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Courage to Lead Dinner Honors Environmental Innovators

By Rich Barnett on November 12, 2009
Location: New York City, NY

WRI Annual Dinner gathers leaders tackling today’s toughest environmental challenges, and raises more than $1 million to support WRI’s work.

EMBARQ and Partners Win Award from Harvard University for Metrobus Project

November 12, 2009

Public-private partnership recognized by John F. Kennedy School of Government

Entry Points for Integrating Ecosystems Services into MDB Operations

November 11, 2009

Multilateral development bank (MDB) development services can benefit from incorporating a more systematic approach to managing ecosystems in their strategic priority setting, analytical advisory servi

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.

A retrospectiv

Banking on Nature's Assets: How Multilateral Development Banks Can Strengthen Development by Using Ecosystem Services

Janet Ranganathan, Frances Irwin, and Cecilia Procopé Repinski

November, 2009

This report identifies entry points for mainstreaming ecosystem services in Multilateral Development Banks’ (MDBs’) core operations and describes a portfolio of tools to help. It also presents a range of policy options that MDBs can help country partners implement to sustain critical ecosystem services.

Small Companies, Big Impacts

By Maggie Barron on October 19, 2009

The New Ventures directors answer questions about what small, sustainable companies can do to boost local economies and protect the environment.

Commission Proposes Plan to Battle Climate Change on the Ground

May 14, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.

A path for financing smart economic development through strong institutions was announced today by a 14-person commission appointed to advise political leaders on climate change.

Beyond Carbon Financing: The Role of Sustainable Development Policies and Measures in REDD

March, 2009

This report looks beyond quantifying emissions reductions at a more flexible approach for recognizing mitigation actions being taken by developing countries in the forest sector. This approach ensures that countries with high historical emissions are not necessarily favored for support, and it allows for a broader set of MRV criteria to capture country’s efforts to change the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation.

WRI, NewPage Launch Partnership to Protect Indonesian Forests

February 5, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. and MIAMISBURG, OHIO

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and NewPage Corporation today announce a partnership to protect forests in Indonesia. NewPage will substantially fund WRI’s “Project POTICO” (Palm Oil, Timber, Carbon Offsets), an initiative to combat illegal logging and preserve virgin rainforests in Indonesia by diverting new oil palm plantations to degraded lands.

Ecuador Proposes Leaving Oil Untapped to Protect Forests and People

By Remi Moncel on January 29, 2009

The Government of Ecuador recently announced that it is pursuing efforts to leave the oil under Yasuni National Park untapped to protect the rainforest, its species and its inhabitants.

Enhanced Buses Best Option for DC-Area “Purple Line,” WRI Finds

January 15, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Enhanced buses along the proposed Purple Line in Maryland’s D.C. suburbs would cost less, offer similar services, and fight global warming better than light-rail cars, according to an analysis released today by the World Resources Institute.

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.

Scaling-Up Successful Nature-Based Development

By Payson Schwin on October 14, 2008

In this interview, Crispino Lobo of the Watershed Organization Trust talks about how rural villages can escape poverty by managing their land sustainably.

When Development Causes Disease: Linking Ecosystems and Human Health

By Richard Waite on September 2, 2008

Ecosystems provide a wealth of services to human populations, among them, disease regulation. But narrowly-focused development projects can threaten these ecosystems and put entire populations at risk.

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.

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