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Comparing the Economic and Social Value of Mangroves and Shrimp Farms

November 10, 2009

In the 1980s, Thailand’s government, initially supported by the World Bank, focused on a single ecosystem service—aquaculture—to supply a growing frozen shrimp export industry.

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MEDIA ADVISORY; Land Management for Corporations on Agenda at Upcoming Conference

June 4, 2009
Location: SILVER SPRING, Md.,

WHAT:

Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) will host the first annual Ecosystem Services on Corporate Lands conference. Representatives of government, industry, conservation, and community groups will host panel discussions and workshops. These will explore how companies can reduce their costs, generate new revenue, and improve their reputation by managing ecosystems on lands they own. Other areas of discussion will include ecosystem services markets - such as water quality trading - that companies can take part in and regulatory information on habitat management.

EPA Partners With WRI to Heighten Awareness of Ecosystem Services

October 29, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a collaboration to deliver improved science and practical tools to help companies and governments protect ecosystems and address climate change.

Subprime Development: the Mother of All Collapses

By Janet Ranganathan on October 6, 2008

All eyes are on Wall Street as it completed another roller coaster week of financial turmoil. Can things get worse? Actually, yes.

Decisions about Nature and Development Must Be Made at Same Table, WRI Report Finds

October 6, 2008
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Development and the environment have traditionally been managed separately, but a new report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) guides decision makers in how this can be reconciled to increase

Marine Protected Areas of the World

September 25, 2008

The development of a global system of marine protected areas (MPAs) lags far behind that of the terrestrial biosphere in both the extent and the effectiveness of its coverage.

Most Areas With High Reef Fish Species Diversity Are Not Protected

September 25, 2008

An ideal assessment would examine conservation importance at both the species level (examining endemics and total species) and the ecosystem level (examining unique habitats).

Most Areas With High Reef Fish Species Diversity Are Threatened

September 25, 2008

As the map “Most areas with high reef fish species diversity are threatened . .

Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services Initiative (MESI)

Ecosystems provide many tangible benefits–or “ecosystem services”–to people around the world. WRI is helping governments, businesses, and multilateral development banks include these ecosystem services in their decision-making, with the ultimate goal of reducing ecosystem degradation around the world.

Protected Areas and Property Rights: Democratizing Eminent Domain in East Africa

Peter Veit, Rugemeleza Nshala, Michael Ocheing’ Odhiambo, Jacob Manyindo

June, 2008

The 10 Big Questions For Corporate Forest Product Purchasing

By Ruth Nogueron on April 3, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Corporate procurement managers are increasingly looking for ways to ensure that wood and paper-based products are environmentally and socially sound. The WRI/WBCSD procurement guide being released today is a toolbox to help them.

Leading Companies Responding to Ecosystem Degradation

March 10, 2008
Location: Montreux, Switzerland

Corporate Ecosystem Services Review road-tested by Akzo Nobel,

BC Hydro, Mondi, Rio Tinto, and Syngenta

Ecosystem Services: A Guide for Decision Makers

Janet Ranganathan, Karen Bennett, Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne, Nicolas Lucas, Frances Irwin, Monika Zurek, Neville Ash and Paul West

March, 2008

Presents various methods that use ecosystem services—the benefits of nature such as food, fuel, natural hazard protection, pollination, and spiritual sustenance—to enable decision makers to link ecosystems and economic development.

Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being

WRI; Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya; Central Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and National Development, Kenya; International Livestock Research Institute

May, 2007

This report provides a new approach to integrating spatial data on poverty and ecosystems in Kenya. It is endorsed by five Permanent Secretaries in Kenya and with a Foreword by Wangari Maathai (recipient of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize).

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