global Forest Watch are helping governments and industry understand and manage forest resources.

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