Stories: People & Ecosystems

This week, two of my colleagues, Ben Kushner and Lauretta Burke, travelled to Mexico and Belize, respectively, for the launch of a new multinational

The World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) are pleased to announce the release of the

RELEASE: New Assessment Finds Management Efforts are Insufficient to Protect Mesoamerican Reef

First-ever Eco-Audit of the Mesoamerican Reef Countries

While much has been written from a theoretical perspective about markets for ecosystem services, few on-the-ground projects currently exist.

Exploring Threats to Coral Reefs with GIS Data Sets

This piece originally appeared in the Winter 2012 edition of Esri’s ArcUser Magazine. The full text, graphics, and GIS datasets are available here.

What are the top environmental and development issues that will shape 2012?

Building the Foundation for REDD+: Recommendations for Durban on Forest Monitoring

Though forests play an essential role in international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the development of systems to monitor deforestation and forest degradation has been slow.

Ecosystem Services and the New IFC Performance Standards

Today the World Resources Institute released Ecosystem Services Review for Impact Assessment: Introducti

Today, WRI releases a new map that identifies the hotspots where urban and suburban development are putting forests at risk in the southern United States.

A New Approach to Feeding the World

This piece originally appeared in The Solutions Journal

For centuries, Minqin Oasis, along the Silk Road in northwestern China, provided a…