Topic: ecosystem services

This issue brief provides an overview of how public land, including forestland, can be “put to work” to earn revenue from one or more ecosystem service market opportunities. Working forest revenue sources include sustainable timber production, recreation and hunting fees, and – to the extent that management activities enhance environmental quality – payments for carbon sequestration, endangered species habitats, and/or water quality.

A new issue brief shows how public forestland can be “put to work” to increase revenue in the southern United States.

Two new leaders, Nigel Sizer and Robert Winterbottom, added to roster

Destroying reefs via the ‘one-two’ of climate change and locally unregulated fishing will hit the economies of dozens of countries.

When it comes to providing clean water, investments in forest conservation can save money.

In the Southern United States, the watersheds with the greatest ability to produce clean water and with the most consumers tend to be the forested watersheds of the east (top).

Many payments for watershed services share a common trait: they are investments in “green infrastructure” instead of “gray infrastructure.” In other words, they are investments in forests i

Reefs at Risk Revisited reveals a new reality about coral reefs and the increasing stresses they are under.

This piece originally appeared as the foreword to Reefs at Risk Revisited.

“Reefs at Risk Revisited” report presents comprehensive analysis of threats to coral reefs

This report provides a detailed assessment of the status of and threats to the world’s coral reefs. It evaluates threats to coral reefs from a wide range of human activities, and includes an assessment of climate-related threats to reefs. It also contains a global assessment of the vulnerability of nations and territories to coral reef degradation. Read more

Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, NOAA, and leading experts discuss “Reefs at Risk Revisited” report findings and solutions.

It’s time to raise awareness of the variety of incentives that can help forest owners in the southern U.S. keep their land.

This issue brief provides an overview of incentives, markets, and practices that can promote conservation and sustainable management in the forests of the southern United States.

Research Identifies 530 Coastal “Dead Zones” and 228 Marine Eutrophic Sites

In December 2010, over 50 U.S. natural resource practitioners and experts joined the Northern Forests Watershed Incentive Project’s second annual webinar, which provided an overview of the project and covered successes to date.

Forests at Work: A New Model for Local Land Protection

"Working Forests": How Land Protection Can Save and Even Make Money

PRESS RELEASE: WRI Expands Capacity in International Forest and Ecosystems Work

Case for Saving Coral Reefs is Economic as Well as Conservational

Protecting Forests to Protect Water in the U.S. South

Watersheds of the Southern United States

Forests and Water: Green Infrastructure Can Be Less Expensive Than Gray Infrastructure

A Wake Up Call to Save Coral Reefs

PRESS RELEASE: 75% of World’s Coral Reefs Currently Under Threat, New Analysis Finds

Reefs at Risk Revisited

MEDIA ADVISORY: "Reefs at Risk Revisited" Launch at National Press Club, Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Beyond Timber: New Economic Opportunities for Southern U.S. Forests

Keeping Forest as Forest: Incentives for the U.S. South

New Web-Based Map Tracks Marine "Dead Zones" Worldwide

Using Economic Incentives to Connect U.S. Forests, Water, and Communities

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