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Top Ten Counties Losing Forests to Development In The U.S. South

By Craig Hanson on November 1, 2011
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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

By Janet Ranganathan and Craig Hanson on September 23, 2011
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This piece originally appeared in The Solutions Journal

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

How Can We Create Jobs, Reduce Food Prices and Boost Economies?

By Nigel Sizer on September 19, 2011
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The fate of heads of state across the globe is tied in large part to their ability to ensure employment, economic growth, and access to cheap food and clean water.

Conservation Easements: a Good Investment for the U.S. South

By Logan Yonavjak and Nick Price on September 14, 2011
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With forests being converted at a rapid pace in the South, conservation easements are one of

What Woodland Owners Should Know About Forest Carbon Offsets in the U.S. South

By Logan Yonavjak and John Talberth on September 7, 2011
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This piece was written with Paula Swedeen of the Pacific Forest Trust

A new issue brief, released today by the World Resources Institute and the Pacific…

Lionfish Invasion Threatens Coral Reefs in the Atlantic and Caribbean

By Richard Waite on August 29, 2011
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Recent news reports from Texas to Jamaica to the

Encouraging Green Industry Innovation

By Erin Gray and John Talberth on August 29, 2011
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Recently, in the New York Times Green Column, Bettina Wassener wrote about the “Plastic Disclosure Project,” which annually surveys industry on their overall plastic use and…

The Forest Company of the Future

By Janet Ranganathan and Göran Persson on August 23, 2011
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This story originally appeared in the Guardian.

How to Reduce Your Coral Reef Footprint

By Lauretta Burke on August 15, 2011
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”Reeling Reefs,” a feature story in the August 15th issue of American Way magazine, showcase

Feeding a Growing Population that Relies on Ecosystem Services (Part II of II)

By Janet Ranganathan on August 9, 2011
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This piece was originally posted on www.environmentalleader

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